A former in-home daycare owner and one of her former employees were found guilty Thursday on multiple charges of child abuse stemming from the discovery of 25 infants hidden behind a false wall in the basement to circumvent a license that allowed only six children and no employees. Carla Fair, the owner of Play Mountain …
The father of a baby girl found dead last week after her parents left her with a baby sitter has a previous conviction for child neglect in which he allowed a man to sexually abuse a 12-year-old daughter. Kenneth Lain and Tiffany Coburn, the parents of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain, have been charged with child neglect …
A Florida man is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing a foster child who was part of his extended family, WJXT-TV reports. This week, a grand jury indicted Alex Pino in connection with the death of 4-year-old James Reese, Jr. In April, the boy was rushed to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, where doctors discovered multiple injuries …
A Louisiana man was arrested this week and accused of killing his infant son, who died last week from apparent child abuse. And it’s the not first time Leon Arnold, 36, has faced child abuse charges, the Advocate reported. Baton Rouge police investigated after Arnold’s 3-month-old child was found unresponsive on August 14, when he …
A young mother in Mobile, Alabama, has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old son. Officers responded to USA Children and Women’s Hospital on August 8 when hospital staff alerted them to a possible case of child abuse, Fox 10 reported. The toddler had been brought to the hospital by Mobile Fire …
A Maryland woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for the 2019 scalding death of her 4-year-old son. According to the Baltimore Sun, Malachi Lawson died nine days after he was seriously burned in a scalding bath. The boy’s mother, Alicia Lawson, 27, and her wife, Shatika Lawson, 42, said he was so …
A North Dakota daycare provider has been charged with child abuse after police say she shook an infant in her care, causing permanent brain damage. Torrie Vader, 43, was arrested on Thursday and ordered held on a $250,000 bond, the Williston Herald reported. According to a probable cause affidavit, the 5-month-old girl’s mother picked up …
A Texas woman accused of kidnapping is on the run while police ask the public to be aware of their surroundings and contact them if she is spotted. According to court documents, the incident happened on June 20 as a 15-year-old boy rode his bike past a home off of Misty Pines in Humble, in …
The children’s parents, who have been arrested, were found sleeping in a nearby van.
A Florida caregiver was arrested early Thursday after a 7-year-old child in her care was shot by a younger sibling. Bay County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a medical emergency call in Southport shortly before 2 a.m. and found the 7-year-old bleeding from a gunshot wound. Deputies administered first aid until emergency medical crews arrived and …
A Mississippi man was arrested on Sunday, amid allegations that he and his ex-girlfriend sexually abused a 3-year-old girl. WDAM reported that Bill Saul Jr., 26, was jailed on a sexual battery charge while his former girlfriend, Nicole Harris, 25, remains wanted on charges of sexual battery and felony child abuse. Jones County police have …
A Florida woman was arrested Sunday after authorities learned she was reportedly keeping her autistic daughter housed in a homemade cage made of wood and metal. Police were called to a Palm Bay home on Saturday after a neighbor spotted a girl inside their screened-in patio. Officers determined the girl was nonverbal and had some …
