child abuse

A trial has been postponed until April for a former Franciscan friar accused of molesting students in the 1990s at a Catholic school in Mississippi.

A former employee of the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency pleaded guilty to producing child pornography on Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney District of New Jersey. Authorities say 28-year-old Kayan Frazier was working at the child protection agency in 2019 when law enforcement officers received reports that Frazier was distributing images of child sexual abuse on…

A Florida waitress noticed an 11-year-old boy with bruises and thought something was wrong. Orlando police say her quick actions may have saved the boy from more danger.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hit with several lawsuits for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue

In a candid Instagram post, Jacob Roloff claims he was molested by a former “Little People, Big World” field producer.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said there needs to be a “sense of urgency” in working toward the end of child labor globally.

A 9-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was beaten by her mother’s boyfriend causing her injuries that a seasoned detective described as the worst he had ever seen in his career, investigators announced Tuesday.

A 30-year-old high school teacher from New Jersey has been arrested after a 4-year-old child in his custody allegedly consumed pot — enough that the child had to be taken to a hospital, unable to stand. The child was taken to a hospital on Tuesday, officials said Friday. Medical tests indicated that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis,…

Preliminary data shows that reports of child abuse around the nation have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, according to an NBC News analysis, while experts are concerned there could be an unseen surge in abuse behind closed doors due to COVID-19 related unemployment and financial strain.

Child safety advocates are concerned about the welfare of children during the coronavirus shutdown. Calls to Pennsylvania’s hotline dropped 60% in April so advocates are asking residents to keep an eye out for child abuse and report it.

With schools closed and teachers unable to report suspected cases of abuse, child welfare agencies have lost some of their best eyes and ears as the coronavirus pandemic strains families

As COVID-19 continues to affect millions of families around the world, Angelina Jolie is speaking out and reminding citizens that we must look out for children in need during this time.

As the coronavirus continues affecting millions of people around the world, Angelina Jolie is standing up for vulnerable children during this time. “Of the many ways that the pandemic is making us rethink our humanity, none is more important, or urgent, than the overall protection of children,” Angelina wrote in an op-ed for Time. “They may not be as susceptible...

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has granted a request by the Boy Scouts of America to halt lawsuits against local Scout councils as the BSA works on its bankruptcy plan to set up a compensation fund for thousands of men molested as boys by Scout leaders.

A Texas man faces murder charges after stuffing his girlfriend’s 10-month-old child into a backpack and leaving her in his car for more than five hours. KCBD’s Katie Main reports.

A state study released Thursday found the number of Pennsylvania children killed or nearly killed after abuse had occurred spiked recently.

Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled Friday that mothers who use illegal drugs while pregnant cannot be considered perpetrators of child abuse against their newly born children under the state’s child protection law.

YouTube says it’s hiring more people to help curb videos that violate its policies. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says “some bad actors are exploiting” the Google-owned service to “mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm.” She says Google will have more than 10,000 workers address the problem by next year, though her blog post Monday doesn’t say how many the company...

The county caseworkers who investigate child abuse in Pennsylvania are underpaid, inadequately trained, plagued by high turnover and face dangerous conditions, according to a report released Thursday that recommended changes to the system.

A lawsuit targeting elders of a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation for failing to report suspected child abuse continues to wind its way through Delaware’s court system.