A Virginia mother of five was indicted this week for child abuse after two of her young children were allegedly found in what authorities have described as cages. Prosecutors say all of her children were living in abhorrent conditions. Malista Ness-Hopkins, 39, faces five counts of child abuse stemming from a July visit by Accomack …
A Pennsylvania couple accused of waterboarding their 12-year-old daughter as a form of punishment are scheduled to turn themselves in, months after the alleged incident occurred. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Dion Stevens, 34, and Malisa Stevens, 41, both of Aliquippa, are accused of dragging their daughter into the basement of their home, where they allegedly bound her …
A Ferndale, Michigan, mother who reportedly refused to get her son vaccinated will spend seven days behind bars. Judge Karen McDonald handed down the sentence to Rebbecca Bredow for ignoring a court order to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. A judge previously required the mother to have her son vaccinated by Wednesday, according to The Detroit News. “If my …
A Pennsylvania couple allegedly admitted to waterboarding a 12-year-old girl to punish her, the Beaver County Times reports. Dion Stevens, 34, and Malisa Stevens, 41, were charged earlier this week after police received a tip that the pair was physically abusing the girl. The victim reportedly told authorities that in April, the Stevens’ dragged her …
Parents in multiple California counties have been notified that a teacher may have contaminated flutes sent to elementary students with bodily fluid — specifically, semen. NBC News reports that federal authorities are investigating reports that flutes sent to elementary school children as part of a nonprofit outreach program called “Flutes of the World” may have …
A 10-year-old boy sustained multiple injuries after taking his mother’s pickup truck and leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash. Local CBS affiliate KFDM reports that police in the Southeast Texas city of Vidor, near Beaumont, received multiple calls about a reckless driver, believed to be a child, around 7:30 am …
The City of Albuquerque has responded to a lawsuit brought by the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was brutally assaulted and murdered, while her mother looked on, in August 2016. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Victoria Martens died last year after her mother’s boyfriend and his cousin allegedly raped, strangled, and partially dismembered her body …
Police are searching for a man and a woman suspected of an attempted kidnapping earlier last week in New York City. CBS New York reports that a 15-year-old girl was walking in the Greenwood Heights area of Brooklyn on Friday afternoon when a dark SUV pulled up next to her. A man and a woman …
Friends of the teen who stabbed two of his classmates yesterday – killing one – say he was regularly bullied and endured homophobic slurs on a daily basis. Abel Cedeno, 18, was charged with murder and weapon possession in the Wednesday morning stabbing at the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the Bronx. 15-year-old …
Anthony Weiner was sentenced on Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl. The disgraced former congressman has until November 6 to report for his prison sentence, handed down after Weiner pleaded guilty to exchanging sexually explicit messages with a North Carolina high school student. The judge was unmoved by Weiner’s …
A suspect has been arrested in the brutal murder of a 12-year-old girl in Nashville last month. East Nashville Patch reports that Roy Coons, 45, has been arrested on multiple murder charges in the August 10 death of Yhoana Arteaga, a 12-year-old girl who was found dead in her home on August 10. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Arteaga …
The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was confirmed dead this weekend has spoken out in response to the news that DNA tests were a positive match for Robert Bee, Jr. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Bee went missing in November from his home in Pekin, Illinois. He reportedly ran away when truancy officers approached him …
