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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Nearly two decades after Pennsylvania state regulators let him off the hook, a former pediatrician admitted in court Thursday that he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients. Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two family members and admitted to sexually assaulting more than two dozen …
A 13-month-old Oregon baby found alone in Central Oregon woods had numerous injuries and meth in his system, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The Bulletin reports that prosecutors provided never-before-heard details about the incident at a Wednesday hearing at the Deschutes County Circuit Court in Bend, Oregon. According to testimony, authorities found the little boy, Bradley Michael Thomas, …
Authorities in Utah say a man was arrested this week, about 20 years after he allegedly used his mother’s day care to victimize younger children. According to the New York Post, 35-year-old Theodore Joseph Heaps confessed to a series of sexual offenses that occurred from 1998 to 2000 — when he was between 15 and …
Authorities in Missouri say the parents of a deceased infant allowed the young boy to die as a result of starvation. According to the New York Post, 31-year-old Phillip Thomas Leon Compton and 33-year-old Jessica Alice Cook were arrested on suspicion of allowing their 6-week-old son to die on February 10. Authorities say emergency personnel …
A Missouri man is behind bars after he allegedly walked to a police station and confessed he watched his infant daughter sink after trying to drown her on Sunday. Kansas City Star reports that officers in Greenwood, Missouri, took quick action after 28-year-old Jonathon Zicarelli admitted the baby was in an icy, murky pond off of Doc …
Authorities in Utah say a man and woman are facing criminal charges related to allegedly using waterboarding to punish a 9-year-old girl. According to Fox News, 29-year-old Joseph Maeser Mitchell and 28-year-old Ilaria Catherina Mitchell, both of Provo, were identified as the alleged victim’s father and stepmother. “The 9-year-old stated that she cannot breath and …
A California state assemblyman was arrested on child abuse charges Monday after his 7-year-old daughter reportedly told a teacher about a spanking he gave her. Joaquin Arambula told The Fresno Bee Wednesday that he spanked his eldest daughter because she “acted out.” He claims the following day, his daughter was angry about the spanking and …
Authorities in New Jersey say a 3-year-old boy was routinely beaten and otherwise physically abused while in the custody of six suspects. According to Fox News, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this week that it would be pursuing charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The suspects — 23-year-old Bridget …
A man and woman are facing criminal charges as an 8-month-old baby fights for her life following a shooting at a New Mexico motel. According to KOAT, the young victim’s mother, 18-year-old Shayanne Nelson, exited the Zia Motel room in Gallup recently with blood all over her. She reportedly claimed in an interview with authorities …
A jury deliberated for about a day this week before finding a former nanny guilty of charges including attempted murder and assault. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 47-year-old Marianne Benjamin-Williams was accused of stuffing a baby wipe deep into the throat of a 2-month-old baby in her care last year. According to the New York Post, …
A foster father in Missouri was arrested last week, months after he allegedly beat and shook a 3-month-old baby to the point that the infant was hospitalized for more than a week. John Grant, 34, was arrested Tuesday on felony child abuse charges stemming from injuries a baby in his care suffered sometime between January …
Authorities arrested a Florida man on Monday after he allegedly killed his newborn infant earlier this month “out of frustration.” Bradenton Herald reports that 29-year-old Artem Eydelman was taking care of his 7-week-old daughter, Gwendolyn, on November 17, when he allegedly became impatient and frustrated at the baby. He’s accused of hitting her on the head …
