A young child in Maryland alerted authorities to a group of toddlers left alone in a hot car with the windows rolled up. NBC News reports that a child, believed to be a 4-year-old boy, called 911 to report that he and six other children — determined to be ages 2-4 — had been left …
Authorities in Florida say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of abusing her baby because the 10-month-old boy could not yet walk. According to WFTS, 25-year-old Natalee Sesler is accused of shouting profanity at the child before throwing him into a wooden fence during an outburst at a residence on 72nd Avenue in Pinellas …
Authorities in Florida say a woman was arrested on suspicion of dumping her newborn baby girl into a dumpster. According to Fox News, 35-year-old Rafaelle Alessandra Carbalho Sousa of Boca Raton was denied bond and remained behind bars on charges expected to include attempted murder and child abuse. The baby, weighing 6 pounds and 8 …
An Arizona father was who was arrested late last month for abusing his son was investigated last fall after a 1-year-old foster child inexplicably died while in his care, according to reports. The Arizona Republic reported that Colin Steffee, 27, was arrested on April 24 after his son emailed El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca …
Authorities in Arizona say a woman was convicted this week on multiple charges related to the torture and death of her toddler son. According to the New York Post, Raquel Barreras and her husband, Martin Barreras, starved Roman, the 3-year-old victim, and deprived him of necessities including human interaction. The mother was found guilty on …
Four Oklahoma suspects are behind bars after police say they senselessly abused a disabled boy. The Express-Star reports that according to court documents filed at the Grady County Courthouse, four adults continuously abused a 13-year-old disabled boy inside a trailer home in Rush Springs. While some of the suspects are accused of physically abusing the …
‘No child should ever be subjected to this,’ cops said of the abuse suspect Andrew Bennett Ross Celaius is accused of filming
A Kansas teacher who was fired in March after reportedly being filmed kicking a 5-year-old girl could face criminal charges months after the recorded incident. Though Crystal Smith was fired from her job at Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School, the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office told NBC News they’re currently investigating the February 21 complaint. A lawyer representing …
A Florida man called police after he witnessed an 18-year-old brutally attacking a 18-month-old girl with a brick as he held her inside an outdoor recycling bin. NBC 6 reports that Jose Sotomayor told police he was at his home off of the 20100 block of NW 27th Court in Miami Gardens when he heard …
A Tennessee teacher is facing criminal charges following allegations that she dragged a preschool student into a classroom by her ankles. WTVF reported that a school resource officer witnessed Friday’s alleged assault involving a student and Pre-K teacher Carla Haynes. The officer reportedly spotted the incident unfold on surveillance cameras and reported it to the …
A Florida mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly battering her 9-year-old son during an argument over homework. Martha Ciguenas, 44, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated child abuse for an April 4 incident involving her son. Ciguenas is accused of striking the boy in the head with a glass candle holder and metal …
Police records were released Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Family and Children Services, preceding the announcement that 5-year-old boy, Andrew “A.J.” Freund had been found deceased. The documents provide a more in-depth look at the boy’s living conditions prior to his death, as well as accusations of abuse and neglect. A.J. disappeared from his …
