Toddler drowns in grease pit outside ice cream parlor
Juveniles
“It’s really quiet around here without her today,” the grieving mother said
Child Abuse
October 16, 2017
Possible prison time for unlicensed daycare worker after baby dies in her care
A Virginia daycare worker pleaded guilty to felony child neglect charges on Thursday after an infant died in her care last year in her Chesterfield home. ABC3 reports that 3-month-old Peter Hitt died while in the care of Carrie C. Persichini, a 53-year-old unlicensed childcare worker who admitted to putting the baby down on his stomach …
Juveniles
October 10, 2017
Listen: 911 call released on missing newborn found dead in woods
Caliyah Mcnabb was only 2-week-old when her mother, Courtney Bell, dialed 911 on Saturday morning to report her missing. The recording was recently released by Newton County authorities. According to 911 call, Bell’s 2-year-old child woke her up and told her that baby Caliyah was missing. Bell stated that the child’s father, Chris McNabb, was …
Child Abuse
October 8, 2017
Convicted sex offender awarded joint custody of child born to the 12-year-old girl he allegedly raped and impregnated
The victim said this all came out of an investigation into $260 a month she receives in food stamps to support the child she carried to term after she was raped at age 12
Child Abuse
October 8, 2017
Dad jailed for allegedly murdering 2-year-old daughter — until 7-year-old brother confesses to killing her
Prosecutors have dismissed a capital murder charge against a Texas father who had been accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter after the man’s son admitted to causing the girl’s death, the Star-Telegram reports. Anthony Sanders, 33, had been charged with suffocating his daughter, Ellie Sanders, while at the family’s home in December 2015. Police had …
Child Abuse
October 6, 2017
Man tortures autistic teen for months, killing him in horrific attack: Prosecutors
After he was convicted in August of several charges related to the torture and death of his then-girlfriend’s disabled son, Matt Christenson learned his fate Friday at his sentencing hearing. Christenson, a 45-year-old from Auburn, Washington, was charged with brutally beating and abusing Otto Smith in 2014, ultimately causing his death in April of that …
Juveniles
October 6, 2017
Teen shoots beloved teacher trying to protect family, sexually assaults elderly woman in depraved daylong crime spree: Police
A 16-year-old Oklahoma boy is accused of shooting a father in cold blood as he protected his wife and daughters from a home invasion. KOTV reported that police believe Deonte Green committed four armed robberies, a sexual assault, and a murder—all on Sunday. Tulsa Police Homicide Sergeant Dave Walker said Green fatally shot school teacher Shane …
Child Abuse
October 5, 2017
Mom of five indicted after grand jury hears about kids living in ‘cages,’ other disgusting conditions
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 …
Child Abuse
October 5, 2017
Parents accused of waterboarding daughter, 12, still on the run; plan to surrender: DA
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 …
Court
October 4, 2017
Mom gets jail time for refusing to vaccinate son: ‘I couldn’t bring myself to do it’
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 …
Child Abuse
October 1, 2017
Couple waterboard tortures 12-year-old girl as ‘punishment’: Report
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 …
Juveniles
October 1, 2017
VILE! Flutes distributed to elementary school students throughout California may be contaminated with male teacher’s bodily fluids: Report
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 …