While a missing 5-year-old Kansas boy’s father wants the focus stay on finding the child, photos released show what looks like a history of abuse, with bruises across the boy’s face, back and arms. Sally Rasmussen, the great-aunt of Lucas Hernandez, shared photos of the boy with local station, KAKE. The disturbing pictures, taken in …
Police announced on Wednesday that a California couple accused of sexually assaulting a little boy may have also sexually assaulted a dog. ABC reports that in August 2013, a 5-year-old boy told authorities that his parents sexually abused him. The parents were identified as 35-year-old Roy Ling and 32-year-old Sara Wilson. Authorities arrested the pair nearly …
An Arizona couple is behind bars after police say they locked several adopted children in their bedrooms all day without feeding them or allowing them access to other necessities. ABC reports that Benito Gutierrez, 69, and Carol Gutierrez, 64, were arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of child abuse after one of their adopted children snuck out …
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An Idaho faces life in prison after a Bonner County jury found him guilty on Thursday of numerous sexual and ritual abuses charges. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports that Dana Andrew Furtney, 49, of Sandpoint, used his religious beliefs to cause extreme mental and physical anguish on his family. According to court documents, between 2009 to …
After an Ohio man filed an appeal against a previous guilty verdict, shocking details emerged on Tuesday when a local news station obtained police footage of him, turning himself in after sexually assaulting a little girl in 2017. In a video published by Fox 8 Cleveland from July 1, 2017, 22-year-old Mark Fry sat in the …
‘He looks like a harmless old man. Little did she know what lurked beneath the surface….’
An Indianapolis man is facing criminal neglect and battery charges after he admitted to injuring his 2-month-old foster child, who was hospitalized with bruising and 35 broken bones, WISH-TV reports. Court documents show Kyle Rice, 26, told doctors at Riley Hospital for Children that he was responsible for the injuries after he got frustrated with …
Authorities on Friday revealed footage showing how the parents of a 3-year-old Utah girl abused her before she died, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. In July, the girl, Angelina Costello, was found dead in her family’s home. Prosecutors have charged her parents, 23-year-old Emile and 25-year-old Costello, with first-degree aggravated murder. READ More: Police: Utah parents …
A baby in Australia appears to have been subjected to appalling abuse by his teenage parents, in one instance being waterboarded by the couple, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Videos uploaded to Snapchat Saturday night depict the child crying and attempting to take a plastic bag off his head. In the background, people can be …
A Racine, Wisconsin, father is facing criminal charges for allegedly pouring vaping liquid into his 9-week-old son’s mouth to get him to stop crying. WITI reported that police were called to the home early Thursday following reports that an infant boy was suffering a medical emergency after his father, Dustin Appenzeller, 30, gave him vaping liquid …
As the trials for a California man and woman accused of killing two children nears, details emerged on the children’s days of horror, neglect, and abuse. Earlier this month, the Californian reported that Gonzalo Curiel, 20, and Tami Joy Huntsman, 42, learned that they’ll have separate trials, starting in March and Oct., where they’ll face …
