A Texas daycare owner was arrested on Friday after the father of a 6-month-old baby attached a small camera to the infant’s carseat after becoming suspicious of abuse. FOX News reports that Rebecca Anderson, a licensed operator of “Becky’s Home Childcare” in Mequite, managed the daycare for over 20 years before recent disturbing details of child …
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A man and woman in southern Minnesota are accused of dropping off a 5-year-old boy in the woods as punishment for wetting himself. Lynda Michel, 42, and Gregory Wilson, 32, were charged Friday in Nicollet County District Court with child neglect. Authorities say the boy is Wilson’s biological son and …
A Nevada mother watched as her boyfriend poured boiling hot water on her 2-year-old son and repeatedly smacked him as punishment for being “disrespectful” on the weekend of his death, an arrest report alleged. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the report stated that Cassie Smith, 20, “did nothing” to help her son as Jason …
A Maryland day care owner who stood trial a second time for the beating death of a 6-month-old girl was found guilty last week of multiple counts in connection with the April 2016 incident. According to The Washington Post, a jury declined to find Little Dreamers owner Kia Divband, 37 guilty of second-degree felony murder but convicted …
Authorities in New York say a longtime nurse admitted that she put a disabled infant in her care into a scalding bath, resulting in fatal injuries. According to the New York Post, 58-year-old Oluyemisi Adebayo pleaded guilty to attempted assault in exchange for a recommended four-year prison sentence. “Did you place the baby in the …
Authorities declined to charge a Florida mother who was reportedly caught on camera dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet while her older son filmed it. The state attorney’s office decided not to criminally charge Kaitlyn Wolf, finding that there was no evidence of neglect or physical abuse. Conversely, police and the Florida Department of Children …
From the witness stand this week, a Missouri man facing charges related to his wife’s death described horrid details of an act he said he committed to save what was left of his family. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Justin Rey told the court on Tuesday that his wife delivered their second child …
More details regarding the death of a 3-year-old Las Vegas boy emerged at Tuesday’s bail hearing for the couple arrested after police discovered the child’s body Monday, near Lake Mead. Justice of the Peace William Jansen set bail at $100,000 for Cassie Smith, 20, and Joshua Oxford, 40, in regards to child abuse charges involving Daniel …
A New Mexico mother is facing charges after police say her 2-year-old daughter wandered outside of the family’s locked home by herself Thursday night, while her mother slept. Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Alexis Valdivia after responding to a 911 call by a neighbor, who reported seeing a toddler outside by herself just …
By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested five former residents of a ramshackle compound in New Mexico on firearms and conspiracy charges as local prosecutors dropped charges in the death of a 3-year-old boy at the property. Taos County District Attorney Donald Gallegos said his office will now …
A South Carolina woman who allegedly claimed she suffered a medical emergency as her 18-month-old grandson died in a hot car, was charged in connection with his death after police said they found inconsistencies with her story. Police announced on August 29 that they’ve arrested Janet Nix, 64, and charged her with homicide by child abuse …
Two North Carolina women are facing felony child abuse charges after a video surfaced on Snapchat allegedly showing them encouraging three young children to smoke marijuana. Police announced Tuesday that they’ve arrested Michaela Pearson, 21, and Candice Little, 18, in connection with Monday’s incident involving three children. Police said the children seen in the video are 18 months …
