A local day care chain is being sued over disturbing allegations.

The Ceglaj family alleges a day care employee sexually assaulted their three-year-old daughter.

A lawsuit has been filed after an alleged sexual assault of a 3 year old. The family of the victim claims she was touched inappropriately by a staff member here at Pinnacle Kids Academy. The owners of the daycare say the alleged assault never happened. @ksatnews pic.twitter.com/IqVnndwxBP

— Leigh Waldman (@LeighWaldman) February 14, 2022

“I have a feeling like we paid somebody to do it because they were paid to watch our kids and makes me feel disgusted by them,” Uros Ceglaj, the father of the alleged victim said.

Ceglaj says heartbreaking and disgusting is the only way to describe the alleged sexual assault his three-year-old daughter faced by an employee at Pinnacle Kids Academy on Braun Road.

“She demonstrates into a detail of how a person would penetrate something,” Ceglaj said.

In a conversation with KSAT and in the civil lawsuit filed by his attorney Angela Tabares with Cesar Ornales Law Firm, Ceglaj alleges his daughter was violated while an employee was changing her diaper.

When Ceglaj asked his daughter for further details about when the alleged assault happened, she reportedly said “whenever I’m a good girl.”

Ceglaj’s daughter told her parents about the alleged assault on January 31st.

That night, Ceglaj filed a report with SAPD and took her for an exam at the Children’s Hospital. SAPD confirmed they were investigating but could not share further details because it involves a minor.

Nine days later, the director of Pinnacle Kids Academy sent parents a letter categorically denying the allegations.

The letter says “we have found absolutely no evidence to suggest that the claims by the family are true.”

It goes on to state “Our employee – who passed all required background checks – has been placed on leave, with full pay, while this matter is being investigated. That is normal in a situation like this.”

DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

It was DeRozan’s seventh consecutive game with at least 30 points, extending his career high. The All-Star is the first player with such a streak for the Bulls since Michael Jordan during the 1996-97 season.

Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 16 rebounds for Chicago, which lost 131-122 at San Antonio on Jan. 28. Coby White made five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points.

The Bulls played without All-Star Zach LaVine, who missed his second straight game due to periodic soreness in his surgically repaired left knee. Coach Billy Donovan said LaVine also will miss Wednesday night’s matchup with Sacramento.

San Antonio had won three of four. Lonnie Walker IV scored 21 points for the Spurs, and All-Star Dejounte Murray had 19 points and 11 assists.

San Antonio closed the third quarter with an 8-2 spurt for an 89-83 lead. Walker had nine points in the period, including a layup with 24.5 seconds left.

But DeRozan opened the fourth with a three-point play, and he poured it on from there. He scored 13 points in the first four minutes of the quarter. His layup with 7:20 left gave Chicago a 102-99 lead.

With the United Center crowd chanting “M-V-P! M-V-P!” DeRozan made two foul shots and then fed Vucevic for a fast-break layup that made it 114-108 with 1:53 remaining.

DeRozan finished with seven assists. He leads the NBA with 431 fourth-quarter points.

TIP-INS

Spurs: G Josh Richardson, G Tomas Satoransky and G/F Romeo Langford were active, but did not play. Richardson, Satoransky and Langford were acquired last week in a pair of trades. “It’s exciting to be able to come in here and help these young guys figure out how to play and how to grow,” Richardson said. “I’ve been through a lot of stuff that they’re going through already, so I feel like I can be just another voice, if anything, to kind of even things out.”

Bulls: F Javonte Green (sore right foot) played after missing Saturday night’s 106-101 victory over Oklahoma City. “They did an MRI, imaging, all that stuff, and everything came back clean,” Donovan said.

UP NEXT

Spurs: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night. The teams split the first two games of their season series.

Bulls: Host the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. The teams split the two-game season series last year.

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A 54-year-old man died Sunday night while in custody at the Medina County Jail.

David Lee Tumey was inside a cell by himself when he died, Sheriff Randy Brown said.

No foul play or suicide is suspected, but an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death, Brown said.

The Texas Rangers are investigating, which Brown said is standard procedure for a jail death.

Tumey had been in custody at the jail for about three days.

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The beautiful weather Monday in San Antonio wasn’t enough to entice a bigger turnout for the first day of early voting ahead of the March 1 primary.

But those voters who did cast a ballot said they were glad they came out to make their voices heard, especially younger voters.

“It’s a change for the future, and in order for us to make that difference, we have to be a part of it,” said Isaac Gutierrez, a voter.

Hannah Rodriguez, who also cast a ballot, agreed:

“Because if you don’t, you know, we’re going to be stuck for a few more years and be like, ‘Oh, why am I dealing with this now?’” she said.

Early voters like Gutierrez and Rodriguez have learned what other voters like Reba Bennett have known, “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain.”

Bennett also said she was one of those voters who usually would wait until the general election to cast her vote, but not anymore.

She said the primary is an opportunity to narrow the field of candidates with someone she can support.

“I think it’s really important to get that person on the ballot as opposed to just anybody,” Bennett said.

Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen said, “I know a lot of people were anxious to get started voting.”

If voters are concerned about the voting restrictions imposed by the new SB 1 Law, Callanen said, “Most of the SB1 rules that have come in have been affecting the mail ballot process. It’s too early to tell right now what we’ll have from the poll watchers at the polls.”

However, Callanen said the confusion over SB1 led to 50% of mail ballot applications being rejected by the Bexar County Elections Office because they now must include dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers.

But now, Callanen said her office is only rejecting 10% or less.

“Our voters are working their way through it, and we’re really proud of them,” Callanen said.

