WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man convicted of first degree murder in one of the nation’s most shocking recent cases of child abuse is expected to appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court.

In 2008, Karl McKay and Samantha Kematch were convicted of first degree murder in the gruesome 2005 death of Kematch’s daughter, five-year-old Phoenix Sinclair, a murder that highlighted failures in the province’s child welfare system.

(Edinburg, TX) — A south Texas man convicted of killing and beheading three young children has been sentenced to death. A Hidalgo County jury sentenced 29-year-old John Rubio Thursday afternoon after deliberating for a few hours.
Rubio told the jurors quote, “I’m sorry it had to come to this,” and the judge later told him that if he wanted forgiveness, it would have to come from a higher source.

After determining that former state Bar Association Treasurer Aaron Biber acted with particular cruelty in grooming and raping a 15-year-old boy, a judge on Thursday jailed Biber without bail pending his sentencing in October.

If Hennepin County District Judge Lloyd Zimmerman’s extensive courtroom comments are an indication, Biber, 47, will be looking at a long prison sentence for his guilty plea last week to first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Child rape suspect Daniel J. Drury’s time on the run is over.

Police have charged the Nanticoke man with raping an 11-year-old girl at a Pine Street home in October 2002. Drury was recently captured in Florida, where he fled two years ago after the girl levied the allegations against him, police said. The 45-year-old is charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors.

Earlier this week, a federal trial jury in Duluth convicted a Red Lake, Minnesota couple of child abuse, according to a report obtained by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.

Following a four-day trial on July 22, 2010, the jury found Charles William Prentice, Jr., age 26, guilty on one count of aggravated assault and one count of child endangerment. The jury convicted Showy Shalette Johnson, age 25, of one count of child endangerment. Both were named in a superseding indictment on January 12, 2010.

LAS CRUCES – A baby whose mother allegedly shook him so hard he went into a coma just days before his first birthday will likely be severely mentally handicapped for the rest of his life, according to the 3rd Judicial District Attorney’s office.

Erica Sigala was indicted Thursday by a Do a Ana County grand jury, who formally charged her with intentional child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, a first-degree felony.

ARIZONA–A Muskogee man is expected to be charged today with child abuse after a baby was admitted to a Tulsa hospital in critical condition.

Formal charges were being typed late Wednesday against William Herbert Shamblin, 27, said Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Crieg Rittenhouse.

A 3-month-old Hemet baby is not expected to survive after being abused by her father, who was arrested in the case, said Sgt. Dean Spivacke in a news release.

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A Jackson couple has been charged with aggravated domestic assault and child abuse after their children told police the father beat his 15-year-old daughter for playing with some boys in the parking lot of their north Jackson apartment complex, according to an affidavit.

Police first began investigating the incident when Ramazan Ali reported his two children — a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy — missing on Wednesday afternoon. Ali told police the children ran away from home around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening after they were scolded, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department.

VILLERS-AU-TERTRE, France — A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Dominique Cottrez, a 46-year-old nurse’s aide with two grown daughters, said that after a bad experience with her first pregnancy she never again wanted to see a doctor.

Glendale, Arizona (The Weekly Vice) – William Willis, a 45-year-old Arizona man who currently faces robbery charges, sparked a great deal more interest from police when detectives found a large stash of child pornography at his home and a mysterious underground room in his back yard.

According to Glendale Police, Willis was arrested when he was found leaving a pharmacy that had just been robbed earlier this month. After Willis’ arrest, he reportedly admitted to committing other burglaries as well, according to police.

Gustine, California (The Weekly Vice) – Maria Galicia, a 26-year-old Gustine woman was jailed after she allegedly took her daughter to the hospital for an ear infection, when an ear infection was the least of the little girl’s problems.

According to Gustine police, Galicia brought her 11-month-old daughter in to see a doctor at Memorial Hospital Los Banos Monday after she suspected her daughter had an ear infection. The child was then taken to Children’s Hospital for further evaluation.

Paragould, AR – This is John Paul Jones, alleged pervert. According to police, John’s fiancee grew a bit suspicious of his “extra-curricular” activities after a juvenile female approached her and said John had been secretly taking pictures of her. After viewing the contents on John’s cell phone, the fiancee contacted police. A search of the phone reportedly revealed more than 7,000 pornographic images on the memory card.