Tag: Abuse and neglect of children
Boy killed at huge protests over Togo president’s tenure
LOME, Togo — A 10-year-old boy was killed and 10 others injured in Togo's capital as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated Wednesday...
Girl, 5, is thrown from SUV, killed in fiery highway crash
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — A tractor-trailer has slammed into an SUV that was disabled on a New Jersey highway, ejecting a 5-year-old girl and...
Kansas teacher educates on sexual assault through rap
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas high school teacher is educating his students about sexual assault by rapping about it. ...
Michigan man who was 12 when he killed woman will be freed
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man who was 12 when he killed a woman during an attempted robbery will be released next week when he...
Report: Pennsylvania child abuse workers swamped, underpaid
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The county caseworkers who investigate child abuse in Pennsylvania are underpaid, inadequately trained, plagued by high turnover and face dangerous conditions,...
5 charged with fatal abuse in girls’ deaths on Colorado farm
NORWOOD, Colo. — Five people have been charged with fatal child abuse in the deaths of two young girls whose bodies were found on...
Man gets prison for sexually assaulting 3-year-old girl
STAMFORD, Conn. — A 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl he was babysitting has been sentenced to 10 years...
Officials eye risk to infants of adult substance use
DOVER, Del. — State officials are working to address the threat posed to infants by opioid addiction and other substance abuse. ...
Protection order named mother of boy found dead in concrete
WICHITA, Kan. — A boy whose body was found encased in concrete in a Wichita rental home is believed to be the son of...
Members appointed to new child abuse commission in Montana
HELENA, Mont. — Montana's governor and attorney general have appointed 14 members to a commission that will review child deaths due to abuse and...