Parents Investigated 24 Times for Abuse & Neglect Before Toddler Boy Is Found Dead in Bed: Reports
Child Abuse
DCF reportedly tried to have the case sealed, but a judge released the records to the public
Child Abuse
March 20, 2022
Developing: Colorado Cop Arrested for Alleged Child Abuse, Kidnapping and Threats
A Colorado police officer has been arrested on multiple serious charges, but the community remains in the dark about the precise nature of the allegations, The Gazette reports. On Friday, Colorado Springs patrol officer Shane Reed was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, child abuse, menacing and harassment, according to the newspaper. The Colorado Springs Police …
Child Abuse
March 16, 2022
Toddler Fighting for His Life After Mom Starved Him Until His Brain Atrophied: Police
A Georgia woman is facing criminal charges after her 3-year-old son was reportedly hospitalized last week because she starved him to the point that he weighs half of what he should for a child his age. WSOC reported that paramedics responded to a Gaston County home on March 6 after Shameka White, 30, believed her …
Child Abuse
March 13, 2022
Mom, Stepdad Get Hundreds of Years in Prison for Horrific Abuse of 9 Children
A Georgia mother was sentenced to 200 years in prison for forcing her nine children to live in squalor and allowing her husband to abuse them mercilessly for years. The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced 37-year-old Stephanie Danielle Davis’s sentence, which also included 200 years probation, on Friday, according to WXIA. Her husband, who …
Child Abuse
March 8, 2022
SC Man Charged With Child Abuse; Was Out on Bond for Previous Abuse Charge
South Carolina deputies have charged a man with inflicting great bodily injury on a child who suffered multiple severe injuries, including to the heart and rain. Chester Saylor Jr, 32, was denied bond at a court appearance on Tuesday, WCSC reported. Investigators said the injuries to the 7-year-old boy took place in December. The boy …
Child Abuse
March 8, 2022
‘They Shocked Me!’: Teen Girl Forced to Wear Shock Collar for 3 Years, 3 Arrested [Reports]
New Jersey police arrested three women on Wednesday who allegedly put a shock collar on a 13-year-old girl and starved her. On March 1, the victim reportedly rang a neighbor’s doorbell and asked for help. The neighbor, Karen Villec, told WPVI that she answered the door and was met by the girl — who handed …
Child Abuse
March 4, 2022
Florida Mother Arrested After Doctors Find 15 Fractures on Toddler Girl’s Body
A 31-year-old Florida mother faces child abuse charges after a doctor’s examination on her toddler daughter found 15 fractures and multiple bruises on her body. An arrest report says that Veronica Sanchez took her 3-year-old daughter to a southwest Miami-Dade hospital for a head injury, WTVJ reports. The doctor told detectives he believed the little …
Child Abuse
March 3, 2022
‘I’ve never heard him cry like that’: Daycare Worker Breaks Baby’s Leg as Other Tots Watch, Escapes Jail Time
A video that a Nevada daycare reportedly didn’t want to share has been released following an incident that left a baby with a broken leg. Former daycare worker Elicia Miller was charged in May 2021 with child abuse after she injured a 1-year-old boy at the Creme de la Creme daycare in Las Vegas. In …
Child Abuse
February 28, 2022
Abused 6-Year-Old Boy Dies After Days on Life Support, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged
An Illinois man will likely face upgraded charges after his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son — whom he allegedly abused — died from his injuries on Friday. The Daily Herald reported that Jayceon Wright was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville last Monday after his mother found him unresponsive on the floor of the home …
Child Abuse
February 27, 2022
Mom Slams 3-Year-Old Son Into Playpen for Not Getting Dressed Fast Enough: Court
A Washington state woman and her partner are being held on child abuse charges after allegedly bringing a 3-year-old boy almost to the point of death. Sarah Lynn Morrill, 40, was ordered held on a $200,000 bail this week and was barred from contacting her three children or any other minor children or her partner. …
Child Abuse
February 24, 2022
Child Abuse, Murder Charges Send Mississippi Man and Woman to Jail After 2-Year-Old Dies
A man and a woman in Mississippi have been charged with child abuse — and the man with first degree murder — after a 2-year-old boy died of blunt force trauma earlier this week. The child and another boy who was 2-months-old were under the care of Demeatrice Ashley, 22, who was the father of …
Child Abuse
February 16, 2022
Mom Gives Birth on Sidewalk, Abandons Baby in 15-Degree Weather: Officials
A Nebraska woman was booked into jail on Tuesday, days after she reportedly left the baby she gave birth to outside in freezing temperatures. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Trinity Shakespeare, 27, delivered a baby boy on the sidewalk early Sunday. Omaha Fire Battalion Chief Scott Fitzpatrick said someone initially called 911 that morning about …
