YouTube has shut down a channel belonging to two Maryland parents who were convicted of child neglect for videos that showed them tormenting their young children. According to The Guardian, YouTube removed Mike and Heather Martin’s FamilyOFive channel and their gaming channel and banned them from the platform. The decision comes months after the Martins …
An Ohio man is in jail awaiting a hearing next week related to charges that he fatally beat his fiancee’s infant child just days before the two wed last year. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force officers arrested 21-year-old Justin T. Layne on Thursday in connection with felony warrants …
A Texas mother is facing decades behind bars for attempting to sell her toddler into prostitution. As Fox News reported, 25-year-old Sarah Marie Peters pleaded guilty to three felony counts in connection with a child exploitation investigation conducted by Montgomery County authorities. According to KTRK, the county’s Precinct 1 Constable’s Office launched the probe in …
A man who was still in his teens when he and his 41-year-old girlfriend brutally tortured three children will serve two life sentences for the 2015 crime that left two young victims dead. According to Fox News, 20-year-old Gonzalo Curiel, of Salinas, California, moved in with Joy Huntsman and three children under the age of …
The Sedgwick County, Kansas, district attorney announced on Wednesday that the father of Lucas Hernandez pleaded guilty to a battery charge, stemming from an incident with his former girlfriend’s son. According to DA Marc Bennett, of the 18th Judicial District of Kansas, 34-year-old Jonathan Hernandez pleaded guilty to one class B misdemeanor count of battery …
A California man was caught on video allegedly using his 18-month-old son as a human weapon against his girlfriend during an argument. According to the Press-Enterprise, Riverside police said the child suffered cuts, bruises, and an ear injury as a result of a scuffle that was later posted to Facebook. The video led police to …
A man who allegedly left a 5-month-old baby boy under sticks and debris in a mountainous region of Montana following a crash on Sunday said the baby was “too heavy” to carry, The Missoulian reports, citing court records. The baby miraculously survived being in the wooded area for “at least 9 hours,” according to police. Over …
Authorities charged a Michigan man with first-degree child abuse in connection with last week’s death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter. According to 9&10 News, De’Marco McCovery, 22, brought the child to Otsego Memorial Hospital Thursday, where she was ultimately pronounced dead. Hospital staff determined the child’s death was suspicious and called police. McCovery was arrested that night. Michigan …
Court documents from the the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) show a harrowing life for a Kansas boy Lucas Hernandez. found deceased in May, with reports of child neglect and abuse starting when he was a 7-month-old. CrimeOnline obtained a timeline of Lucas’ DCF reports provided by Kansas DCF Communications Director, Taylor Forrest, on …
Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a couple on suspicion of torturing their teenage son at their home. According to the New York Post, 40-year-old Thomas D. Wininger and his girlfriend, 34-year-old Desirae Tomcanin were taken into custody on Tuesday evening after the alleged victim managed to escape the residence in Sulphur. Authorities say the 15-year-old …
A Louisana father is facing criminal charges after he allegedly threw his three children out of his car before driving off while one held onto the bumper. NOLA.com reported that Kenneth Watson, 57, was spotted suddenly stopping at an intersection and forcing three children out his car on the evening June 29. Witnesses claimed the children …
An Arkansas couple was arrested late last month for allegedly abusing the woman’s 3-year-old daughter to the point that she required skin grafting surgery. According to WREG, the Gosnell Police Department arrested mother Sarah Keeling and boyfriend Anthony Mosley after an image posted to social media showed an injured girl being held by the hand. …