The deadline to return a mail ballot application is 5 p.m. Friday.

Callanen said the elections office has received 18,000 corrected applications for mail ballots.

“The staff is doing a great job getting those ballots out,” she said said.

Although delayed due to various factors in Austin, Callanen also said new voter registration cards will be mailed out this week.

However, she said voter registration cards are not needed in order to vote, only a photo ID or other accepted form of identification.

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The white-hot real estate market isn’t showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon, according to the most recent San Antonio Board of Realtors statistics.

The January sales report shows the average price of a home sold in San Antonio increased 17% to $351,226, the median price appreciated by 18% to $304,700 and the average home stayed on the market for 35 days, 12 days less than January of 2021.

“2022 is starting with a bang with 99.5 percent of homes closing at list price and the average home sitting on the market for 35 days,” said Tracie Hasslocher, SABOR’s 2022 Chairman of the Board. “We only saw a slight decrease in total sales but saw an increase in the number of pending sales at the close of the month.”

San Antonio had a 1% decrease in total sales from January 2021 — with 2,521 homes sold.

The median and average prices, along with the number of sales was down compared to December’s numbers, which is a typical trend every year. But year-over-year, the median sales price has increased higher than the national average of 10.3% for January.

Here’s how San Antonio’s January 2022 figures compare to the last two years:

January 2022January 2021January 2020Total homes sold2,521
(1% decrease)2,556 homes2,091Average price$351,226
(17% increase)$299,069$265,081Median price$304,700
(18% increase)$257,500$227,900

Here’s how San Antonio’s January figures compare to sales figures in Bexar County and across Texas:

January 2022 Home SalesHomes SoldMedian PriceAverage PriceSan Antonio2,521
(1% decrease)$304,700
(18% increase)$351,226
(17% increase)Bexar County1,838
(Less than 1% decrease)$287,950
(17.5% increase)$325,059
(16.3% increase)Texas23,536
(3.8% increase)$315,000
(18.9% increase)$378,440
(16.9% increase)

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San Antonio teen Isaiah Lucio enjoys doing the things that most kids his age like to do. The 13-year-old likes spending time with family and friends, playing video games and loves basketball, especially the Spurs.

Isaiah’s favorite players are Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson.

“I just started liking Keldon. How he plays hustles, his nickname, the big body,” said Lucio.

It’s that type of hustle and spirit that’s helped Isaiah through a tough time. He was diagnosed with heart failure in October and after several visits to the hospital, Isaiah had open-heart surgery in Austin in November.

Doctors inserted a Ventricular Assist Device or a VAD to help his heart get ready for a transplant.

“It was sad and tough, but I got through it,” said Lucio. “I was really scared at first, but I still got it.”

The device allowed him to go back home right before Christmas. After weeks at home, Isaiah’s first public outing was a Spurs game in late December.

“I was able to be where I really wanted to be, rather than a hospital,” said Lucio.

During his time in the hospital, Isaiah’s family connected with Kate Orosco, a San Antonio artist who designs custom shoes under the name Kustom Kate.

Isaiah’s mom ordered him a pair of Fiesta-themed sneakers but when Kate heard about Isaiah’s story, they saw an opportunity to help children facing heart issues.

“Me and Isaiah decided to design a few pairs of shoes to raffle to raise money for the American Heart Association,” said Orosco.

Kate and Isaiah have already started working on custom Spurs designs and Orosco says all proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.

“If he could get through something so tough. I feel like that’s very inspiring for a lot of people that we can get through tough things as well,” said Orosco.

Isaiah has continued to receive support from family, friends, classmates and teachers. He also received some attention from one of his favorite Spurs who heard about Isaiah’s condition. Keldon Johnson recorded a special message for Isaiah after a recent home game.

“What’s up Isaiah, I just want to give you a shout-out. They told me about your heart surgery and I’m just here to tell you, keep your hopes up and stay in positive spirits. I’m always here for you, man. And I wish you the best. Go Spurs Go,” Johnson said in a pre-taped video.

Isaiah wanted to share a bit of advice himself for children in similar situations. “Be tough and God is always with them,” said Lucio.

The Great Storm of 1900, a 1937 school explosion in New London and devastating tornadoes in the Panhandle — all disastrous events that played a vital role in reshaping Texas and its residents.

Those events will be relived at the Battle of Flowers Association 97th annual Oratorical Contest, “Defining Disasters….Reshaping Texas and Texans” on Feb. 25 at the Witte Museum.

College students will be competing for cash prizes as they take us on a trip back in time to discover and share the stories of the blockbuster events that altered the course of Texas history.

“As a small child I have always been fascinated by natural and man-made disasters, asking all the questions that go along with it: how, why, what was the outcome, were there any warnings and what could be done to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” 2022 Oratorical Chairman Amy White explained as the impetus of this year’s contest theme. “I believe we can always learn from our past. We can use that knowledge to help protect our future and make it better. Disaster does this for us, as destructive as they are, Texas and Texans have changed for the better because of them.”

Held annually since 1926, the Battle of Flowers Oratorical Contest is the oldest university and college-level competition in the state of Texas. Every year, the event awards generous monetary prizes to its top five finalists and to the top three university advisor’s departments.

To participate in the contest is a prestigious honor for students, and offers a great opportunity to support our unique Texan history and culture. The top five student finalists receive the following monetary awards:

First Place: $5,000Second Place: $2,500Third Place: $1,500Fourth Place: $1,000Fifth Place: $750

The university department’s faculty advisor of the top three winning student contests will receive the following cash awards:

First Place: $2,500Second Place: $1,500Third Place: $1,000

If you’re interested in viewing the contest virtually, click here.

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