child abuse

Police allege the mother of a 14-year-old New Jersey girl, whose disappearance drew national attention, brutally abused her for years and forced her to skip school and beg for money on the streets.

A North Carolina woman has been charged with child abuse after the couple she works for caught her restraining their son on their nanny cam.

Hilton condemned a “systemwide lack of transparency and accountability” in the troubled teen industry and urged support for new regulations.

Jordan Cheyenne and her 8-year-old had just found out their dog had a potentially deadly illness; then she turned the camera on.

A West Oak Lane woman was sentenced to at least 23 years in state prison for killing a little boy after beating him, feeding him antifreeze and then leaving his body inside her apartment in 2017.

A Florida woman is charged with murder stemming from a decades-old shaken baby case

A 21-year-old day care worker is accused of trying to kill a 1-year-old under her care at a Camden County facility.

A 21-year-old is accused of assaulting and trying to kill a 1-year-old at a day care in Lindenwold, Camden County.

An Associated Press analysis has found that reports of child abuse plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic, as children are out of the public eye and away from usual reporters of welfare problems

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