A 3-year-old in northwestern Mississippi tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine, prompting an investigation that has landed a woman in jail and a man on the run. Cassie Neely, 35, and Paul Eric Leathers, 47, were the caretakers of the toddler, and there were other children in the home, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department said. …
A convicted sex offender in California forced his way into a vehicle in San Leandro and kissing a 2-year-old on the lips, the San Leandro Police Department said. Ralf Peter Schmidt-Dunker, 45, was arrested last week and formally charged with committing a lewd act with a child under 14 this week. The incident took place …
Shortly after a New Mexico girl’s mother died, she went to live with her biological father. She’s now dead and her father has been arrested. KOB 4 reports that 8-year-old Samantha Rubino was found wrapped in a plastic trash bag and left outside of her father Juan Lerma’s Carlsbad home on Saturday. Samantha and her …
Two Louisiana women were arrested Wednesday after a 14-year-old boy reportedly escaped their home and sought help from a neighbor. The Shreveport Times reported that officers who responded to a welfare call on Coldwell Street Wednesday were met by a resident who claimed the boy came to her home asking for food. The resident reportedly …
A Michigan baby is dead and his twin brother remains in the hospital after an incident that police are calling one of the worst cases of child abuse they have seen. Fox 2 reports that Ecorse police responded to a call at around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning in connection to an unresponsive child at the …
A Texas father who allegedly beat his toddler son shortly before his death Saturday may face upgraded criminal charges. KTRK reported that Antonio Hicks Sr., 21, was charged with serious bodily injury to a child for striking his son, Antonio Hicks Jr., 2, several times while potty training him. The toddler died at a hospital …
A Kentucky mother was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for producing child pornography involving children as young as 9 months, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky reports. Paige Cagle, 26, pleaded guilty in January to a single count but admitted that she sexually abused a child from 9 …
Police in eastern Pennsylvania are looking for Tyree V. Berry, who they say threw a toddler out of a car onto the highway over the weekend. Manheim Township police said that Berry, 34, is wanted for endangering the welfare of children, simple assault, and terroristic threats after the incident on Sunday. Police said the incident …
Prosecutors in western Ohio are preparing to charge a man seen in a viral photograph kneeling on the neck of a 2-year-old child while another person held the toddler down, WHIO reported Wednesday. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said charges against Isaiah Jackson, 20, were pending review, the station said. Jackson is in custody on …
A Wisconsin mother is accused of kneeling on her son’s neck and asking if he wanted to die like George Floyd, the Kenosha News reports. Authorities made the allegation this week when charging 37-year-old Keriann C. Smith with child abuse, strangulation, battery and numerous other counts. On June 20, Smith allegedly pinned her 14-year-old son to the floor …
A New Hampshire man who reportedly admitted to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl is out of jail and a police captain is infuriated. Boston’s 7 News reports that 31-year-old Russell Debreceni faced arraignment on Tuesday at the Hillsborough Superior Court, on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault. Police arrested Debrecini on July 1 after …
Police in Louisiana arrested three people last week after reportedly locating a 7-year-old girl who was battered and choked while in one of the suspects’ care. The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Dakota Singletary, 22, and Allen Fulks, 22 were involved in a car accident in Rosepine on July 6. As …
