The father of a missing Kansas boy was arrested in Wichita for child battery in an unrelated case on Wednesday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Jonathan Hernandez, father of missing 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez, is facing battery charges after he reportedly hit his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son on February 5, a few weeks before his own son …
Two Wichita, Kansas, staff members lost their jobs on Tuesday after the Kansas Department for Children and Families fired them while making a “number of personnel changes.” The Wichita Eagle reports that the Wichita DCF has been under extreme scrutiny after several children allegedly died at the hands of abusive parents or disappeared, even though …
A Pennsylvania couple who reportedly starved their three young children to the point they ate paint off the walls was sentenced to prison Monday. PennLive.com reported that Joshua Weyant, 35, was sentenced to 19 to 39 years in state prison while wife Brandi, 39, was sentenced to 18 to 37 years behind bars. The pair had pleaded guilty to …
A criminal trial began this week in Utah against three defendants accused of raping a 9-year-old girl in 2016 as her mother used drugs in the same home. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, authorities in Uintah County identified the suspects after the alleged victim selected their photos out of a lineup. They have since …
A little boy brutally attacked at an Indiana daycare on Monday has been released from the hospital, but authorities still have no suspects in custody as the daycare continues to blame the attack on a 2-year-old girl. NBC13 reports that Tiffany Griffith, the mother of baby Jesse, 1, said that it’s difficult to look at …
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services revoked the licenses of two day cares that Aniya Day-Garrett attended, finding that they failed to report suspected abuse before her mother and boyfriend allegedly beat the 4-year-old to death. According to Cleveland.com, the state agency wrote that Harbor Crest Childcare Academy, in Cleveland, and Get Ready, Set, Grow …
As an Indiana toddler boy continues to recover in a hospital after being brutally attacked while at a daycare on Monday, Family and Social Services (FSSA) carried an emergency order to shut the daycare down immediately. The Indy Channel reports that FSSA spokesperson Marni Lemons indicated that an order was put into place to stop operations at the …
New allegations have surfaced against an Arizona sixth-grade teacher accused of engaging in sexual activities with a 13-year-old student. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 27-year-old Brittany Zamora was arrested in March and indicated her husband was aware of her relationship with the minor. According to the New York Post, evidence suggests the Goodyear school where the …
An Indiana mother is demanding answers after she picked up her little boy from an Indianapolis daycare with bruise and cuts all over his face. FOX 59 reports that when Tiffany Griffin arrived to the Kiddie Garden daycare off of 38th Street and Oxford on Monday, she could hear her 1-year-old shrieking while she was still in …
Mother Kelly Ballinger was hiding her meth as first responders tried to save the 4-year-old’s life
Louise Turpin’s sister recently recounted her bizarre relationship with Louise in the years leading up to her arrest for allegedly abusing her 13 children. Teresa Robinette decided to speak with the Oxygen network for “The Turpin 13: Family Secrets Exposed,” a documentary focusing on the child abuse case that grabbed international headlines. In it, Robinette explained …
The stepmother of a 5-year-old missing Kansas boy Lucas Hernandez officially lost custody of her toddler daughter on Friday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick County Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Smith revoked the parental rights of 26-year-old Emily Glass after evidence showed that her 1-year-old daughter is a “child in need of care.” Under Kansas state law, …
