By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — since the 1940s, and senior church officials, including a man who is now the archbishop of Washington, D.C., systematically covered up the abuse, according to a …
A 6-month-old bay boy lost his life on Friday after his mother left him inside a hot car for an “extended period of time,” police say. ABC reports that the incident happened at the Domino’s Pizza in Emporia, Virginia, where 30-year-old Blondia Curry, the baby’s mother, worked. She apparently dropped off “one or two” other …
Court documents revealed that a 3-month-old Indiana infant who was left off their oxygen machine after being taken home from the hospital also suffered extensive internal injuries that contributed to her death earlier this month. Per The Herald, Jordan R. Leinenbach, 28, and Cassandra M. Potts, 24, are facing criminal charges in connection with the August …
Authorities in the United Kingdom say a police officer was convicted of charges associated with producing and distributing child pornography. According to the U.K. Daily Mail, 48-year-old former South Wales police officer was found guilty of raping an infant and sharing video of the abuse via a smartphone app. Suspicion surrounding the cop began to …
‘I’ve seen some pretty nasty things, but nothing this deplorable’
AMALIA, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on 11 children found living in a filthy, makeshift compound in New Mexico (all times local): 2:50 p.m. A New Mexico sheriff says searchers have found the remains of a boy on property where authorities raided a makeshift compound last week in search of a missing Georgia child. Taos …
A teenager is crediting a postal worker with saving her from the captivity of alleged sex traffickers in California. According to a Fox News report, 16-year-old Crystal Allen says she was held against her will be alleged sex traffickers who “drugged, tortured and abused” her for three weeks before she made a daring escape from …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a pair of babysitters are responsible for abusing a 7-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl during a six-day period last month. According to Fox News, authorities arrested 22-year-old Jakayo Scott Frye and 22-year-old Shyann Marie Hills, both of Towanda, on suspicion of several criminal counts including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, unlawful restraint, …
Authorities in Florida confirmed a young girl has died after someone threw her into a body of water in the Tampa area this week. According to Spectrum Bay News 9, authorities were notified of an emergency at the Hillsborough River along Columbus Drive on Thursday afternoon. Tampa police and and a trained diving team arrived …
An 8-month-old Massachusetts girl has died days after her father allegedly smacked her so hard that she stopped breathing multiple times. MassLive.com reported that father Daniel Torres, 28, will likely face new charges following the death of his infant daughter Lily. The 8-month-old, who police said died Monday evening, had been on life support since being admitted …
A Texas residential home for troubled boys was reportedly raided Wednesday as authorities investigated allegations of abuse and human trafficking, officials said Friday. Per the Burnet Bulletin, the children, ranging in age from 10 to 17, were removed from Joshua Home following a weeks-long investigation conducted by state and local authorities who executed a search warrant this …
A 2-year-old Georgia girl was pronounced dead Tuesday after her mother allegedly starved her to death as she danced for cash at a club. According to a press release, Gwinnett County Police Department responded to a call of a “person down” in Lilburn, located approximately 20 miles outside of Atlanta, when they came upon 2-year-old Reygan …
