A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy and his junior high school teacher wife have been arrested and charged with dozens of counts of producing pornography with a child under 13 as well as rape and other charges, according to The Advocate. Dennis Perkins, 44, had worked for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office since 2002, working his way …
Florida police rescued three children and nearly 250 animals Sunday from what they called “deplorable living conditions” on Sunday and say they’re charging the three adults involved with 3 counts of child abuse and 66 counts of animal cruelty. The Edgewater Police Department said that it found the situation while responding to a request for …
One of six people charged last year with repeatedly abusing a 3-year-old boy pleaded guilty this week to pouring boiling water on the child, causing second-degree burns, NJ.com reported, citing the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Patricia Buchan, 29, admitted that on December 4, 2018, she had the boy, who was not her child, remove his …
A North Carolina woman allegedly hid a pregnancy from her husband and killed the newborn when she gave birth, the Union County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday. Police have charged Khrystina Marie Rice, 27, with first degree murder and felony child abuse in the death of her son on Sunday morning. WSOC reported that Rice’s …
A Tennessee judge has dropped criminal charges against a mother who allegedly live-streamed herself abusing her 1-month-old daughter on Facebook Live. Judge Alex McVeigh dismissed charges of aggravated child abuse or neglect, resisting arrest or obstruction of a legal process, and disorderly conduct charges against Tybresha Sexton, 24, after the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office …
A Wisconsin man is facing numerous felony charges in connection with an 8-year-old boy found wandering alone on a highway, after allegedly escaping an abusive home. CBS 7 reports that Shawano County deputies responded to a call on October 5 after the boy was spotted on Highway 45 in Shawano. Police said the boy “probably …
The caretaker of a pair of 3-year-old twins who died in a scorching hot car in Georgia last month has been arrested for murder, WSAV reported Monday afternoon. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Raelynn and Payton Keyes, twins in foster care in Hinesville, were found unresponsive on September 29 in a car parked in the backyard …
A Texas couple has been arrested and charged with abuse and neglect of their 9-year-old autistic son who also has leukemia, KTRE reported. Thomas Anthony Mayhew, 49, and Shannon Marie Creevey, 31, both of Lufkin, were jailed Thursday on charges of injury to a child. Creevey has also been charged with aggravated assault. Police began …
An Indiana school bus aide is scheduled to appear in court Monday after a security camera allegedly caught her slapping a special needs girl across the face. NBC 13 reports that 78-year-old Francella Van Fossen initially told investigators that she “touched” the face of a 10-year-old girl after the child bit her, but security footage …
A North Carolina man wanted for the alleged rape of a 5-year-old he was babysitting was captured Wednesday in West Virginia, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office said. Police had been looking for Michael Brandon Bryan, 37, since Monday. “A sigh of relief,” said Sheriff Chip Hughes. “We got this chump.” How do you protect your …
A now 8-week-old who disappeared from a Pennsylvania hospital last week has been found safe, according to police. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that infant Ambrose Klingensmith was found in Tennessee with his parents, Daemon Klingensmith, 23, and Jeannette Funnen, 32, and his toddler brother. The Lewisburg Police Department in Tennessee found the family on Tuesday afternoon …
A Texas mother who allegedly took her 4-year-old son on hundreds of hospital visits is facing charges after authorities say she put the child through needless procedures and treatments. Forth Worth Star-Telegram reports that 30-year-old Megan Gee is accused of faking her son’s medical issues, which ultimately ended up with the child undergoing unneeded surgery. …
