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.'
An Ohio mother is demanding to know why her 11-year-old son's school allegedly failed to call emergency services after he was beaten unconscious by another student, according to a report.
Robin Niceta, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with physical evidence, and a slew of other charges.
A San Bernardino County jury has awarded a record settlement to a man who suffered years of sexual abuse when a former deputy sheriff illegally took the boy from his home and into his care.
On Monday, Cledir Barros, 38, was convicted by a Gwinnett County jury of second-degree cruelty to children in connection with the murder of Sayra Barros.
Search is underway for Adam Renk (39), who is wanted in Alabama and Oregon for multiple charges of child sexual abuse against victims under the age of 12.
Ernest Lamar Love, 41, has been charged with first-degree murder, torture and child abuse resulting in death, in connection with the alleged slaying of first-grader Chance Crawford, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
A search warrant revealed that Rodriguez Singh, who is from Dallas, allegedly told Noel's grandmother that she had sold him to a woman at a Fiesta Market grocery store in Texas.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that seven children, six girls and one boy, were living in filthy conditions and were surrounded by several animals.
Pope Francis has expressed his support for a French cardinal who is currently in troubled waters for allegedly covering up cases of pedophile priests in his Lyon parish. According to him, the accused should not resign.
In the wake of the child porn case investigated by the FBI, in which the judge rule out evidence due to violation of jurisdictions, the Justice Department is proposing a change in ruling. The Justice Department is pursuing a change that would allow judges issue a warrant for computer searches in unknown locations, even though it’s outside the judge’s jurisdiction.
A Pennsylvania appeals court said it would not reconsider its recent ruling of throwing out some of the most serious criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case.
Three former Franciscan leaders in Pennsylvania have been charged with felonies. They are alleged of aiding a friar, who is a known sexual predator, to repeatedly have connection with children.
