A 2-year-old child has died after a Suitland man admitted to abusing him, police say. Clifton Edward Bernard, 26, was arrested early Wednesday morning after officials received a report of an unresponsive child in the 3800 block of Swann Road. The victim, Jamir Khaden Shipe of the 3800 block of Swann Road in Suitland, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of multiple injuries, including head trauma. The child died Thursday, police say. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. READ MORE HERE

PALMDALE — Authorities Friday said a Palmdale boy has died after sustaining a massive skull fracture and other injuries in a case of suspected child abuse. The unidentified 8-year-old child was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3 p.m. a day after police say he was severely beaten, had broken ribs, and burns over his body. The child’s mother, 29-year-old Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Isauro Aguirre, were arrested Thursday in connection with the alleged attack. Both are expected to be arraigned Tuesday. READ MORE HERE

Palmdale boy dies after allegedly being tortured

MIAMI — Florida child welfare officials fired an investigator who they said forged documents about substance-abuse treatment for a mother six months before her 11-month old baby died in a sweltering car. Catalina Bruno is accused of leaving her son Bryan Osceola, along with her purse and a can of beer, in the car outside their Miami home. The boy had a 109-degree temperature when he was found. His mother is now jailed on charges of aggravated manslaughter. READ MORE HERE

WEST POINT, Utah — A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said. Authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds and that the 15-year-old boy acted alone in what appeared to be an unplanned attack, Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said. “As result of the emerging details, the 15-year-old juvenile has officially been taken into custody,” Richardson said. READ MORE HERE

Police are investigating if 12-year-old Gabrielle Molina committed suicide because she was bullied online and at a school known for below-average student happiness. 12-year-old Gabrielle Molina’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Queens Wednesday, according to the New York Daily News. According to the report, a classmate said Molina was teased in school and online about cutting herself compulsively. Students reportedly told the news organization that Molina’s 15-year-old sister had posted since-removed photos of Gabrielle’s cut arms on Instagram. READ MORE HERE

PALMDALE, CA — The mother of an 8-year-old boy found not breathing in a Palmdale apartment was arrested on suspicion of child abuse Thursday. Rescue officials received a call about a child needing help around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The boy was found unconscious, with markings around his ankles suggesting he may have been tied up, detectives said. He was also found to have cigarette burns on his body and a skull fracture. The boy was transported to an area hospital where he remained in critical condition. Authorities believe the boy may have been tortured. READ MORE HERE

PORT CANAVERAL, FL — More than two hours before the Disney Dream left port here last August, a Disney Cruise Line crew member was captured on ship surveillance video molesting an 11-year-old girl in an elevator – a crime Disney Cruise Line said it believes it must by law report immediately. But a Local 6 investigation reveals the incident was not reported until the next day, long after the ship had slipped out of port, enabling the 33-year-old suspect to evade investigation and prosecution by Florida authorities. Disney Cruise Line at first claimed last week it did report the crime while the ship was still in port on Aug. 5. Then, after being told by Local 6 and Port Canaveral police that was not true, the cruise line changed its account. READ MORE HERE

VANCOUVER, WA — A Beaverton police officer already facing charges of food stamp fraud is now accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old child.  The SWAT team was called out to a Vancouver home Wednesday leading to the arrest of Christopher Warren. It all began unfolding around 3:20 p.m. on the 9200 block of Northeast 14th Way. Detectives from the Children’s Justice Center utilized the Southwest Washington Regional SWAT team to serve a warrant at a home. READ MORE HERE

A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on young children at a Barnardo’s home has been jailed for 10 years. Canon Gordon Rideout, 74, abused more than a dozen girls and boys at the now closed home at Ifield Hall in Crawley, West Sussex, over a four-year period. The former Anglican clergyman from Polegate, East Sussex, also indecently assaulted two girls at an army site in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. At Lewes Crown Court, Rideout was found guilty of 34 counts of indecent assault and two counts of attempted rape on 16 children between January 1962 and January 1973. He was cleared of one count of indecent assault on a boy at a second Barnardo’s home in Essex. As he was sentenced today, the Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner, said Rideout had caused ‘immeasurable and destructive suffering’ over a long period of time. READ MORE HERE

A North Texas husband and wife have been charged with felony injury to a child after their 4-year-old adopted son was found dead at their home. Police in Cleburne, Texas arrested David, 46, and Angel Cook, 35, on Monday after an autopsy report indicated Buddy Cook’s death was a homicide. The body was discovered March 22. Earlier Child Protective Services affidavits said Buddy apparently died of dehydration and malnutrition and the parents didn’t seek medical attention. READ MORE HERE

The bruises to a 2-year-old boy who investigators say was beaten extend from his “head to his knees,” and it’s some of the worst injuries one Washington County Sheriff’s official said he’s ever seen. The boy’s mother, Amanda Percell, 22, and a man investigators said is her boyfriend, Andres Lorenze Allen, 29, 533 Browning Road, Telford, are both charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect or endangerment. READ MORE HERE

HAUGHTON, LA – Authorities arrested three Ark-La-Tex daycare workers, accused of child abuse involving at least eight children, ranging in age from 1 to 4, in alleged incidents over the past two weeks. Investigators say they received a tip this week about the alleged abuse happening at the TLC Child Care and Learning Center, located in the 4600 block of Highway 80 East in Haughton, Louisiana. On Wednesday (5/15/13), the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 23 year old Tronica Peterson of Haughton and 25 year old Antionikia Moncrief of Minden. Each faces two counts of simple battery and cruelty to a juvenile. And, 31 year old Fanisty Kennon of Haughton faces six counts of simple battery. Authorities say Peterson videotaped several of the incidents. READ MORE HERE

A girl not yet 13 years old and still in 6th grade invited her classmate to her home and murdered her, hacking off her head and arms and bagging them out of resentment of her being prettier than herself. Recently, Guangxi Hechi City Intermediate People’s Court pronounced its final judgment: The defendant’s parents is to compensate the plaintiff 108,000 yuan for all sorts of expenses.  READ MORE HERE

Man charged with first-degree child abuse and torture

JACKSON, MI – Bella and Corey Austin were sitting in dirty, cold water and Daniel Ronquillo said he started to put new water in the tub. He said he turned on the hot and cold water and left the bathroom, only returning when he said he heard 2-year-old “C.J.” screaming. “I couldn’t believe what I was looking at,” he testified Wednesday, May 15. Their skin, floating in the tub, looked like wet toilet paper. READ MORE HERE