child abuse
Ex-baseball coach at ritzy $60K-a-year NYC school accused of sexually abusing 7 children — including one under 13
Nicolas Morton, 31, who had worked at the $60,000-a-year Packer Collegiate Insititute, was arrested and arraigned Thursday on a slew of sex crime charges.
Girl, 8, fights off alleged would-be kidnapper in clown mask who broke into her room: cops
The girl fought back against the clown-masked intruder -- who then bashed her on the head, knocking her out, the outlet reported, citing court documents.
Mom left three kids alone for days to visit friend getting liposuction surgery in Miami
An Ohio mom may face jail time after police learned she left her two special needs daughters in the care of their 10-year-old sister while she went to visit a...
Florida mom arrested for telling 10-year-old to kill baby by dropping it on floor
Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, allegedly also told the 10-year-old to drown the baby and scald it with hot water.
Neglected NYC boy, 4, suffered in feces-streaked NYC apartment where food was locked away: prosecutors
Laron Modlin, 25, was ordered held without bail after the court learned disturbing new details about the squalid conditions under which little Jahmeik Modlin slowly starved to death.
Brutally neglected Manhattan 4-year-old boy, Jahmeik Modlin, weighed just 19 pounds before his death: prosecutors
The little boy weighed just 19 pounds when he died, the criminal complaint said.
Another child is dead in NYC, as officials care more about 'social justice' than protecting kids
Jahmeik Moore, 4, is the sixth child to die of maltreatment in the city in the last three months.
Stepdad accused of beating boy, 6, with a baseball bat faces serious prison time as he appears in court in spit mask
"He's a monster and should be locked away for life," said Anna Escobar, the dead boy's aunt.
Illegal migrant accused of raping Massachusetts child is set free, despite ICE detainer
Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, was nabbed by local cops in Lowell, Massachusetts, back in June after he allegedly raped the minor, the feds said.
‘Madam’ mom of teen YouTube star settles $22M sexual abuse lawsuit filed by 11 kids: report
Tiffany Smith, the mother of 17-year-old YouTube sensation Piper Rockelle, agreed to settle earlier this week after the 11 alleged victims, who are all still minors, slapped her with a...
Father of infant nearly eaten alive, permanently disfigured by rats in 'house of horrors' learns fate
The 6-month-old baby was found in his bassinet covered in blood with more than 50 rat bites to his body.
Principal accused of looking the other way while teacher had tryst with student -- now he's facing charges
A high school principal in Pennsylvania ignored a teachers inappropriate relationship with a student, and is now facing charges for looking the other way, according to a report.
Then-wife of 'evil' TV zoologist reveals moment she learned he'd tortured, raped and killed dozens of dogs
"He is a psychopath ... I cannot comprehend still how someone could be so depraved, so evil."
HHS chief subpoenaed over tens of thousands of missing migrant kids by House panel probing border crisis
A House committee probing the ongoing border crisis has subpoenaed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for information about tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children who have disappeared...
Youth basketball coach busted for molestation offered parents $5K for their kids: cops
Carl Lombardo, who coached kids in Ocala, Fla., molested young boys in his home and even offered to buy the youngsters from their parents, police said.
Foster family admits to abusing Turpin children following 'house of horrors' rescue
The Olguin family pleaded guilty Thursday to abusing a number of youths in their foster care -- including multiple Turpin children who were rescued from their parents’ “house of horrors.”
Atlantic City mayor, wife indicted for allegedly beating and abusing their teenage daughter
Prosecutors said both parents hit and emotionally abused the girl, who was 15 to 16 years old, on multiple occasions in December and January.
Michigan couple accused of abandoning their adopted son in Jamaica for months
A Michigan couple allegedly abandoned their adopted Haitian child at a Jamaican boarding school that was shut down over abuse claims, leaving him alone in the foreign county for months.
Santa Claus impersonator, 78, charged with abusing children as young as 5 – and may be connected to child trafficking ring: police
Police say he also had 27 weapons inside his RV.
International manhunt underway for man accused of dousing baby in scalding coffee, leaving infant with serious burns
An international manhunt is underway for a suspect who allegedly doused an infant with scalding hot coffee at a park in Australia late last month.