Child Abuse

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

U.S. couple Mackenzie Spencer and Nicholas Spencer are charged with child trafficking involving a foster child in Uganda. More

December 22, 2022

Colorado woman Susan Lucero was arrested after allegedly stabbing her 10-year-old son multiple times. Cops say she also stabbed herself multiple times. More

December 21, 2022

Missouri mom Shelly Christine Vallejo admits to her role in the death of her 2-year-old son who died after a fentanyl overdose. More

December 21, 2022

Ashley Roland and Nathan Bridges were arrested after the 6-year-old's decomposing body was found buried underneath a hallway floor. More

December 20, 2022

The FBI sounded the alarm about an increase in teen boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending sexually explicit photos. More

December 19, 2022

Dr. Katherine Lessman insisted the outcome of the baby’s death spoke to defendant Angela Hock’s incompetence and negligence.  More

December 14, 2022

John Griffin met a woman on a website in 2020 and persuaded her to bring her 9-year-old daughter to his Vermont home for illegal sexual activity. More

December 14, 2022

4 upstate New York men -- Scott Wood, Jr., Domenic Licata, Matthew Koons and Leonard Sawyer -- were arrested for sex crimes against children. More

December 13, 2022

Self-proclaimed midwife Angela Hock is facing negligent child abuse charges after a home-birth delivery went tragically wrong. More

December 9, 2022

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand told cops he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van. More

December 8, 2022

Fla. backup QB Jalen Kitna, son of retired NFL QBJon Kitna, is charged with distribution of child exploitation material and possession of child porn. More

November 30, 2022

Antoniel Colon, who attempted to sexually abuse a child, got 15 years in prison, post-release supervision, and must register as a sex offender. More

November 8, 2022

Thomas Valva died after being forced to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage in Michael Valva's Long Island home. More

November 7, 2022

An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach, Greg Stephen, secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors. More

August 1, 2022

The parents of a 3-year-old girl who was found wandering naked in Vero Beach have been arrested and charged with child neglect. More

August 1, 2022

The shocking abuse in the Turpin home went unnoticed in Perris, California until then-17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped in January 2018 and called police. More

July 8, 2022

The case against the Jupiter parents accused of locking their adopted son in an 8-foot by 8-foot box has been continued until Monday. Timothy and Tracey Ferriter are charged with false imprisonment and aggravated child abuse. More

June 9, 2022

Maryland murder suspect Randolph Mack blames 3-year-old's beating death on the girl's 9-year-old brother. More

June 8, 2022

Evan Frostick, 26, and Madison Bernard, 23 -- parents of a 15-month-old -- were arrested at their Santa Rosa apartment for her death after the child was found unresponsive. Police found drug paraphernalia and fentanyl. More

May 11, 2022

Police say 32-year-old Evan Thomas Harris Frock used multiple names on Snapchat, falsely posing as a high school aged boy to solicit explicit photos from underage girls. More

May 11, 2022

Las Vegas elementary special ed teacher Alfred Carcena arrested for lewdness with child. More

April 22, 2022