A New Mexico mother was arraigned this week on 18 charges related to the abuse of a child, including one count of criminal sexual penetration. Valerie Cordell, 41, entered a plea of not guilty on the charges. Her husband, 50-year-old Melvin Cordell, faces 24 charges, including child sex charges, and will be arraigned next week. …
An Arkansas school director and three others have been arrested after authorities say a “makeshift child fight club” operated at a private school. Mary Tracy Morrison, 50, owner and director of The Delat Institute for the Developing Brain and the Engage program, was arrested Monday, along with Michael Bean, 38, Kristin Bell, 36, and Kathrine …
A Pennsylvania mother and grandmother were arrested this week and charged with the abuse of a 12-year-old girl they allegedly restrained in her bed and fed cat food. Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said the girl weighed 50 pound when she was rescued from her abusers, The Citizen’s Voice reported. Amanda Lynn Gregorio, 35, …
A Kentucky daycare riddled with child abuse allegations and accusations of a correlated cover-up has resulted in several arrests. Lex18 reported that on Friday morning, the owners, Theodrick Hersey, 55, and Jessica Houk, 43, along with Houk’s sister and daycare employee Brooklyn Houk, 22, of A Step Ahead Daycare and The Kid’s Club Childcare Center …
A Florida couple was arrested on Monday, two days after the woman’s 10-year-old daughter was reportedly injured as a result of abuse. On Saturday, Georgy Almony, 42, allegedly punished his stepdaughter for pushing her brother by forcing her to put her hand on a hot stovetop. Miami-Dade police said the girl screamed in pain before …
A Texas couple has pleaded guilty two years after police say they bound and gagged the woman’s then-5- and 9-year-old children and forceably tattooed them. According to an arrest affidavit, the children’s biological father saw the tattoos and reported them to Child Protective Services, after which Megan and Gunnar Farr, scraped the children’s skin raw …
A Missouri woman was arrested on Sunday for abusing children in her care. Lincoln County prosecutors said foster parent Brenda Deutsch, 70, hit children with a paddle, wooden trim from walls, and a shoe. She was also accused of starving a child and taking their clothes, according to KTVI. Prosecutors said they filed criminal charges …
A Kentucky couple was arrested this week after a 3-year-old boy was brought to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville with severe burns to his hands and foreams. According to WDRB, medical staff told investigators the child’s burns were consistent with being submerged in hot liquid, and the child told detectives that “Jacob did this to …
A Nevada father was criminally charged with abusing his 5-year-old daughter after she was found dead in their home last week. KRNV reported that Reno police responded to a home and found Nicholas Loving’s daughter unresponsive on a mattress. The girl was cold to the touch and had various signs of trauma, including bruises on …
Florida police said a couple will face upgraded charges after the woman’s 10-year-old son died from abuse on Friday. Xavier Williams was hospitalized last month with extensive injuries, including burns and bruises. Tavares police told WFTV that his mother and her boyfriend, Kimberley Mills, 37, and Andre Walker, 36, are charged with second-degree murder following …
An Illinois toddler is in critical condition with a fractured skull and a brain bleed after her mother’s boyfriend elbowed her in the face when she threw his cell phone at him. The little girl’s mother was home at the time but did not witness the incident, Will County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Dan Jungles told …
A Florida woman and her boyfriend were arrested earlier this month in a child abuse case that began when the woman brought her toddler daughter to the hospital with multiple injuries, including broken bones and bite marks in various stages of healing. Jordan Moore, 28, is charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm, while …
