A man accused of raping a six-year-old boy he babysat as a teenager evaded prosecution for over 30 years until he was arrested following a domestic dispute with his wife — and thrown into a jail cell with his victim. The Independent reports that Gary Mottershead was convicted of one count of rape and multiple accounts …
Authorities in Texas have arrested three suspects accused of abusing a special needs teen for months, ending in her death just over a year ago. According to KHOU, the 14-year-old victim’s October 2016 death was ruled a homicide caused by ingesting an unprescribed blood pressure medication. Police responded to the teen’s Spring home after receiving …
An Oklahoma couple will spend time in prison after they were so high on drugs they couldn’t manage to take their infant to an emergency room after the baby suffered second-degree burns. Oklahoma’s News4 reports that a teen cousin of 2-week-old infant girl, Mia’Kota Eddy, burned the baby severely last Dec. after giving the infant a …
The principal of a Florida middle school and his wife, an assistant teacher at a nearby Tampa high school, were arrested on suspicion of child abuse Monday. According to WFTS, Coleman Middle School principal Michael Hoskinson, 53, punched a juvenile victim twice in the ribs earlier this month, causing the child to fall and sustain …
An Oklahoma couple who kept their four children in filth and starved their 9-month-old twin girls until they each weighed nine pounds was sentenced to 130 years in prison on Monday. Tulsa World reported that Aislyn Miller, 24, and Kevin Fowler, 25, were sentenced a month after being convicted for what local police called the “worst case of …
The little boy’s sister says she saw her mom’s boyfriend repeatedly punch her brother in the head on the day he died
A church in North Carolina is accused of kidnapping, abusing, and brainwashing children to keep them in the congregation. Former members claim that the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina, took custody of their children and put them into foster families who were members of the church. The AP is investigating the church, and …
A Florida mom accused of burning her son’s hand on a stove is defending her actions by saying the boy had killed an animal and hit small children. Click Orlando reports that authorities arrested 29-year-old Miriam Rebolledo on Thursday, after she allegedly punished her 6-year-old son, who had gotten in a fight at school the previous …
Kansas police say that since 2014, at least 81 children who were supposed to be monitored by the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) died from abuse and neglect. The public is now fighting back in record numbers and demanding a change to help stop further preventable deaths, according to The Kansas City Star. …
Police in Missouri found an 11-month-old baby with serious injuries this week and took his parents into custody on suspicion of child abuse and neglect. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, the baby underwent emergency surgery Saturday evening to address trauma to the inside of his mouth. Reports indicate he also had “human bite marks on …
An Arizona man was found guilty Wednesday of leaving his wife’s 10-year-old cousin in a footlocker overnight to suffocate and die. Now, a jury is tasked with deciding whether he’ll be put to death for his crimes. The Republic reported that a Maricopa County Superior Court jury found John Allen, 29, guilty of first-degree murder, three …
A jury indicted a Pensacola, Florida, woman for first-degree felony murder for allegedly sitting on her 9-year-old cousin until she died. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Veronica Green Posey, 64, was indicted Tuesday in connection with the death of Dericka Lindsay. Authorities believe Posey was punishing the girl for “acting out” toward her adoptive parents, Grace Joan …
