LOS ANGELES — A woman accused of throwing her baby from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in court Wednesday. On August 22, 2011, Sonia Hermosillo arrived at Children’s Hospital Orange County with her 7-month-old son, Noe Medina Jr. After parking her car, Hermosillo allegedly removed a special helmet her son wore to reshape his head, and then pushed him from the parking garage. READ MORE HERE

A man brought his newborn baby into a strip club. Kenneth Rowe Junior, 26, entered the Daytona Beach bar strip-club drunk with his newborn baby Saturday night and was arrested soon after. The cops were called when Rowe asked a clerk to watch his child as he stepped out to have a “cigarette.” READ MORE HERE

DETROIT – A Detroit mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 8-year-old daughter. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wednesday that 26-year-old Semeria Greenenot Demeria Greeneis charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse. Her daughter, Tameria Greene, was found stabbed in the chest Dec. 30. READ MORE HERE

OTTAWA — The mother of a boy killed by Clifford Olson praised the Conservative government Sunday for announcing new income support for parents who take time off work when their children are murdered or go missing. Under the new federal program, the parents of children under the age of 18 who die or disappear as the result of a probable criminal offence will get up to $350 per week for up to 35 weeks as long as the applicant earned $6,500 in the previous calendar year or the previous 52 weeks and take leave from their job. READ MORE HERE

LOUISVILLE, KY – A man is facing murder charges after his girlfriend’s child died. According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. a 911 call reported a baby had fallen off of a kitchen counter and was unconscious. When officers arrived at the home they began CPR on the 18-month-old and then airlifted her to Kosair Children’s Hospital. READ MORE HERE

Megachurch Worker’s Excuse for Raping Child: ‘No One Is Perfect’

Chris Denman, formerly employed at a Tulsa, Okla. megachurch with a 17,000 member congregation, was sentenced to 55 years in prison today after pleading guilty in a Tulsa courtroom to raping a 13-year-old girl at the church. Denman was a janitor at the Victory Christian Center in Tulsa. Two other girls and five other church employees are also embroiled in the sexual scandal at Victory Christian Center. READ MORE HERE

Risk Factors That May Identify Child Abuse

A survey of around 26,000 adults found three factors raised the risk for physical child abuse by 15 times. Healthcare professionals can help keep an eye out for these risks. “It appears that children from homes with parental addictions, parental unemployment and parental divorce are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Such knowledge will hopefully improve the targeting of screening for childhood physical abuse,” said the lead author. READ MORE HERE

A mother who abandoned her four young children in a hotel room to go out partying has been banned from having any more babies. Kimberly Lightsey agreed not to have any more children in return for avoiding five years in jail. A judge in Bartow, Florida offered the 30-year-old the unique plea deal as a condition of her probation. READ MORE HERE

A mother did  the unthinkable because she had trouble finding free time.  In San Diego, California, 37-year-old Patricia Corby pleaded guilty to the murder of her 4-year-old autistic son after she drowned him in a bathtub because, “she was sick of taking care of him.” READ MORE HERE

A grown man got more than he bargained for when he sneaked into a teenage girl’s bedroom without her parents’ permission.  In Houston, Texas, 21-year-old Carlos Navarez was put into a headlock by the parents of a 15-year-old girl until police arrived after he was caught having sex inside the teenager’s bedroom. READ MORE HERE