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 Florida in-home nurse accused of repeatedly silencing oxygen alarms instead of treating a medically fragile premature infant in her care is headed to trial. More
July 21, 2026
Grace Wingate is being held without bond after prosecutors said she beat her girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter to death. More
July 20, 2026
Kelli Bryant pleaded no contest to multiple charges of child abuse after her three children were found abandoned in a home. More
July 17, 2026
Kianna Davis has pleaded not guilty to charges she murdered her son, whose death was the result of a lacerated liver. More
July 17, 2026
Daquela Collins was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the death of her 6-year-old son. More
July 17, 2026
Actor Timothy Busfield is asking a judge to quash the indictment against him, saying the prosecutor improperly presented the case. More
July 16, 2026
Kianna Davis is charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son, but testified that neither she nor anyone else ever hurt the child. More
July 15, 2026
Joel and Jennifer Kohnert pleaded not guilty to additional charges of neglecting a child and contributing to delinquency of a minor. More
July 14, 2026
A Georgia jury was unable to come to a unanimous agreement on charges that Kianna Davis killed her 2-year-old son. More
July 13, 2026
Gary Siders is charged alongside his son and two others members of his family with abusing 16 children found living in horrible conditions. More
July 7, 2026
An Indiana judge scheduled McClure's retrial to begin in August after declaring a mistrial just days into the murder trial. More
June 24, 2026
Steven Stuart previously served prison time after prosecutors said he caused permanent injury to then-2-year-old Jayden Carlson. More
June 24, 2026
Precious Bland was charged with the murder of her 15-month-old daughter after allegedly drowning her in a bathtub. More
June 24, 2026
Joshua Manns was sentenced after pleading no contest to multiple charges, including murder, in the death of Jameson Nance. More
June 22, 2026
Joshua Manns pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including murder, in the death of 3-year-old Jameson Nance. More
June 18, 2026
Tien Hawkins pleaded guilty to several charges after the death of her 2-year-old child at the home she shared with her fiancé. More
June 18, 2026
Toni McClure has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the death of her daughter, 5-year-old Kinsleigh Welty. More
June 14, 2026
Shanda Vander Ark was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the starvation death of her son, Timothy. More
June 12, 2026
William McCue has pleaded not guilty to a list of charges, including felony murder, false imprisonment and rape. More
June 2, 2026
Da'quel Collins shot and killed himself after getting a hold of a gun that his uncle, Quintell Collins, had been using in a rap video. More
May 22, 2026
Alysia Adams pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the death of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who was found weighing just 23 pounds. More
May 21, 2026
Judge Rebecca Robinson dismissed charges against Ebony Parker before the defense presented its case to the jury. More
May 21, 2026
Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School, had pleaded not guilty to eight counts of child abuse. More
May 21, 2026
Abigail Zwerner was the first witness called to testify against Ebony Parker, three years after she was shot in her classroom. More
May 19, 2026
Josie Dikeman is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 6-year-old Alexavier 'AJ' Pedrin. More
May 15, 2026
Josie Dikeman said she was the victim of abuse at the hands of her boyfriend as she stands trial for the death of his son. More
May 12, 2026
Josie Dikeman's son and stepson testified that they saw the defendant kick and hit the victim on multiple occasions. More
May 6, 2026
Josie Dikeman has pleaded not guilty to charges she killed her boyfriend's son, 6-year-old Alexavier Pedrin. More
May 4, 2026
Josie Dikeman has pleaded not guilty to homicide charges in the death of 6-year old Alexavier Pedrin, who died of blunt force trauma. More
April 29, 2026
Iris Rivera-Santos and Edgar Ismalej-Gomez were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the death of their 2-year-old. More
April 21, 2026
