Vermont Day Care Provider Convicted of Causing Baby’s Death With Doses of Antihistamine

Stacey Vaillancourt (L) listens as the judge (R) reads a verdict in Rutland, Vt., on Dec. 1, 2023. WCAX via AP

RUTLAND, Vt.—A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter, and faces up to 25 years in prison when she’s sentenced.

A jury on Friday convicted of Stacey Vaillancourt of manslaughter and child cruelty in the 2019 death of Harper Rose Briar in Vaillancourt’s home in Rutland.