A teenage pedophile almost killed a 10-month-old baby boy by abusing him with cutlery. The infant had to undergo emergency surgery and was close to death after the abuse by Paul Ward. The 19-year-old, from Leeds, was jailed for 14 years after being convicted of three counts of assault by penetration of a child under 13 and one charge of wounding with intent at Leeds Crown Court. Judge Neil Clarke told Ward it was ‘perhaps the most unpleasant’ case of abuse he had come across.

A 15-year-old boy who committed suicide after he was targeted by bullies, was set to leave town with his parents in a bid to escape his tormentors. Todd Loik took his own life after enduring a constant stream of abuse from other kids both at his school and online, his heartbroken mom Kim Loik, said. She told how her son had become a victim of cruel taunts ever since they moved to North Battleford in Saskatchewan, Canada five years ago.

A school bus driver suspected of drinking and driving faces 36 counts of child abuse, among other charges. Burton Carpenter, 57, a driver with Adams 12 Five Star Schools, has been charged with driving under the influence, careless driving, failing to drive in a single lane and failing to stop a school bus at a railroad crossing, according to an Adams County District Attorney’s Office media release.

A Silverdale couple has been arrested and charged in a child abuse and torture case that gives even seasoned law enforcement officers pause. “This is the kind of case, when you read the probable cause statement, that makes you queasy,” said Deputy Scott Wilson, a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Brandon Pernell Gunn, 27, and Viviana Alma Gunn, 34, who share a home in the 1100 block of NW Cloninger Court in Silverdale, have both been charged in Kitsap County Court with assault of a child in the first degree.

A Franklin man’s guilty pleas to child-sex charges will mean he’ll have to serve 20 years in prison and live out his life as a Tier III sexual offender when he’s released. James Redman, 57, entered the pleas Tuesday on charges of rape of a victim younger than 13 and gross sexual imposition as well as Importuning involving the same victim, Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell’s office said Wednesday.

Mother charged in child-abuse death of her 2-yo son A 20-year-old Tulsa woman was arrested and charged with murder Tuesday in the apparent beating death of her 2-year-old son. A charge of child-abuse murder was filed against Andrea Denise Smith in Tulsa County District Court, and detectives arrested her about 2:40 p.m., court and jail records […]

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A pediatric dentist who last year pleaded guilty to abusing a four-year-old patient already had a string of accusations on his record spanning eight years, which included hitting children with dental tools, calling them names and performing unnecessary dental work, it emerged today. Thomas Floyd, 62, from Florida, was arrested last September and, under a plea deal, was sentenced to five years probation and agreed to relinquish his dentist license. Under the agreement, the state agreed not to pursue additional charges against Floyd from any other known victims from his former dental practice.

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested after she confessed to police she beat a homeless man to death with a baseball bat. Forsythia Owen claimed she attacked Denzle Rainey in an alleyway where he had been sleeping rough because he allegedly molested her four-year-old daughter. As she was interviewed by police Owens, of Englewood, Colorado, allegedly swung her arms repeatedly as she demonstrated how she delivered the fatal blows. Mr Rainey was found in the alley with serious injuries. He had a cracked skull, broken ribs and vital organs had been damaged. A post-mortem examination showed his broken ribs had cut into his liver, Fox 13 reported.

A Chilean judge ordered a probe Monday into allegations that a former army commander was responsible for the abduction and torture of three children during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. At the time of the alleged torture in 1973, the children were aged one, three and 12. The defendant, Juan Emilio Cheyre, was then a lieutenant in the army but he later served as army commander in chief, from 2002 to 2006.

Breann Hill and her parents are the epitome of courage, transparency and hope. There are so many families that won’t even address suspected molestation in their families. Who could blame them? It’s a torturous reality for most who’d rather live in denial. But a year-and-a-half ago, then 10-year old Breann was brave enough to go to her mother and tell her what happened while her grandfather, the man who molested her, sat in the very same room. “Mom, someone touched me inappropriately last night,” she said. Her grandfather immediately walked out of the room. Breann’s mom Cyndi sat stunned, trying to catch her breath and process what her eldest daughter was revealing.

FLORIDA — A Marion County man has been arrested after deputies say he offered money to a 14-year-old girl for sex, then kidnapped her, strangled her and drove over her with his SUV when she refused. Adrian Mendez was booked into the Marion County Jail on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. Deputies said they found the girl lying on the side of Wilson Parrish Road near Umatilla on Sunday night. She was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators say while she was at the hospital, she was able to pick her attacker out of a photo line-up and he was arrested at his Marion County home.

Haleigh Cummings, 5, vanished from her own bed while her father was at work & his teen girlfriend was supposed to be babysitting. The babysitter, Misty Croslin, claimed she woke up at 3 a.m. and discovered Haleigh missing, the back door propped open with a cinder block. After intense and exhaustive searches for the little girl, interviews with key players, & even arrests, we are still no closer to finding out what happened to Haleigh Cummings. Could little Haleigh still be alive? Will a new age progressed photo help generate leads? Friday night, a deeper look inside the mysterious disappearance of Haleigh Cummings on Nancy Grace Mysteries at 8 & 11 p.m. ET on HLN.

PORT HURON, MI — Joe Guy and Jennifer Galvan, convicted of beating their 3-year-old daughter to death in 2010, are staying in prison. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld their convictions Tuesday, rejecting their appeals of life sentences for felony murder, first-degree child abuse, torture and possession of marijuana.