Child Abuse

Ethan Washburn is accused of choking his stepbrother, who was found wandering his neighborhood starving last month. More

June 15, 2023

Shawn Stone and Taylor Schaefer are facing dozens of charges after deputies say they brutally tortured a 5-year-old boy and two others. More

June 6, 2023

Amid search for missing 5-year-old, Alexus Nelson faces charges of child abuse resulting in death after human remains were found in her home. More

June 1, 2023

Harley Williams was scalded and suffered third-degree burns to 30% of her body. John Tucker Hardee has been sentenced in her death. More

June 1, 2023

First responders who saw the child said he had visible injuries, including a severely bloated belly and open sores. More

May 26, 2023

Brandon Haas, stepfather of 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field, pleads guilty to child endangerment charges. More

May 26, 2023

Authorities believe that Emma Cole was dead for several weeks before her body was found in a softball park near a Delaware middle school. More

May 25, 2023

Karima Jiwani is accused of tying Baby India in a plastic bag and throwing the child in the woods in June 2019. More

May 23, 2023

UPDATE: Jacqueline and Trezell West were found guilty on five of seven counts related to the deaths of their adopted sons, Orrin and Orson. More

May 19, 2023

Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R. Kelly, citing fact that federal convictions could keep him in prison for life. More

May 17, 2023

Alexis Avila allegedly left her newborn, wrapped in a dirty blanket with its umbilical cord still attached, in a dumpster. More

May 1, 2023

An attorney representing Deja Taylor said his client had experienced mental health issues, which contributed to the shooting. More

April 14, 2023

Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his teacher, has posted bond after being taken into custody. More

April 14, 2023

The child's mother was charged with child neglect and failing to secure a firearm in her home after her son allegedly shot his teacher. More

April 10, 2023

Kegan Kline pleaded guilty to charges of child exploitation and child pornography in a Miami County courtroom. More

March 31, 2023

James and Tiana Kerner are accused of beating their kids with a wooden pole, waterboarding them, and strangulating them until they passed out. More

March 29, 2023

Police said the 5-year-old victim was regularly hog-tied to a bed with rope and left with a sock in her mouth to stop her from stealing food. More

March 17, 2023

Florida couple Lisbeth Collado and Jamie Avery are charged with allegedly lighting their one-year-old baby on fire at a New York State truck stop. More

March 15, 2023

Angela Pollina was convicted of murder and other charges for forcing 8-year-old stepson to sleep in family's Long Island garage before he froze to death. More

March 14, 2023

Vermont bishop testified that the Catholic Church's rite of confession must remain confidential even if someone tells a priest a child has been abused. More

March 3, 2023

Investigators said the man had documented the abuse of babies, children and teenagers, and shared videos and images of 'unimaginable brutality.' More

February 28, 2023

Charges mount against “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse, who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls. More

February 22, 2023

In Idaho, special ed teacher Kerry Black was placed on administrative leave based on allegations of abuse to preschool kids at Lincoln Elementary School. More

February 20, 2023

Judge set bail at $300K for former “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse, charged with sex abuse and trafficking of Indigenous women and girls. More

February 8, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (Scripps News Indianapolis) – Two Indianapolis men were sentenced to a combined 60 years in federal prison for their roles in the sexual exploitation of a child. Michael Ingram, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, conspiracy to sexually exploit children and distribution […] More

January 30, 2023

Las Vegas man Barry Allen Gabelman sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison for child sexual exploitation. More

January 30, 2023

Alysia Adams later told investigators that Ivon Adams beat Athena Brownfield at about midnight Dec. 25, according to an affidavit. More

January 19, 2023

Gigi Jordan, a nurse who had made millions as a medical entrepreneur, was charged with murder after her son's death in a Manhattan hotel room in February 2010. More

January 9, 2023

Alexandra Eckersley allegedly told police, 'What do they tell you when a plane goes down? Save yourself first.' More

December 28, 2022

The women said they were plied with alcohol and marijuana before being rushed through signing a contract, which they weren't allowed to read. More

December 27, 2022