A Moline baby is on the mend after police say a woman charged with breaking both her legs admitted she got too rough during a diaper change. Kim Linhart took her grand-daughter Briley back to the doctor on Wednesday for x-rays and two new purple and green casts. “She has two spiral breaks. The doctor says she’s healing well,” Linhart said. “But I can’t imagine getting that aggravated at a baby. I’m angry. I don’t see how anybody could have done that,” she said.

LOUISVILLE, KY – The woman who allegedly left her dead newborn inside a trash can in a Louisville department store restroom is now facing murder charges. Louisville Metro Police arrested Jessica Price, 29, Wednesday evening. On August 8, police and EMS were notified of an unresponsive newborn at the Kohl’s Department Store on Standiford Plaza Drive. The newborn was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a Louisville Metro Police report, an investigation determined the baby died as the result of an intentional act.

The Janczewski family is fighting the local school district in Rose, Michigan after it emerged that a male teacher molested their 8th grade son and then — unbelievably — six other teachers spoke out against the 15-30 year sentence the man received. “Neal has plead (sic) guilty for his one criminal offense but he is not a predator,” Harriet Coe reportedly wrote. “This was an isolated incident. He understands the severity of his action and is sincere in his desire to make amends…”

An Orange County man was arrested Friday after he confessed to shaking and hitting his four-week-old daughter. The girl suffered severe injuries and is likely to be permanently disabled. Daniel Andrew Ortiz, 25, faces a charge of aggravated child abuse. He was being held at the Orange County Jail on $50,000 bail.

A Georgia father has been accused of locking three of his adopted children in their room for two months after the death of their mother. After receiving a tip off, investigators went to the Conyers, Rockdale, home yesterday, where they found two boys, aged 10 and 15, and a girl, 8, secured in a room. Lev Dzyuba, 37, and his sisters 20-year-old Alina Dzyuba and 26-year-old Natalia Mellon, have been arrested and the children have been taken into protective custody.

Tennis champion Bob Hewitt has been charged with rape and sexual assault of children. Hewitt, 73, is accused of raping a girl under the age of 16 in in 1981 in Sun City, South Africa, and another girl under 16 in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, in 1982. The multiple Grand Slam doubles champion is also accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 18 in Boksburg in 1994.

LOWELL, Mass. —A Tewksbury man has been ordered held on high bail, accused of raping a girl several times and threatening to cut off her finger if she told anyone about the abuse, the Lowell Sun reported. Scott Brzezowski, 29, has been charged with four counts of indecent assault and battery of a child under the age of 16, four counts of rape of a child with force, four counts aggravated rape and one count of an obscene matter to a minor.

Police have arrested 45 men believed to be involved in the biggest child sex ring ever seen in the UK, it emerged today. The arrests come after a year-long investigation into sex abuse allegations across three towns in West Yorkshire. Most of the suspects – said to be white and Asian – are in their 20s but some of are said to be middle aged, up to their 60s. Members of the gang are alleged to have abused four girls – some as young as 13 – over several years.

Becky and Robert McGuinn kindly took in a special needs woman, to help teach her how to take care of her young son. March 7, 1988 Wanda Reed vanished out the back door with the McGuinn’s 7 month old daughter Melissa. 8 minutes later Wanda returned alone. Melissa was never seen again.

The Sun Sentinel set out to examine the effectiveness of the Jimmy Ryce law by determining the number of sex offenders released under the law who went on to commit new sex crimes. The newspaper obtained a database from the Florida Department of Children & Families of inmates screened since the law took effect in 1999, more than 31,000 individuals. Names, birth dates and screening dates were submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The agency matched those against a statewide criminal history database and found 1,384 offenders had been rearrested on sex charges as of April 15. The number may be higher because arrest records do not always list the charge, the agency cautioned. In comparison, 759 sex offenders have been committed to the state’s sex predator treatment center. That means for every one committed, nearly two others were released and then arrested on a sex charge.

Bullying has long been a problem in our schools, our extracurricular programs and even our churches. Despite what some parents and teachers may claim, this is certainly not a new problem. However, advancements in technology have given rise to more sophisticated bullying. Educators, parents and government officials are working hard to address the bullying issue, […]

Salem, Oregon – Sarah Beth Hopkins, a 35-year-old Oregon woman, was jailed Sunday after she allegedly had a seven-month long sexual relationship with her friend’s 11-year-old son. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation was launched after the boy’s mother learned at a church revival that her son had been sexually involved with Hopkins. Hopkins is the mother’s neighbor and close friend, according to the criminal complaint.

London (CNN) — Reports that a Scottish teenager took his own life after becoming the victim of an alleged Internet blackmail scam have heightened concerns in Britain over online abuse. Daniel Perry, from Dunfermline, was reportedly the victim of blackmailers who recorded his interactions via Skype with a person he believed was an American girl his own age. They then threatened to show his family the footage unless he paid up, UK media reports say. Instead, the 17-year-old jumped from a bridge last month.

A cop decided he had better things to do at work. Herbert Eugene Miller, 44, was an auxiliary officer with the Greeneville Police Department until it was discovered that he was using his patrol car computer to search for child pornography.