The teen at the center of a scandal that landed former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner behind bars is now tied to another case that has resulted in criminal charges against a former teacher. According to the New York Post, 54-year-old Jonathan Busch was arrested on Thursday and faces charges including statutory rape. He has since …
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New details have emerged regarding the alleged abuse endured by 13 children living in a Southern California home that has since been described as a “house of horrors.” As CrimeOnline has previously reported, David and Louise Turpin face an array of criminal charges related to starving and abusing their children. They were arrested in January …
The Wisconsin mother of a disabled girl who reportedly died last year following months of unthinkable neglect was recently charged in connection with her death. The Post Crescent reported that Appleton mother Nicole L. Gussert, 37, was charged Monday with child neglect resulting in death. Brianna Gussert, 13, died of sepsis during Memorial Day weekend …
A Connecticut mother who starved her disabled teen son until he died—weighing 84 pounds—was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday. According to WVIT, mother Katiria Tirado, 34, was found to have screwed kitchen cabinets shut and locked the refrigerator to prevent son Matthew Tirado, 17, from overeating. Katiria had claimed that the teen had …
A Nebraska woman is facing criminal charges after her 3-week-old baby suffocated and died while in bed with her. According to the Wichita Eagle, 35-year-old Ashley Bean is accused of sleeping with her newborn son after drinking excessively on December 17. “During the interviews it was determined that she was under the influence of alcohol …
A Virginia couple charged in the beating death of the woman’s young disabled daughter forced the girl to stand up for hours and fed her only bread and water in the days leading up to her death, a prosecutor said. Latoya Smith, 33, and Demont James Harris, 43, were denied bond as they face murder and …
Authorities in Connecticut say a man and woman abused their infant so severely the young victim is not expected to survive the injuries. According to WTIC, authorities were dispatched to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center earlier this week in response to injuries staff believed to be consistent with child abuse. Among the child’s reported injuries …
An Indiana judge sentenced a Fort Wayne woman to 20 years behind bars for attempting to kill her 11-month-old niece by lacing her milk with pain pills and caffeine. The lengthy prison sentence was handed down two months after Sarai Rodriguez-Miranda, 19, pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Rodriguez-Miranda tried to kill her niece in January 2017 because …
A Tennessee woman is behind bars after authorities say she inflicted injuries a little boy in March, that ultimately led to his death. The woman’s stepfather is adamant that she is innocent. FOX Nashville reports that the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), investigated a March 26 incident in which 2-year-old …
Two New Mexico women are awaiting extradition to Oklahoma after police say they met a teen boy on Xbox Live and drove 13 hours to abduct and sexually assault him. Farmington Daily Times reports that Kristen “Kriste” Aragon (pictured left), 35, and Melissa Goelz (pictured right), 29, were arrested in Farmington, New Mexico, on April 17 on felony counts of …
Authorities in California and Nevada arrested a husband and wife this week on suspicion of killing the male suspect’s 5-year-old daughter. According to KCRA, Tyler Anderson and Averyauna Anderson, both 23, were arrested on Wednesday. Police in Reno, Nevada, say the couple lived in an apartment in the city, which is where they believe the …
