‘False Prophet’ Samuel Bateman Crumbles on the Stand in Child Abuse Trial
Samuel Bateman took the stand in his state child abuse trial after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Ariz. More
June 30, 2026
Child abuse can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and can result in serious harm or even death.
Samuel Bateman took the stand in his state child abuse trial after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Ariz. More
June 30, 2026
Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet, was convicted on Friday on state child abuse charges in Arizona. More
June 29, 2026
Openings were presented on Wednesday in Samuel Bateman’s trial, where the self-proclaimed prophet is facing state child abuse charges. More
June 26, 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 was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2021 death of three-year-old Jameson Nance, who was his girlfriend's son. 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
Rebecca Haro is pleading guilty in connection to the death of her seven-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro, body has yet to be found. More
May 29, 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’s son took the stand and detailed the abuse he saw Alexavier "AJ" Pedrin suffer at the hands of Dikeman. More
May 5, 2026
An interview with a child is played in court, where the child describes instances of alleged abuse by Josie Dikeman against Alexavier Pedrin. More
May 5, 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
Sherry Magby is behind bars after police say she left her six children alone for 12 hours, leading to the death of one of them. More
April 11, 2026
Charles Dupriest was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of locking his young children inside a storage unit. More
April 10, 2026
Joseph Duggar is accused of touching a 9-year-old girl inappropriately while on vacation in Panama City, Florida. More
March 31, 2026