A young Texas mother has finally been brought into custody after she left her infant child at home unsupervised, while she went on a date 150 miles away.
Violet Mitchell arrived on the autopsy table with 'sunken eyes, wearing a diaper that was otherwise sized for a 3-year-old,' the medical examiner determined
Filipino authorities transferred an accused child rapist to a children's hospital in in Quezon City in order to administer medical tests requiring special equipment, officials say.
An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is facing severe charges after allegedly throwing an 8-month-old baby against a wall with such force that a prosecutor said she heard the "bang" during a court hearing on Saturday.
An Arkansas couple is accused of keeping their 15-year-old son locked naked and unfed in a ratchet-strapped bathroom, in a case police say exposes a community's failure to protect him.
An 11-year-old girl in Boulder, Colorado, escaped a kidnapping attempt by hitting her assailant with a tree branch in self-defense, according to law enforcement.
A Mississippi mother allegedly backed out of a tragic suicide pact with her 10-year-old daughter, allowing the young girl to overdose on pills alone before fleeing, according to police.
The suspect was arrested after the FBI found 45,000 images of sexual abuse involving children as young as two, Spiderman underwear, and a blow-up doll.
A young Indiana woman has been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death following the death of her 1-year-old foster daughter, who drowned in a bathtub.
A Texas middle school teacher smiled in her mug shot after being arrested for engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her former students, police say.
A Montessori school teacher in Chicago was fired for slapping a child when she "lost her cool," potentially marking the second incident of abuse at the daycare.
When officers arrived, Genesis Pena allegedly refused them access to her apartment and insisted the cries they were hearing were coming from a 'fake baby.'
