Child abuse

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.