For 5 Years, Florida Couple Allegedly Kept 14-Year-Old Son Locked in Garage When He Wasn’t at School
Photo credit: People / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
By Tom Helling | People
Police have arrested a Florida couple, alleging that they phys ...
Abuse investigator pleads not guilty in slain boy case
By The Associated Press
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois child welfare worker who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5-year-old bo ...
Warrants describe nightmarish child abuse case in Tennessee
By The Associated Press
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) — Arrest warrants in a Tennessee couple’s abuse case describe a hellish existence for four children in t ...
Florida 14-year-old girl set up camera to prove physical abuse
By David K. Li, NBC News
A Florida teen set up hidden cameras in her home to prove her claims of physical abuse, officials said.
The 14-year-old tur ...
Woman in ‘total control’ of boyfriend charged in his suicide
By Mark Pratt, AP News
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student who had “complete and total control” over her boyfriend has been indicted on an ...
12-year-old boy who died was chained and starved by circus promoter parents, police say
By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News
A circus promoter couple is accused of abusing, chaining and starving their 12-year-old son prior to his death in Indi ...
Air Force airman pleads guilty to sexually abusing child
By the Associated Press
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- A U.S. Air Force airman has pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child while at Joint Bas ...
A day-care owner kept children tied to car seats in her closet, police say
By Lindsey Bever | The Washington Post
A Texas day-care owner is accused of medicating small children, strapping them to car seats using ligatures ti ...
Riverside Dad Arrested After Video Shows Him Swinging Toddler ‘Like Baseball Bat’ to Hit Boy’s Mom: Police
Riverside police have arrested a man who they say was caught on a neighbor’s home security camera flinging his 18-month-old son to the ground, leaving ...
Pregnant Santa Ana Mother Arrested on Suspicion of Abusing 13-Month-Old Twins; 1 Child in Critical Condition
A 26-year-old mother in Santa Ana was arrested on suspicion of abusing two of her four children after
Sacil Lucero, who is currently pregnant with he ...
Officer Whips, Kicks K-9 In Video, Police Investigating
By Katey Rusch | 12 News
Peoria, Illinois -- A disturbing video from a viewer shows what appears to be a Peoria Police officer whipping and kicking ...
4 police officers arrested for abusing children at police-run boot camp
By Carlos Granda and Melissa Leu | ABC 7
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KABC) -- Four police officers have been arrested on suspicion of physically abusing ...
Fairbridge Farm students receive record $24m payout for ‘sickening’ child abuse
The Guardian
Students who were sexually and psychologically abused at a New South Walesschool have won $24m in a settlement which will be the large ...
Grandmother Who Made Girl Run To Death Jailed
A woman who forced her nine-year-old granddaughter to run until she collapsed and died has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Prosecu ...
Girl, 9, dies after being forced to run for 3 hours; grandma charged with murder
By Jay Reeves | KVAL.com
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama woman charged with capital murder in the death of her granddaughter forced the girl to run ...
Nurse pleads guilty to baby assaults, porn
By Kristina Davis | U-T San Diego
SAN DIEGO — A pediatric nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually exploiting two babies — a 2-month-old foster ne ...
Fresno county couple arrested for abusing 5-year-old girl, deputies say
By Sontaya Rose
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
Fresno County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man and his girlfriend on charges of seriously injuring ...
Women Allege Harassment and Abuse on Forest Service Firefighting Crews
By Ron Nixon | The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Current and former female firefighters of the United States Forest Service have filed a complaint with ...
Facebook Video Of Tortoise Set On Fire Prompts Investigation By Florida Wildlife Officials
The Huffington Post | By Michael McLaughlin
A video of two women allegedly lighting a small tortoise on fire and killing it led Florida wildlife o ...
Jimmy Savile latest: ‘macabre reports’ of interfering with dead bodies
By Alice Philipson and agencies | The Telegraph
Jimmy Savile abused 60 people at Leeds General Infirmary who ranged from five years old to pensio ...