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Influencer Parents Let 6-Year-Old Son Run a Marathon. They Were Later Visited by CPS
A Kentucky couple who ran a marathon with their 6-year-old son says they are being investigated by Child Protective Services.
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Authorities Take 2nd Child From ‘American Idol' Contestant, Prompting Outrage
Syesha Mercado, who is fighting to get her toddler back, recorded deputies taking her newborn from her in an Instagram Live video.
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‘Do No Harm': A New Podcast Explores When the Child Welfare System Does More Harm Than Good
A new podcast by NBC News investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh and Wondery, “Do No Harm,” takes a hard look at the child welfare system. Hixenbaugh joined LX News to discuss his investigation into a medical and legal system so intent on protecting children from abuse that it can sometimes harm families rather than helping.
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Child Advocates Concerned Neglect, Abuse Might Be Going Unreported During Pandemic
School closures and stay-at-home policies have contributed to a major reduction in tips to child protective services about possible neglect and abuse, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team. State and District of Columbia records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show a decline of nearly 50 percent in the child protective service calls received this spring in…
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Man Accused of Sexual Misconduct Kept DC Child Care Job
A teaching assistant who was arrested for sexually abusing an 8-year-old student had a history of misconduct allegations yet managed to keep his job for years, according to a News4 I-Team investigation.
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NY Plastic Surgeon Allegedly Had Stunning Weapons Cache — Body Armor, 5 Assault Rifles, 1,600 Rounds of Ammo and More — in His Car: Officials
A 47-year-old plastic surgeon from Westchester County allegedly had a huge weapons cache in his car, one including assault rifles, body armor, a ballistic helmet, knives and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, among other weapons, when police stopped him as they investigated a report he had threatened his estranged wife and family.
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12-Year-Old Boy Who Died Had Been Chained, Abused and Starved By His Circus Promoter Parents, Deputies Say
A 12-year-old boy was allegedly chained up, abused and starved by his parents, who are circus promoters, before he died last week in Indiana, NBC News reported. The parents, 33-year-old Luis Posso and 26-year-old Dayan Median Flores, were charged with felony neglect Friday, a day after the boy, Eduardo, died in a hospital in Bloomington, according to a statement from...
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Undercover Moms Fight Fake Autism Cures in Private Facebook Groups
Two moms have spent much of their free time in the last three years infiltrating private Facebook groups where parents of autistic children share dangerous methods that aim to “heal” the kids of the as-yet incurable condition, NBC News reported. Melissa Eaton and Amanda Seigler, who have autistic children themselves, take screenshots of posts describing parents, among other things, giving...
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Houston Girl in Amber Alert Was Removed From Home in August
A 4-year-old Texas girl whose stepfather reported she was abducted over the weekend had been removed from the family home months earlier because of allegations of abuse but was later returned, a child protection agency said Tuesday. The history of alleged abuse in Maleah Davis’ home emerged as police raise questions about her stepfather’s account of the girl’s abduction, and...
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Former Virginia Preschool Teacher to Be Imprisoned for 41 Years for Sexually Abusing Children
After emotional victim impact statements from parents of young children who were sexually abused at a Virginia preschool, a judge sentenced a former teacher to spend the next 41 years in prison.
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California Lawmaker Steps Aside, Denies Child Cruelty Charge
A state lawmaker took a temporary leave of absence on Tuesday while disputing a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to his young daughter as “false and unthinkable.”
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Data Show Allegations of Sex Abuse of Migrant Children
Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members, according to federal data released Tuesday. The cases include allegations of inappropriate touching, staff members allegedly watching minors while they bathed and showing pornographic videos to minors. Some of the allegations included...
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Beto O'Rourke Talks Migrant Separation Policy With Oprah
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke shared a stage with Oprah Winfrey to talk about the migrant family separation policy enacted by the Trump administration in 2018. During a closed portion of the interview, O’Rourke said he would announce his decision about a 2020 presidential run “before the end of the month,” suggesting he was leaning toward it.
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Parents Upset Virginia Preschool Back Open After Teacher Plead Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children
A day care in Prince William County, Virginia, has reopened just a few months after a worker there pleaded guilty to molesting preschoolers.
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California Lawmaker Arrested on Suspicion of Child Cruelty
California state lawmaker Joaquin Arambula was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor child cruelty, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer said.
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Former Virginia Preschool Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children
A former teacher at a Virginia preschool pleaded guilty to 14 charges of sexually abusing children in his care and taking inappropriate photos of them.
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Mother Admits to Killing 2-Year-Old Boy in Amber Alert Case: Police
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Jordan Belliveau, a 2-year-old boy who has been missing for three days, was found dead.
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Maryland Mother Sentenced for Abandoning 10 Children in Freezing Weather
A mother has been sentenced to spend more than eight months in prison for leaving her children in a broken down minivan on the side of a highway in Montgomery County, Maryland, in 20 degree weather.
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Day Care Worker Touched Children to Tickle, Play: Lawyer
The lawyer for a day care employee accused of inappropriately touching five children said his client only touched children during the course of play.
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New Charges for Perris Dad Accused of Shackling, Starving Some of His 13 Children
During Friday’s felony settlement conference, Superior Court Judge Emma Smith is expected to schedule a second settlement conference for April and confirm with the prosecution and defense that they will be prepared to move forward with a preliminary hearing, beginning on May 14.