A Tennessee girl who ran away in January ended up over 700 miles from home after her mother reportedly failed to protect her from her adoptive father, who had allegedly been raping and molesting the girl for years. The 14-year-old girl fled to Wisconsin last month with a man she met online, identified as 31-year-old …
Authorities in Texas say a man and woman are facing criminal charges after four underfed young children — two of whom were locked in animal cages — were found at their Wise County home. According to WKYT, all of the children are 5 years old or younger and were found inside the home and in …
An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit months after an elementary school teacher allegedly had another woman repeatedly beat her 9-year-old son in a bathroom. According to WLS, the family of Jo’Maury Champ has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the Chicago Board of Education, George W. Tilton Elementary School teacher Kristen Haynes, …
A woman in Iowa is facing trial this week on charges of abuse against her boyfriend’s young son, who reportedly took the stand to testify against her on Wednesday. According to the Des Moines Register, 40-year-old Traci Lynn Tyler is accused of confining the 8-year-old victim to a dark box underneath their home’s basement staircase. …
Authorities in Florida say a two men are facing criminal charges related to an alleged plot to sexually abuse a young girl. The 3-year-old and her mother reportedly moved in with the suspects late last year. According to WFLA, 37-year-old Lafe Best and 39-year-old Benjamin Worster were friends and sexual partners. The former was arrested …
Authorities in Florida say law enforcement officers were able to track down a fugitive wanted on child sex charges in Ohio. According to Fox News, 50-year-old Clarence Sheese was inopportunely clad in a “Father of the Year” T-shirt when Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a Fleming Island address on Monday. Officers determined where …
A Wisconsin man accused of taking a teen girl over 700 miles from her Tennessee home has been charged with sexual exploitation, following her father’s arrest for rape. WATE ABC 6 reports that a U.S. Attorney stated the suspect, 31-year-old Bryan David Rogers (pictured left), persuaded the 14-year-old girl to “engage in sexually explicit conduct” in an attempt to …
A Virginia woman and her teen son are currently under investigation after a badly bruised and beaten little boy passed away while in the care of the teen. WAVY reports that on November 12, a 14-year-old called his mother, 35-year-old Catherine Louise Seals, to report that Larkin Carr, a 4-year-old boy in his care, was …
A Florida teacher and two aides were charged last Monday for allegedly abusing three autistic children at the Silver Sands School in Okaloosa County. Miami Herald reports that teacher Margaret Wolthers, 48, along with aides Carolyn Madison and Diana LaCroix, are accused of blowing a whistle in the ear of an autistic child who wears earphones due to …
Authorities in Tennessee say a former police officer is facing criminal charges related to alleged child sex abuse. According to WMC, 28-year-old Andrew Hellums had been an officer with the Memphis Police Department since March 2017 and allegedly sparked an online communication with an 8-year-old girl in California at some point since then. Her father …
A Tennessee man charged with the rape of his 14-year-old adopted daughter was apparently caught after the girl had incriminating evidence against him. ABC 6 reports that 41-year-old Randall Pruitt is behind bars on one count of rape after authorities found “explicit photos and videos” on the teen girl’s cellphone. His first court hearing is scheduled …
Two women are on trial this week in New Mexico on allegations that they left two kids inside of a vehicle during a hot summer day in 2017. Maliyah Jones, who was just two months shy of her second birthday, was found dead on the July day. Another child, 2-year-old Aubrianna Loya, was critically injured …
