Savannah Leckie, autistic teen found dead on mother’s property, suffered horrific abuse before presumed murder
Child Abuse
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
Child Abuse
August 23, 2017
Married police officers arrested for abusing adopted children
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested two police officers after they allegedly abused their adopted children. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Tracy Jones, 47, a Jacksonville, Fla. police officer and Rosemary Jones, 36, a Poulan, Ga. police officer, were arrested in Sylvester, Ga. on Tuesday, on child cruelty-related charges. Both suspects are facing two felony cruelty to …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Police arrest New Mexico religious group on ‘horrible’ child sex, abuse charges
New Mexico police reportedly arrested four members of controversial Christian sect Sunday on more than 100 counts of child abuse. The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Peter Green, Deborah Green, (pictured) Stacey Miller, and Joshua Green, all members of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. Allegations against the group range from allowing a …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Baby’s ashes confused with pet & moms charged with infant abuse
A Pennsylvania mom was shocked when she realized the bag of ashes she was given after her infant daughter’s death two years ago were the cremated remains of a dog. A funeral home director takes the blame for mixing up two packages from the crematory, giving Jennifer Dailey the pet’s remains rather than her child’s …
Celebrity Justice
August 22, 2017
New R. Kelly accuser says she met him at his child pornography trial, says he slapped, choked, and spit on her
Another woman has come forward alleging that she had a sexual relationship with R. Kelly when she was a minor, and that she is among several women who have lived under his control in a cult-like dynamic. The latest accuser, Jerhonda Pace, now 24, told Buzzfeed that she met the R&B star when she attended …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Little girl finds dead body of boy in school uniform on residential property, tells police she thought he was sleeping and tried to wake him up
A girl walking home from school in Alabama came across a horrifying discovery: A young boy found dead at a residential property in Mobile. WPMI reports that a little girl discovered the body near the driveway at about 3 p.m. on Monday. She was reportedly walking with a group of girls from the school bus …
Family Crime
August 21, 2017
Couple wins over $3M after adopted baby gets returned to birth parents and MURDERED by birth father
An Iowa couple won big in court on Tuesday after they sued their former attorney for malpractice when the baby they adopted was returned to his birth parents, then murdered by his own father. PEOPLE reports that Rachel and Heidi McFarland won the lawsuit against lawyer Jason Rieper, who “acted negligently” and failed to successfully get the …
Bullies
August 21, 2017
‘Beat her a**!’: Florida mom allegedly encouraged teen daughter to fight pregnant girl [VIDEO]
A St. Petersburg, Florida, woman is accused of goading her 16-year-old daughter into fighting a girl who’s six months pregnant. Celena Sherri Troupe, 34, allegedly saw her daughter brawling another girl Friday. Instead of stopping the altercation, police said Troupe encouraged her to keep fighting, according to The Smoking Gun. “The defendant [Troupe] did not …
Child Abuse
August 21, 2017
Daycare worker reportedly straps child to chair with duct tape, takes Snapchat pic
Did a Missouri daycare worker take discipline too far? The parents of a 4-year-old girl think so, and want the daycare shut down after an employee allegedly strapped the child to a chair with duct tape and took a picture. KFVS reports that the Missouri Department of Children and Family Services found the photo of the …
Family Crime
August 18, 2017
BREAKING: Three little girls found brutally murdered in Maryland home
UPDATE: A Maryland man was arrested on Saturday for the brutal killings of three children, all under the age of 1o, in what local police are calling “one of the most difficult scenes” they’ve worked. ORIGINAL STORY: Three girls under the age of 10 were found dead Friday morning in a Prince George, Maryland, home. …
Child Abuse
August 18, 2017
Young boy, 5, in grave condition after Navy ‘dad’ and his girlfriend reportedly torture, starve the child
A California man and his girlfriend are facing felony charges after prosecutors said that a 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after the couple abused him. KTLA reports that on Tuesday, Murietta police and emergency personnel were called to a home at 24001 Verdun Lane, in response to a child in medical distress. According to police, …
Child Abuse
August 18, 2017
Stone Cold: Mom dumps ant-baby, doesn’t ‘want to be a mother’
A young woman who allegedly left her newborn baby girl naked in a pile of dirt and ants made her first court appearance Wednesday, where she reportedly told a judge she did want to see her daughter and did not want to be a mother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sidney Woytasczyk, 21, gave birth late last …