A Minnesota man who said he smacked his girlfriend’s toddler son in the face with a flip-flop “no more than five times” was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for the boy’s beating death. The Star Tribune reported Thursday that Quran J. Mitchell, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges in connection with Joshua Isaiah Lockhart Jr.’s …
Two Georgia women are behind bars after one allegedly abused children at a Christian preschool, while the other, the director of the school, reportedly did nothing when alerted to the abuse. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Shannon McCune, 27, a teacher at Foundations Christian Preschool in Augusta, was arrested on Tuesday in connection to child abuse charges …
“I’m gonna touch those things till nobody else can touch ’em,” the pastor allegedly said about a 12-year-old girl’s breasts.
Recent documents in the case of a 3-year-old Kansas boy found dead earlier this year indicates he had signs of severe abuse before he died. FOX News reports that Evan Brewer, who was found dead inside a makeshift concrete slab at his mother’s rented Wichita home, apparently suffered physical and emotional abuse prior to his …
An Arizona man is behind bars after police claim he became so upset while his infant son cried that he “bent” the baby to point of causing critical injuries. FOX10 reports that on Dec. 19, authorities responded to a call to a home off of 12th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix, where they found an unresponsive …
On Monday, Los Angeles authorities announced that the parents of a young boy were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell the child for cash and drugs. KTLA reports that on Dec. 14, authorities arrested Vincent Calogerom 38, and Sarah Nilson, 32, after receiving a call at around 4 p.m. in regards to possible child …
A pregnant California woman is behind bars after police say she abused her twin children, leaving one of them in critical condition. People reports that authorities arrested Sacil Lucero, 26, of Santa Ana, on Sunday after she allegedly beat her 13-month-old twin daughter to the point of unconsciousness. Police indicated that the she initially claimed …
A Chicago woman is in jail without bail after police arrested her reportedly using a hot glue gun as discipline on at least five children. The Chicago Tribune reports that Lizandra E. Cosme, 32, former daycare worker at the Children’s Learning Place off of Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, allegedly burned three little girls and two little boys. …
A Wisconsin man was sentenced this week on a child neglect conviction after severely beating his infant daughter, causing extensive physical injury and head trauma. According to Fox News, Oshkosh resident Richard A. Root will serve six months in jail followed by seven years of probation in exchange for a plea related to the crime …
A Florida woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after authorities found her two children living in squalid conditions. According to the Associated Press, Volusia County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the residence in Pierson on Thursday to check on the welfare of 35-year-old Victoria Kanger and her two children, ages 14 and 5. …
A Tennessee mother is facing criminal charges after her 6-year-old son with developmental disabilities allegedly showed signs of being severely abused and was living in deplorable conditions. According to WHBQ, Andrea Caldwell, 32, was discovered in a hotel room on December 8–eight months after the Department of Children Services began looking for her. There, a social worker reportedly …
A Texas woman is behind bars after police accused her faking her son’s illness and sending him to numerous unnecessary doctor visits and surgeries. The Star Telegram reports that 34-year-old Kaylene Bowen-Wright is accused of starting the cycle of claiming her 8-year-old son was sick when he was 11 days old. Court records indicate between 2009 …
