A Florida mother said she’s receiving death threats after a video where she’s apparently seen dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet went viral. While Kaitlyn Wolf told WESH that the disturbing stunt was a “joke,” both the Leesburg Police Department and the state of Florida are investigating the matter. While the child can be heard screaming …
A Texas man and woman are behind bars and facing child neglect charges after police say they left their 11-year-old daughter home alone to travel cross-country to attend a concert in Detroit. The Houston Chronicle reports that John Guerrero, 48, and Virginia Yearnd, 39, arrived back to home in Houston on Monday and were promptly arrested …
A Utah woman wasted no time intervening when she says she saw a man attempt to capture cellphone images of her 12-year-old daughter in a Salt Lake City store’s dressing room. According to Fox News, it was Doris Stiles-Scown who ended up capturing someone’s image at the Rue 21 location recently. The mother posted footage …
Newly released video shows the tense moments when a Florida deputy rescued a 3-year-old girl after she was reportedly left in a hot car for more than 12 hours. According to WESH, Seminole County police were called to the Vista Haven Apartments early June 17 following reports of a child locked in a stolen car. …
The Washington woman apparently seen in a video pushing a 16-year-old girl off a 60-foot bridge was charged with reckless endangerment on Friday. Per ABC News, prosecutors filed the charges along with a declaration of probable cause from the arresting officer. In it, the officer wrote “it is clear that Taylor Smith engaged in conduct which …
The Virginia mother of a deceased 6-month-old boy said that an unexpected change in her routine caused her to forget to drop her son off at a relative’s home and leave him in a hot car while she worked. Blondia Curry, 30, told WTVR that her youngest daughter’s father called Friday and told her that he …
A Louisana mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly leaving her two young children in a car parked at a shopping center Sunday afternoon and assaulting a bystander who attempted to intervene. NOLA.com reported that temperatures in Kenner reached 91 degrees—though it felt like it was 99 degrees. Police said this didn’t stop Shawnise Sherman, 22, …
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 California arrested a 34-year-old woman after bystanders reported finding two toddlers inside a hot SUV earlier this month. According to the Daily Bulletin, Crystal Reyna Gonzales was arrested on July 8 on suspicion of child cruelty. She was booked into jail by Ontario authorities and was later released after posting $100,000 bail. It …
The father of a teen found injured and severely malnourished inside of an Oklahoma barn earlier this month is among multiple relatives facing serious criminal charges in connection with the allegations of abuse. According to the Shawnee News Star, 34-year-old Jimmy L. Jones Sr., was charged with felony counts of child abuse and child neglect. …
A Kentucky woman said she forgot to drop her 3-month-old son off at daycare before reporting for her shift at work According to the U.K. Metro, Aiden Miller’s mother dropped her daughter off at the daycare center but neglected to leave her son with a separate sitter. The baby’s father, who is no longer in …
Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a 26-year-old mother on suspicion of leaving her young child inside a hot vehicle as she drank at a nearby Mexican restaurant. According to Fox News, Rachel Vanwagner is expected to face charges of child abuse and neglect in connection with the incident on Tuesday evening. Reports indicate passersby at …
