Child abuse

A man in Kentucky was arrested after police said he tried to blackmail a teen to perform a sex act. The suspect allegedly said he was ashamed when questioned.

A Utah man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl at a haunted house where both worked.

An 18-month-old Alabama baby was brought to the hospital and died. Now, police say a man has been arrested for murder after the child's death was ruled a homicide.

A trucker has been arrested after a 4-year-old boy died in Indiana. The man says he was engaging in "horse-play," but the boy's injuries are more severe, police claim.

A girl under 12 was abducted and sexually assaulted by a man after she ran away from home, police in Nebraska said. The suspect has been arrested.

A Virginia man who shot at cops, had child porn and was growing pot was sentenced to life plus 1,200 years behind bars for his crimes, a judge ruled.

A federal jury found an Indiana man guilty of conspiring with women to send him sexually explicit photos of infants and children, the DOJ said.

A carnival worker in Tennessee worker is accused of sexually accosting a child who was about to go on a ride, police said. The victim was a teenager.

A couple in Indiana has been arrested for murder and other charges after the boyfriend beat the child to death and the boy's mother stood by, cops say.

A former New Hampshire firefighter has been charged with sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl with disabilities, police said. The assaults happened for five years.

An 18-month-old girl died while in the care of a Colorado man months ago. Now, police say the man has formally been charged with her murder.

A female teacher in Texas has been arrested after she allegedly had an ongoing sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student, according to police.

A man in Riverside, California, was arrested after he allegedly met girls through social media, then lured them to a location and sexually assaulted them, cops say.

A mother allegedly beat her 11-year-old son to death with her boyfriend, then dumped his body in a car. Her daughter said her mother did not report them to police.

A Louisiana man has been arrested after he allegedly beat his girlfriend. A few days later, the child was born deceased and the suspect was charged.

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.