Police: Surveillance video shows Virginia nurse abusing baby in NICU
Nurse Erin Strotman was arrested on Jan. 2 and charged with felony counts of malicious wounding and child abuse. More
January 13, 2025
Child Abuse
Child abuse can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and can result in serious harm or even death.
Court weighs whether to release recording of Harmony Montgomery hearing
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is weighing a request from a media company for the audio of Harmony Montgomery's custody hearing. More
January 6, 2025
Couple accused of torture, abuse of adopted children plead guilty
Charles and Matthew Edmonson admit guilt in abuse and torture of their 5 adopted sons whose living conditions were described as dungeon like. More
December 30, 2024
Court TV’s most controversial defendants of 2024
From Sarah Boone to Robert Telles, Ethan Crumbley's Parents to Christopher Gregor, Court TV is looking back at the wildest cases of 2024. More
December 27, 2024
GA v. Chloe Driver: Cult Baby Murder Trial
Chloe Driver was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after being found guilty but mentally ill in the death of her daughter, Hannah. More
December 12, 2024
Polygamous leader connected to Warren Jeffs gets 50 years in prison
A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual 'wives' including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison. More
December 9, 2024
Amended lawsuit accuses Jay-Z of raping 13-year-old with Diddy
Rapper Jay-Z says a lawsuit accusing him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of raping a teen is part of an extortion attempt. More
December 9, 2024
Trial date set, plea offer in works for dad charged in hot car death
A judge has set a trial date for Christopher Scholtes, accused in the hot car death of his 2-year-daughter. More
November 21, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of assaulting more underage victims
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces new lawsuits accusing him of drugging and assaulting a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old. His lawyers deny the claims. More
October 29, 2024
‘I didn’t start it’: Stephan Sterns talks about Madeline Soto
Confronted by his parents in a jail phone call, Stephan Sterns told them, 'There was no reason for anything to happen that happened.' More
October 29, 2024
Court docs detail ‘torture’ of Elijah Vue as mother, caretaker face more charges
Court documents state history provided by caregivers and law enforcement about Elijah Vue are 'consistent with torture.' More
October 21, 2024
Dennis Eckersley’s daughter gets suspended sentence in abandonment case
Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of Dennis Eckersley, was convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. More
October 18, 2024
The Death of Little Quinton | Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast
Leilani Simon is accused of murdering her 20-month-old son, Quinton, and Vinnie Politan and his guests are investigating what could have happened. More
October 17, 2024
Foster family pleads guilty to abusing children, including Turpin family
Among the children they cared for were six members of the Turpin family, who were placed with the Olguins after their rescue. More
September 24, 2024
Remains of Elijah Vue found on private property
A deer hunter called police on Sunday after finding skeletal remains on a private property in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. More
September 13, 2024
Jurors capture convict fleeing from Maine courthouse
Video shows Nicholas Carter apparently trying to flee from the Somerset County Courthouse after he was convicted of assault against a child. More
September 13, 2024
Mistrial after jury deadlocks in rape case of ex-youth detention center employee
A jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict for a former detention center worker accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. More
September 3, 2024
Police: Parents locked boy in makeshift cell, said they’d do it again
Travis Peterson, the child's father, allegedly said he would lock the 13-year-old boy up again if he was returned to the home. More
August 29, 2024
Babysitter pleads guilty in death of man she injured when he was a baby
Terry McKirchy, 62, accepted a plea deal for the death of Benjamin Dowling, who died at 35 after a life of severe disabilities. More
August 22, 2024
Sheriff: Girl dies after parents treat serious injuries with smoothies
The parents allegedly tried to treat 12-year-old Miranda Sipps' life-threatening injuries with smoothies and vitamins. More
August 16, 2024
Ex-NFL player Cierre Wood sentenced for murder of 5-year-old girl
Cierre Wood was sentenced for the 2019 beating death of 5-year-old La'Rayah Davis after entering an Alford plea. More
August 15, 2024
Ex-pageant queen charged in death of boyfriend’s toddler pleads not guilty
Trinity Madison Poague was arrested five days after Romeo Angeles was found unresponsive in her college dorm room. More
August 14, 2024
Father pleads guilty to driving twins off cliff
Robert Brians will be sentenced in Sept. for intentionally driving a car off a cliff with his twin daughters inside. More
August 12, 2024
Mom, boyfriend charged in murder of boy confined to pen, stapled to wall
Prosecutors said Giovanni Jennings was confined to a pen, shot at with a BB gun and bound to a wall by the use of a staple gun. More
August 12, 2024
Prosecutor: Man shook girlfriend’s 21-month-old baby, leading to her death
Jesse Sartin has been arrested for allegedly shaking his girlfriend's 21-month-old baby, which led to the baby's death days later. More
August 6, 2024
Katrina Baur to receive new lawyer in child neglect case
Katrina Baur's scheduling conference on Monday saw a significant turn as Baur's lawyer will not continue in the case. More
August 5, 2024
Arizona father indicted in hot car death of 2-year-old daughter
Christopher Scholtes was formally indicted after his 2-year-old daughter died after being left in a car for hours. More
August 5, 2024
Jury reaches split verdict in Eckersley’s baby abandonment case
A jury reached a split verdict in Alexandra Eckersley's case, charged with abandoning a newborn in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. More
August 2, 2024
NJ v. Christopher Gregor: Treadmill Abuse Murder Trial
UPDATE: Judge Guy Ryan sentenced Christopher Gregor to 20 years for his son's death and 5 years for abuse, to be served consecutively. More
August 2, 2024
Alabama couple indicted in death of 18-month-old foster child
Prosecutors say the child died two months after he was diagnosed with multiple congenital disorders and had lost 1/3 of his body weight. More
August 1, 2024