Donald Thomas Bayne faces up to life in prison if convicted of torturing a baby. The 23-year-old Bayne was arraigned Monday afternoon on that count and first-degree child abuse, a 15-year felony, for allegedly punching his girlfriend’s 9-month-old daughter in the head, causing skull fractures and internal injuries.  Bayne, of 403 Peach, was charged as a second-time habitual offender, which could add 50 percent to his maximum prison sentence. That’s based on a 2009 conviction of animal killing/torture. READ MORE HERE

MT. MORRIS, Michigan– A husband and wife were charged this week with possessing hundreds of images of child pornography, including photos that involved their 6-month-old daughter, Police Chief Keith Becker said today. The Mt. Morris couple was arraigned Tuesday in Genesee District Court, Becker said. Daniel A. Hall, 25, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography and using a computer in the commission of a crime, according to court records. READ MORE HERE

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LONG ISLAND, NY — A pediatrician is facing federal charges of sexually abusing his young female patients and then filing fraudulent insurance claims in their name, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Evidence in the case against Dr. Rakesh Punn, 53, includes a “how-to” guide on molestation he was writing on his computer which incorporated passages from the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian sex treatise, prosecutors said.  READ MORE HERE

CERES—An 18-year-old pregnant teen was held captive and beaten for nine days, Ceres Police say. The suspects were arrested the three suspects, one of whom was the victim’s boyfriend, Tuesday. The victim’s boyfriend, 21-year-old Richard Garibay, found a message on the woman’s phone that he didn’t like on Jan. 27. Police say Garibay started beating the victim and threatened to kill her with a handgun.  READ MORE HERE

Stripped to just his underwear, a crying child is forced to exercise in freezing temperatures. Shock video shows the four-year-old boy with tears streaming down his face performing push-ups in heavy snow. Filmed on a New York street, the shaky footage sees a person wearing a heavy hooded jacket to protect themselves from the chill, proving just how extreme and bitter the conditions were at the time.  READ MORE HERE

A 12-year-old girl who shot her father dead while he was sleeping acted in self defense after years of sexual abuse, a jury has found. The girl from Katy, Texas grabbed Mark Nelson’s gun from under his mattress and shot the 38-year-old in the back of the head in April 2009. But after four days of deliberation, a jury cleared the girl, now 15, of murder, believing she had been choked and sexually abused by her father.  READ MORE HERE

A teenage girl was found hanged after a blunder by her barrister caused the collapse of the rape trial of a man who abused her from the age of 13. Prosecutor David Jones breached strict legal guidelines on witness contact when he discussed the case of 16-year-old karate star Dana Baker with her at his house. As a result, the trial of her coach Jaspal Riat, 48, was scrapped. Mr Jones resigned from the Bar soon afterwards.  READ MORE HERE

NEW YORK —Is naked hanky-panky in a kindergarten classroom among five-year-olds just normal curiosity — or an example of negligent teachers? Two kindergarten parents at PS 189 in Washington Heights think they know. They claim a group of five-year-olds took their clothes off, and were exploring their private parts, even engaging in what appeared to be oral sex while a teacher was in the classroom. This naked hanky-panky continued from September until January — according to their lawyer — even though the parents complained to the teacher and principal.  READ MORE HERE

NEW YORK — A teacher’s aide is behind bars after allegedly videotaped himself spanking one naked child and fondling another in a public school classroom. Taleek Brooks, 40, was arrested after federal agents discovered the videos on a computer seized last month from his home during a child porn investigation. The victims are identified only as current or former students at the Weeksville School in Brooklyn, where Brooks had worked since 1995.  READ MORE HERE

VICTIM: 9-Year Old Elizabeth Olten

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A teenage girl who is accused of stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a 9-year old neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an “ahmazing” and “pretty enjoyable” experience. The words written by Alyssa Bustamante were read aloud in court Monday as part of a sentencing hearing in the October 2009 murder of her neighbor, Elizabeth Olten. Bustamante was 15 at the time of the murder, but is being tried as an adult.  READ MORE HERE

CHATSWORTH, CA– Police arrested an elementary school janitor last Monday on suspicion of child molestation. The mother of the unidentified victim reported there had been inappropriate contact between her child and a janitor at Germain Elementary School on Friday, according to police. Officers arrested Paul Adame, 37, of Encino on suspicion of committing a lewd act with a child.  READ MORE HERE

Two Miramonte Elementary School teachers accused of sex abuse.

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA– Miramonte teacher, Martin Springer, was formally charged with 3 counts of lewd acts with a child Tuesday. Springer, 49, is accused of inappropriate behavior with a female student during a three-month period in 2009. He is expected to be arraigned on felony charges Tuesday. READ MORE HERE

LOS ANGELES, CA — A mother now faces child endangerment charges after authorities say she left her 6-month-old baby with a homeless couple and then disappeared. It happened Monday night about 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of 3rd and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles, according to police.  READ MORE HERE