Child Abuse

A mother from Texas who was given a low bond amount after reportedly hitting a 3-month-old baby has been sent back to jail. According to DailyMail, Brittney Bailey, 31, was taken into custody in March on suspicion of mistreating one of …

A Pennsylvania couple was charged with a crime on Tuesday, after the man’s 12-year-old daughter reportedly died from abuse and malnutrition. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Melinda Hoagland died hours after her father, Rendell Hoagland, 52, called medics to their …

A Florida child services worker has been charged with child abuse after being caught on video slamming an 11-year-old foster child onto a couch. The girl was injured, though not severely enough to require hospitalization. Cordell Baugh-Samuels, 41, works as …

Disturbing new video shows a Minnesota autism center worker repeatedly pushing a 3-year-old boy to the floor, WCCO-TV reports. In the footage, obtained by the television station, 25-year-old Arianna Williams can be seen grabbing the child and slamming him to …

A New Mexico woman who was arrested in February — months after her 5-year-old son allegedly died of starvation — appeared in court on Wednesday. Marecella Montelongo’s son died in July after he was found unresponsive in their Alberquerque home. …

A couple from Nevada has been taken into custody for neglecting and abusing their 11-year-old child. The child was discovered in a “large metal enclosure” when police were called to investigate a truancy problem. The Henderson Police Department announced that …

A Georgia man will spend at least 15 years in prison after beating two young children in 2023, then hiding them while their injuries heal. A Catoosa County jury found 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant guilty of two counts of first-degree …

Mommy blogger Ruby Franke’s business partner must put aside $100,000 for restitution to her child abuse victims.