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A 20-year-old New Jersey man allegedly beat his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter to death because she wouldn’t eat dinner, NJ.com reports. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Najuquan Ross with murder in connection with the July death of the girl, Natalise “Kayla” Gunter. The girl’s mother, Lucy Gunter, told investigators that she had returned from work when she …
A 1-month-old baby boy remains in critical condition after his father reportedly grabbed him by the throat, choked him, and threw him into a ceiling fan. Prosecutors said Robert Jackson Jones Jr., 24, of Muskogee, Indiana, also confessed to smothering and slamming his infant son to stop his crying. The boy’s mother, Emma Whitehead, 22, …
The six-month search for two Tulsa, Oklahoma, children has reportedly ended with the children’s safe return and their parents’ arrest. Christopher Smith and Shaquelle Cantrell are accused of taking off with their children during a supervised visit in February. According to KOKI, Department of Human Services (DHS) removed the couple’s 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter from …
Police arrested a Florida man on Monday after one of his twin babies sustained head trauma while in his care. News4Jax reports that Brendan Rehmer, 19, of Neptune Beach, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after a physician confirmed his infant daughter sustained head trauma from either excessive shaking or slamming the the baby’s …
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested two police officers after they allegedly abused their adopted children. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Tracy Jones, 47, a Jacksonville, Fla. police officer and Rosemary Jones, 36, a Poulan, Ga. police officer, were arrested in Sylvester, Ga. on Tuesday, on child cruelty-related charges. Both suspects are facing two felony cruelty to …
A Palmdale, California, couple was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the beating death of the woman’s toddler son. A judge sentenced Brandon Jerel Williams, 27, to 25 years to life after being convicted of first-degree murder, torture, and assault on a child causing death. The victim’s mother, Rosie Lee Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 15 years …
A Pennsylvania mom was shocked when she realized the bag of ashes she was given after her infant daughter’s death two years ago were the cremated remains of a dog. A funeral home director takes the blame for mixing up two packages from the crematory, giving Jennifer Dailey the pet’s remains rather than her child’s …
An elementary school teacher’s aide who routinely recorded himself molesting students was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison Monday. The Bowie Patch reported that Deonte Carraway, 23, of Glenarden, Maryland, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor to produce child pornography. Prosecutors said the 15 counts involved 12 victims ranging from …
A St. Petersburg, Florida, woman is accused of goading her 16-year-old daughter into fighting a girl who’s six months pregnant. Celena Sherri Troupe, 34, allegedly saw her daughter brawling another girl Friday. Instead of stopping the altercation, police said Troupe encouraged her to keep fighting, according to The Smoking Gun. “The defendant [Troupe] did not …
Did a Missouri daycare worker take discipline too far? The parents of a 4-year-old girl think so, and want the daycare shut down after an employee allegedly strapped the child to a chair with duct tape and took a picture. KFVS reports that the Missouri Department of Children and Family Services found the photo of the …
An 18-year-old Texas woman has been accused of forcing a child she was babysitting to perform sex acts on her. Police in San Antonio arrested Esmeralda Marie Medellin Thursday night on sexual assault charges, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The child reportedly told his mother that Medellin ordered him to perform a sexual act on …
A 26-year-old man and his teen half-sister who was reportedly infatuated with him, were sentenced to prison on Thursday for taking pictures of themselves engaged in “horrible” sexual acts with children. Matthew Thatcher, 26, and his half-sister Emily Thomson, 18, of Neath, England, were convicted of targeting three children, luring them in, and sexually assaulting …
