A Florida man is behind bars after allegedly beating a child for watching a show he said was “for girls.” According to Fox News Digital, 36-year-old Keyyun Bryant is facing felony child abuse after he allegedly walked into a room and began hitting his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son, who was watching a cartoon about a team …
Mommy blogger Ruby Franke’s business partner must put aside $100,000 for restitution to her child abuse victims.
Two Alabama daycare employees were arrested this week on charges of abusing a toddler in their care. Tanya Teresa Lapsley, 56, and Wanda Hearn Henderson, 63, are each charged with aggravated child abuse, AL.com reported. The two women were employed at Milestone Academy & Childcare in Montevallo, about 35 miles south of Birmingham. Charging documents …
An Arkansas mother was jailed on Wednesday when she sent her 7-year-old son to walk nearly eight miles to school alone after he missed the bus. Amber Thompson, 33, told Craighead County deputies that it wasn’t her problem if the boy had to walk to school because he was old enough to get himself up …
The parents of a 4-year-old boy who was assaulted and abused for years before his death have reached a plea deal that won’t require them to admit guilt in his death but will send them to prison. Jose Cuatro, 32, and Ursula Juarez, 30, entered a plea of no contest on Friday in the death …
The former husband of convicted child abuser Ruby Franke says he believes she was a part of a sect with her business partner. During an interview with the Washington County Attorney’s Office, Kevin Franke, Ruby’s husband, labeled his wife’s experience as being involved in a “religious cult” with her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt. He also …
A Texas mother was arrested Wednesday following an investigation in the death of her 3-month-old baby earlier this month. But Brittney Alisha Bailey, 31, was charged only with injury to a child, related to injuries found on the dead baby’s twin sister. Austin police were called to an apartment on March 10 for a medical …
An Arizona couple was arrested on child abuse charges in connection with Sunday’s death of their 1-year-old son. Braydon Pena and Shania Harris, both 25, called 911 claiming they woke up to find their son dead. Pena said he picked up breakfast for him and Harris before they went back to bed — leading Scottsdale …
Last week, Utah officials released various pictures and videos related to the case against “8 Passengers” YouTuber Ruby Franke — who was sentenced last month to at least four years in prison for abusing her children. In addition to pictures showing Franke’s children bound with duct tape, Washington County prosecutors released a photo showing a …
A Georgia couple was arrested earlier this month month on child abuse charges after their 2-month-old son was found unresponseve in their home. The boy was taken to Martin Army Community Hospital by the parents, 26-year-old Scott Sartin and 24-year-old Jada Sartin, and he and his twin sister were later admitted to Children’s Hospital of …
The owner of a North Carolina daycare is facing charges after police say she left children alone in a park before recklessly throwing them in her car last month. According to the Charlotte Observer, 43-year-old Leslye Denise Torrence is facing six misdemeanor child abuse charges in connection with a February 21 child neglect incident. Torrence …
A Utah couple was arrested this week after police found their 8-year-old daughter with autism chained to a bed by her ankle. Benjamin Sorensen, 45, and Emily Sorensen, 40, have been charged with abuse of a child with a disability, KTVX reported. Court documents say police were called to the home in Provo on March …
