Mom beat life out of infant daughter because she reminded her of ex-boyfriend: Prosecutors
Child Abuse
Prosecutors, who also accused Nina Singleton of slamming the 2-month-old onto a floor, said the girl is unlikely to survive
Child Abuse
November 30, 2019
Boyfriend scalds woman’s 7-year-old in shower over bad grade: Cops
A Texas woman and her boyfriend have been arrested over an incident in March when the man put hera 7-year-old son in a scalding shower because of a bad grad in school. John Terrell, 28, has been charged with abuse for putting the boy in the hot shower, which caused burns over 26 percent of …
Child Abuse
November 21, 2019
Tot boy caught in North Carolina airport escalator, dead, mom charged with neglect
A mother was charged with misdemeanor child abuse months after her 3-year-old son fell to his death at a North Carolina airport. WSOC-TV reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have issued an arrest warrant for Jitteria Lightner in connection with Jaiden Cowart’s death at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on September 25. The deadly incident reportedly occurred in …
Child Abuse
November 19, 2019
Toddler boy starves to death while on vegan parents’ raw food diet, police say
Two parents in Florida are facing criminal charges after their 18-month-old son reportedly died of malnutrition while in their care. Sheila O’Leary called for help on September 27 after finding her son unresponsive and cold at their Cape Coral home. The toddler, who was pronounced dead at the scene, weighed 17 pounds at his time …
Child Abuse
November 15, 2019
‘Don’t take me downstairs’: 26 toddlers found stuffed behind a fake wall in a ‘dingy’ daycare basement: Reports
The state of Colorado suspended the license of a Colorado Springs home daycare after 26 children were found cramped behind a fake wall in the daycare owner’s basement. NBC8 reports that officials visited the home of 58-year-old Carla Faith, the owner of Play Mountain Place, a home daycare. Authorities, and along with Colorado’s Department of …
Child Abuse
November 15, 2019
Online teacher’s tip leads cops to severely underweight girl forced to wear diaper and live alone in messy trailer: Docs
An online teacher’s tip reportedly led authorities in Ohio to a severely underweight 11-year-old girl who was allegedly being starved and beaten by her legal guardians. The girl’s legal custodian, Margaret Breeze, 47, and her husband, Charles Breeze, 61, were arrested this month on charges of kidnapping, endangering children, and assault. Citing officials, WLWT reported that …
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November 14, 2019
SEE IT: Nancy Grace demands justice for Jeffrey Epstein victims after jailhouse suicide: ‘This is when you’ve got to bear down’ [VIDEO]
CrimeOnline’s own Nancy Grace will appear on the “Dr. Oz” show Thursday to talk about the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Epstein, 66, was awaiting trial on federal charges of sex trafficking of minors when he reportedly took his own life in his jail cell on August 9. Since then, much of the focus on …
Child Abuse
November 10, 2019
Cyberbully jailed for year-long harassment of toddler with severe genetic disorder
A Long Island woman has been charged with harassing a toddler with a rare genetic disorder for more than a year on social media and via the U.S. mail, NBC New York reported. Krista Sewell, 26, was arrested on Thursday on charges that included aggravated harassment as a hate crime, a felony. She is alleged …
Child Abuse
November 9, 2019
Florida child porn probe picks up 17 men, including ex-middle school administrator, 2 Disney employees
A month long investigation in Polk County, Florida, netted 17 men on hundreds of charges relating to child pornography and solicitation of a minor for sex, the Polk County Sheriff’s Department announced on Friday. A former middle school assistant principle and two Disney employees — a custodian and a guest experience manager — were among …
Child Abuse
November 5, 2019
Ex-teacher, ex-deputy arrested for child porn now under investigation for bringing food baked with ‘bodily fluids’ to school
Livingston Parish authorities are investigating a report of tainted food brought to a school by a former teacher who has been charged, along with her deputy sheriff husband, with dozens of counts of producing pornography with a child under 13 as well as rape and other charges, WBRZ reported. Dennis Perkins, 44, lost his job …
Child Abuse
November 3, 2019
Suicidal 14-year-old calls hotline saying she is forced to care for her younger siblings; police find home full of animal waste, no edible food
A 14-year-old girl called a Florida abuse hotline on Thursday, reporting that she was considering suicide because of the physical and emotional abuse she received as well as her horrid living conditions, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office reported. The girl told counselors on the call that she was being homeschooled but not learning much because …
Child Abuse
November 1, 2019
Police find 3 kids starving in roach-infested home
On Thursday, authorities in North Carolina arrested the grandmother of three children who were reportedly found malnourished and living in deplorable conditions weeks earlier. WRAL reported that Laura Beck, 48, also lived in the Harnett County home with her daughter, Savannah Lewis, 29, who was arrested on October 10. Lewis’ arrest came seven days after …