West Virginia — A 28-year-old Logan woman has been charged with child abuse resulting in injury. According to the criminal complaint, Logan Policeman R. Adkins received a call concerning an intoxicated person on Jan. 1. Upon arriving at the residence, Adkins was informed that Reanna Browning was arguing with her mother when Reanna’s 5-year-old son exited a bedroom crying. The grandmother reportedly told Adkins “she has threw” the child “around in the bedroom.” Adkins observed that the child had a cut on the back of his arm, and redness on the back of his shoulders. Browning reportedly told Adkins that the child had fell out of the bed. Adkins allowed Browning and the child to leave. READ MORE HERE

UNDERWOOD, Kentucky — A Clark County man faces child battery charges after a Scott County Hospital doctor contacted the Indiana State Police on Saturday. Christopher A. Bruck, 27, Underwood, has been initially charged with aggravated battery and neglect of dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, both level 3 felonies. READ MORE HERE

3 Shot, Baby Stolen From California Home

LONG BEACH, California — A  3-week-old girl was missing Sunday from a California home where the baby’s mother, father and uncle were found shot, police said. Long Beach police were seeking an adult male in the shooting but have not said if the man is related to the missing infant. His motive was unknown but detectives do not believe the shooting was a random act, police spokeswoman Marlene Arrona said. READ MORE HERE

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CALIFORNIA – Two well-developed human fetuses wrapped in a blanket have been found dead on the doorstep of a home in San Diego. The bodies – apparently twins – appeared to be five months along or older, paramedics told police. They were both attached to umbilical cords and one placenta. READ MORE HERE

Buckingham Palace denies sex claim against Prince Andrew

Royal officials on Friday denied that Britain’s Prince Andrew engaged in any “impropriety with underage minors” after he was named in U.S. court documents related to a lengthy lawsuit against American financier Jeffrey Epstein. In papers filed to a Florida court, an unidentified woman alleged that Epstein forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein when she was under the age of 18. The filing said the alleged encounters took place around 1999 to 2002. READ MORE HERE

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A toddler was found dumped inside a recycling bin outside a house in Winnipeg in frigid temperatures, leading to charges against a 17-year-old who police say was responsible. Police in Winnipeg said the suspect was at a house party on Pritchard Avenue when a fight broke out and another person was chased from the home. With the toddler’s mother distracted by the fight, the suspect took the 22-month-old girl and ran from the home. READ MORE HERE

‘Minecraft’ Match Gone Wrong: Man Drove To Michigan With Butcher Knife To Meet Teen In Person

After meeting on the game Minecraft, a 14-year-old girl attracted the amorous attention of 25-year-old Glen Timberlake. The Texas man is currently in jail after he drove all the way to Michigan to attempt to meet the teen in person, after their long distance relationship became sexual in nature. However, the details of this case get more disturbing. The Midland Daily News reports that Timberlake and the unidentified teen met when the girl was only 12-years-old. The two had an online friendship for approximately two years, but it became sexual at some point. Glen Stephen Timberlake allegedly sent videos and photos of a sexual nature to the young teen. Reports indicate that at least one of the sexually explicit videos included a dog. READ MORE HERE

FLORIDA – 4-year-old Kissimmee father was arrested Monday after police say he broke his infant son’s thigh bone and lied about how it happened. Jorge Santiago initially told police he was holding his 5-month-old son tucked under his arm. He said he sat down in a chair and reached to pick up a blanket that was on the floor. That’s when heard “a loud ‘pop’ and the baby started to cry about one minute later, a report said. READ MORE HERE

EL DORADO, Kansas — An unlicensed daycare provider has been charged after she confessed to severely burning a toddler with hot water. Mary Ann Garrett faced a Butler County judge Wednesday morning. She is charged with one count of child abuse and one count of interference with law enforcement. The burns stemmed from an incident on October 27. Garrett told detectives then that another toddler at her home daycare had sprayed the boy. But when she was questioned again Monday, the sheriff says Garrett confessed to the crime. A preliminary hearing for Garrett is scheduled for January 15. READ MORE HERE

COLORADO – The four young boys were deprived of sunlight. On Tuesday in Denver District Court the father of the four boys, 67-year-old Wayne Sperling, was sentenced to five years in prison for keeping his sons in a tiny Denver apartment covered in layers of cat and human feces. Decomposing animals were found near the squalid mattress the four boys shared. Sperling accepted a plea agreement on Nov. 13 in Denver District Court. He pleaded guilty to one felony count of child abuse naming all four boys. The original six felony charges were dropped. READ MORE HERE

Found wrapped in blue Aviation Maintenance Vincennes University-Indianapolis sweatshirt

Indianapolis – Police in Indianapolis are searching for the mother who dumped the body of her newborn daughter wrapped in a college sweatshirt in a wooded area of a city park. Officers were called to Eagle Creek Park on the outskirts of Indianapolis by a person who found the baby while hiking Sunday afternoon. Investigators say the baby was perhaps a day old and her umbilical cord still attached. The horrific discovery was made under a branch about 30 yards from a parking area of the park on the city’s northwest side. READ MORE HERE

U.K. — The head of the NSPCC has called for the removal of all child abuse images from the internet. The charity’s chief executive Peter Wanless admitted it would be a “gargantuan task” but claimed “every one of us should feel at least a little guilty” while the problem persists. Last month David Cameron told a child abuse summit that a joint specialist unit run by the National Crime Agency and listening post GCHQ will target the most prolific offenders who are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to hide their true identities and encrypt and share images online. READ MORE HERE

Two children, ages 7- and 8-years-old, are suspected of committing rape. Shocking investigative evidence reportedly proved that the two young boys committed the crimes sometime last year. Brief details about the alleged crimes were released. But, due to the ages of the alleged victims and offenders, no names or specified information has been released. According to Manchester Evening News, the 7-year-old boy allegedly raped a girl “under the age of 13,” and the 8-year-old is suspected of raping a girl “under the age of 16.” The boys are among more than 1,000 minors who allegedly committed crimes in the Greater Manchester area. But, even if they are found guilty, there’s one big problem: They can never be prosecuted for the heinous crimes. READ MORE HERE

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