A military couple was arrested at a Georgia naval base Sunday after the man reportedly showed police footage of his wife dousing their then-7-month-old son with water and choking him with a scarf. Jonathan Xavier Harrell, 24, and Latoya Denise Harrell, 23, were charged with first-degree cruelty to children after police responded to their home …
A Kentucky man reportedly claimed he “disciplined” his minor son following a verbal dispute. The child is now fighting for his life after he lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital, according to police. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Joshua Dossey, 39, was charged with second-degree assault in connection with an incident Friday involving his son, …
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 …
‘Her exposed body revealed bruises in different shapes, sizes and stages beginning from her head to her face, ribs, back, buttocks, arms, legs, feet and toes’
Genealogy and DNA technology has once again solved a decades-long cold case, this time in Indiana. John D. Miller pleaded guilty Friday to the 1988 abduction, molestation and murder of 8-year-old April Marie Tinsley in Fort Wayne, WISH-TV reports. Tinsley, who was in first grade at the time, disappeared after walking to a friend’s house …
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An American Catholic priest was recently charged in U.S. federal court for allegedly sexually abusing numerous young boys in the Philippines, where he’s lived since the 1960s. According to CNN, authorities said Reverend Kenneth Bernard Pius Hendricks, 77, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, was arrested in the Philippine city of Naval after several boys came forward …
A high school teacher in California is facing criminal charges after a video surfaced Wednesday which reportedly shows her forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing the national anthem. Margaret Gieszinger, 52, was jailed on suspicion of felony child endangerment in connection with an incident that reportedly unfolded at University Preparatory High School in Visalia. A …
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 …
The children in the California “House of Horrors” case would likely testify against their parents should the case go to trial next year, the Press-Enterprise reports. A judge on Friday scheduled a trial in the matter to begin on September 3, 2019. Defendants David and Louise Turpin are accused of abusing 12 of their 13 …
A Kansas woman was convicted of murder and other related charges after she admitted she helped her boyfriend hide her son Evan Brewer, a 3-year-old toddler found deceased inside a concrete block in 2017. Topeka Capital-Journal reports Miranda Miller, 37, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child abuse, aggravated child endangerment, and second-degree murder. According to Sedgwick District Attorney …
An Indiana man is facing felony charges after allegedly holding his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son under hot water for allegedly dirtying his diaper. Per WRTV, law enforcement got involved after the victim was hospitalized on Saturday for severe burns and other injuries. Court documents stated that police zeroed in on Dennis Tannen, 29, after learning he was …
