Child abuse can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and can result in serious harm or even death.
A mother whose infant son was found dead in her Cleveland home last week with suspected fentanyl in his system has been charged with felony... More
January 21, 2022
An 18-year-old New Mexico woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of attempted first-degree murder and... More
January 12, 2022
18-year-old Alexis Avila is charged after police say she abandoned her newborn in a dumpster in New Mexico. More
January 12, 2022
The police chief in New Hampshire's largest city made another plea Wednesday for anyone with information on Harmony Montgomery, who was last seen in 2019... More
January 12, 2022
Avila said she was not aware that she was pregnant until Jan. 6 when she sought medical attention for abdominal pain. More
January 11, 2022
A television producer has pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in connection with paying a Nevada woman to bring her 9-year-old daughter to Vermont to... More
December 22, 2021
According to court documents, CNN producer John Griffin allegedly used messaging services to contact her and other parents of young girls. More
December 17, 2021
William Looper told investigators he beat and abused the boy for two weeks and couldn't explain why, Solicitor David Stumbo said. More
November 12, 2021
A California mother is accused of hosting alcohol-filled parties for her teenage son and his friends, encouraging them to drink heavily and engage in sex... More
October 14, 2021
Illinois and federal officials on Monday unveiled a mobile unit that they say will add speed and efficiency to digital investigations of child pornography and... More
October 4, 2021
A Michigan woman has been charged with murder days after her 3-year-old daughter's body was found with stab wounds inside a garbage bag, authorities said. More
September 21, 2021
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Babysitter Terry McKirchy got a light sentence 36 years ago after pleading no contest to More
July 28, 2021
By Katie McLaughlin, Court TV A former New York City police officer who allegedly forced his young son to sleep in an unheated garage in... More
July 16, 2021
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show "Drake & Josh," was sentenced in More
July 12, 2021
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man linked to the 2018 death of a 10-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to... More
June 22, 2021
The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl who was beaten and starved to death wants to file a wrongful death lawsuit against three caseworkers who oversaw... More
April 28, 2021
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman whose two young children wandered from their apartment and drowned has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the More
January 29, 2021
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for... More
January 19, 2021
COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” now face charges. Mary S.... More
December 28, 2020
COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — A 4-year-old girl died after being dunked in an icy pond and beaten by two neighbors who claimed it was... More
December 23, 2020
