Child abuse

A man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl in California. Police say he broke into the girl's bedroom.

Autistic Washington twins found dead in barricaded room, Silverdale mother charged with starving the pair. She “lost track of the days and believed she had starved them to death."”

A 10-week-old baby died and two people were charged in connection to the homicide. But, police have not released the suspect's names. The mom said the suspects were friends.

California police responded to a report of a woman giving birth to a stillborn baby, but officers say the baby was actually born alive and was killed.

A 27-year-old man from Oregon has been arrested in connection to rape and child sex abuse. He allegedly met his victims while working at Dairy Queen.

New details describe the abuse a toddler faced before and during his alleged murder. The victim's boyfriend faces charges in connection to the child's death.

Authorities in Florida took into custody 17 suspects in connection to an undercover child sexual predator sting, law enforcement officials said.

A couple has been charged with first-degree murder after another teenager that they were sexually abusing told police. She was shown photos of the victim's body.

A popular video game streamer on YouTube and Twitch is accused of sexual assault against children. The suspect was arrested in Brazil last week.

An Arkansas woman claimed her son was terminally ill and featured in news stories, but officials said his condition was being faked. Now, she faces criminal charges.

Baltimore police charged an aunt after the bodies of two children were found decomposing in her car's trunk, authorities say. The suspect is being held in jail.

Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said the mom of a 12-year-old girl who gave birth with her 24-year-old boyfriend threw a baby shower for the couple.

Joshua Harmon was found raped and murdered 33-years-ago in Roswell, Georgia. DNA helped police make an arrest last week in the cold-case killing.

Man, 24, arrested and arraigned on a first-degree rape charge after a girl, 12, gives birth to their baby at an Oklahoma hospital, police said.

An Oregon man is accused of sexually abusing children, several who are still unidentified, while working as a FedEx driver, authorities said.

A mother in New Orleans has been charged with second-degree murder after her infant son was found dead with apparent stab wounds. She is being held on a $500,000 bond.

A man will spend five years in prison for posting on mom blogs asking for videos of children sexual abuse. When he was arrested, he had 1,000 child pornography images.

'I'm just scared for us,' Florida mom texted boyfriend. Both are charged in the death of 3-year-old Jameson Nance, who reportedly died of Battered Baby Syndrome after weeks of mistreatment

A pair of Florida sisters were found dead in a canal about eight hours apart. Their mom has now been charged in connection to their murder, police say.

A man from Illinois has been charged with kidnapping and trafficking in the disappearance of a 13-year-old who was taken from her Georgia home. He was registered as a sex offender.

A couple in North Carolina has been charged in connection to the death of a 6-year-old child died in their care. The child's father was charged with first-degree murder.

A North Carolina man strangled his partner at home. Police say the victim's child used a machete to try and stop the assault from happening.

A 5-month-old baby in Louisiana was beaten to death and police arrested child's mother's boyfriend on a murder charge. The victim was taken to the hospital after a seizure.

A man in Texas is accused of trying to prostitute a child for $800 an hour, police said. He has been charged with a felony in connection to the case.

Suleyka Santiago, 34, allegedly recruited her 12-year-old and 14-year-old daughters to sell fake Oxycodone pills for her that were laced with fentanyl, PA prosecutors say.

A Texas man is charged after he allegedly watched a young girl through her bedroom window and touched himself. He was shot by the girl's father and was taken to the hospital.

A 5-year-old Las Vegas girl was found dead while being locked in her hot bedroom. Police now say the mother has been charged in connection to her murder.

Aaron Von Blackwolf, 46, has been arrested and linked to five child sexual abuse cases in Irving, Texas, and dozens more nationwide. Police say the abuse spans decades.

A young couple has been arrested after their 4-month-old baby died due to cocaine ingestion. SC Investigators say they found cocaine in the baby's feeding bottles.

Joshua Burton Henley, 32, was charged with child sexual abuse in three states. He worked as a youth pastor and volunteer girls basketball coach.

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Authorities in Canadian have charged a man in connection with two young children eating toxic breakfast food and one dying. A posion was put in cereal, police say.

A police officer in Stockton, California, was shot and killed responding to a call last month. New video shows the suspect opening the door and shooting at the officer.

Two parents in Texas face charges after their baby was severely malnourished and died, police say. The child weighed eight pounds at her death.

A 6-year-old boy in Georgia was found near-death and covered in bruises, according to police. The mom and her boyfriend have been charged with murder after the child's death.

A man in Arkansas pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography. He talked to an undercover FBI agent online to request videos of a child.

Police say a 2-month-old Ohio girl dies from significant head trauma. The baby's father has been charged with murder in connection to the case.

Tom Burke, a former lineman with the University of Wisconsin, was accused of raping a child. The All-America was booked into jail and released on bond.

A former church bus driver in Ohio befriended a family and took the children on vacation as he molested the kids. He gave the family a fake name and was a sex offender.

A Louisiana man used candy to lure a child into his vehicle and then took them to a house where he raped them, police say. The suspect remains in jail on $500,000 bond.

A former pedatric nurse admitted to distributing child pornography and will have to spend at least five years in prison. Officers found thousands of images on his computer.

A California teen was assaulted and killed by his step-mother. Now, police say she is charged with his murder and his father is charged with abuse.

A Utah man followed a 5-year-old boy into gym locker room. Police say the boy had to escape sexual assault by crawling under bathroom stall.

A child in Indiana reportedly suffered from a life-threatening lice infestation, police say. Now, her mom was charged with child abuse in connection to the case.

The suspect admitted to receiving and sending child sexual abuse material, according to police. She was active on sittercity.com, an online marketplace for nannies in the Boston area.