Child Abuse

Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview

 Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview
Child Abuse

The boyfriend of the mother of a 10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances last week has been arrested. NBC News reports that Kareem Leiva, 32, was taken into custody on Wednesday following an interview with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives, “at an unmarked law enforcement office on Sierra Highway,” the report states. “Homicide detectives interviewed …

Over 2,300 child sex offender suspects rounded-up in nationwide bust: Do they live in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
Child Abuse
June 13, 2018

Over 2,300 child sex offender suspects rounded-up in nationwide bust: Do they live in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

Over 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders were arrested over the course of a “three-month, nationwide, operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces,” the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The investigation identified 195 suspected offenders who allegedly produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, as well as 383 children who suffered …

Lottery-winning sex offender who repeatedly molested young granddaughter could be ordered to pay victim’s family
Child Abuse
June 4, 2018

Lottery-winning sex offender who repeatedly molested young granddaughter could be ordered to pay victim’s family

An Iowa man who was sentenced to probation for repeatedly sexually assaulting his then-6-year-old granddaughter is challenging a ruling that could give his lottery winnings to the girl’s family. The Courier reported that the victim’s mother, Kasey Hilpipre, won a default judgment late last month because Dean Hilpipre had failed to respond to her civil lawsuit by …