Child abuse can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and can result in serious harm or even death.
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
The child abuse charges could mean three to twelve months in jail. More
August 27, 2021
Chelsea Trujillo was arrested for child abuse and a restraining order violation. More
August 9, 2021
Doctors said 5-month-old Benjamin Dowling had suffered a brain hemorrhage from severe shaking in 1984. 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
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge set bail at $90 million for the leader of a Mexican megachurch charged in California with child rape and... More
August 7, 2020
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Wednesday charged the leader of a Mexican megachurch with child rape and human More
July 31, 2020
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois woman who beat her young son for most of his life and padlocked him... More
July 17, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado couple accused of killing their 11-year-old son by forcing him to drink large amounts of water are facing More
July 2, 2020
UPDATED 7/1/20 ORIGINAL STORY 6/26/20 PARIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three people are facing a multitude of charges after police found a caged toddler in... More
July 2, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his... More
April 9, 2020
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday that a special grand jury on Long Island will investigate the case of an 8-year-old boy who... More
March 10, 2020
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin mother convicted of neglecting her 13-year-old disabled daughter and causing her death has been sentenced to 17 years in More
March 6, 2020
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia man accused of killing his Chinese wife pleaded not guilty Monday to abuse charges related to the couple's child but a More
March 3, 2020
Jessica and Daniel Groves' defense attorneys speak with Court TV anchor Vinnie Politan after the couple was found guilty. More
January 13, 2020
After being found guilty, Daniel and Jessica Groves are sentenced by the judge for the murder of their infant son, Dylan. More
January 10, 2020
The jury returns a verdict in the trial of Ohio v. Daniel & Jessica Groves, parents charged with murdering their son, Dylan. More
January 10, 2020
Defense attorney Robert Stratton delivers the closing argument for Jessica Groves, charged with murdering her 2-month-old son, Dylan. More
January 10, 2020
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Julie Cooke Hutchinson delivers the closing argument for the State against Daniel and Jessica Groves. More
January 10, 2020
The father of baby Dylan says he helped conceal the body, but had no part in what caused the death of his son. More
January 10, 2020
Defendant Jessica Groves took the stand to testify in her own defense as she stands accused of murdering her son, Dylan. More
January 10, 2020
The 15-year-old son of defendants Daniel and Jessica Groves took the stand as his parents stand accused of murdering his younger brother. More
January 10, 2020
