Statutes of Limitations (SOL) is the time in which a lawsuit is initiated by an injured person or victim. In most cases, unless there is a special circumstance, the SOL begins to run from the date of the occurrence that caused the injury. Statutes of limitations are enacted by the legislature, which might extend or reduce time limits, based on certain restrictions.

Police say a man put his girlfriend’s 2-year-old toddler inside a running dryer. Adam Morton, 27, was arrested after an investigation revealed the child was inside the dryer while it was running for a prolonged period. Doctors looked at second-degree burns on the child’s body and concluded the injuries must have come from being put in the dryer while it was running.

On Tuesday, the FBI and NYPD released statements warning the public about the increased number in cases of ‘virtual kidnapping’. New York seems to be the latest area for this virtual scheme that has been used by criminals all across the country. The FBI reports that hundreds of New Yorkers have been victimized by this latest scam.

A newborn baby has died after its mother allegedly doused it in a flammable liquid, set it alight and left it burning in a road. Witnesses say 22-year-old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier got out of her car and stopped in the middle of Simontown Road in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, on Friday night and burned the child alive. Medics rushed to the scene and airlifted the young child, which was still alive and breathing when they arrived, to St Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia with severe burns.

SCHILLER PARK, Illinois — Bond has been set at $1.5 million for a suburban mother. Krystle El Khatib, 29, of Schiller Park, is charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to murder her children with poisoned apple juice because she was angry with their father. According to prosecutors, El Khatib crushed up benzodiazepine pills, an anti-anxiety drug, into some apple juice, and forced her 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter to drink two glasses each. She threatened to hit her son if he didn’t do so. Then, they say she tried kill herself with a similar cocktail.

A mom’s fight to have Michigan create a child abuse registry has grabbed the attention of a state lawmaker. Erica Hammel’s 1-year-old was abused by her ex’s girlfriend who had a history of child abuse – but nobody knew. An online petition to create a child abuse registry called Wyatt’s Law has grown from a few hundred to nearly 6,000 signatures and got the attention of lawmakers. Meanwhile, Wyatt’s mom took her fight for change to the St. Clair Shores City Council. Wyatt is the victim of abuse, trauma that doesn’t allow him to eat solid food or speak. So his mom, Erica Hammel, has been speaking for him and telling his story to anyone who will listen. “There’s one true voice and it’s mine,” Hammel said. “I did this from the beginning, That’s my son, my story.”

SAPULPA, Oklahoma – An Oklahoma man is behind bars after he was accused of killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son. Christopher Whinery is expected to face a first-degree murder charge for the little boy’s death. On Tuesday, an ambulance rushed 3-year-old Jason White to the emergency room. The boy’s grandfather says he received a call about an accident.

PORT LAVACA, Texas — Flames tore through a sheet-metal shed behind a Port Lavaca game room Monday, but now authorities say the four victims were stabbed before the fire broke out. The dead were identified as Dulce Cumpean-Camacho, 23; her 4-year-old son Zavier Camacho and her two daughters, 1-year-old Ciara Camacho and 2-month-old Faith Camacho.

Pollsters have long known that the phrasing of a question can significantly affect how respondents answer it — think about the language battle over “pro-life” and “anti-choice.” So maybe it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that this applies to sexual assault: Both men and women will offer different responses to questions about rape depending on whether you use the word rape itself or describe the act in question. But it’s still weird how big some of the resulting gaps are. This isn’t actually a new finding. In a recent study on male college students’ attitudes toward rape led by Sarah Edwards of the University of North Dakota and published in Violence and Gender, the authors cite research first conducted in the 1980s:

A woman who recently opened up to New York Magazine’s Science of US Blog about dating her dad says she doesn’t understand “being judged for being happy” and is hoping her interview will help shed some light on what it’s like being in as unconventional relationship as the one she and her biological father are in. Explaining how the two began dating, the anonymous 18-year-old said she didn’t really know her father until recently. She was conceived on prom night when her parents were 18 and even though they continued to date throughout the pregnancy, they had broken up by the time she was born. After that the father was out of her life, except for a brief period when she was around five years old. Several years later, when the girl was 17, her dad resurfaced and they began chatting online. Realizing they had a lot of things in common, they decided to meet in person and it was then that the girl started feeling that this wasn’t just any father-daughter reunion.

Detroit, Michigan – The Detroit Auto Show draws thousands to the Motor City. And predictably, a good number of men. And no surprise, that means, officials say, the demand for sex spikes. “They are going to cater to a special group of people.” Human traffickers that is.

ROSEVILLE, Michigan — Authorities say the body of a newborn boy has been found at a suburban Detroit recycling center. Police in Roseville say workers at the Great Lakes Recycling Center discovered the body Wednesday night in a container among other items that came down a sorting line. Investigators say the child was between one and three days old and showed no signs of trauma.

BAY MINETTE, Alabama — A judge sentenced an Alabama woman to 219 years in prison Thursday for her role in an incestuous sex ring accused of molesting children for years. Wendy Holland, 35, showed no emotion as the judge condemned her to what amounts to a life sentence. She must serve at least 50 years in prison before parole consideration, a prosecutor said. Jurors convicted the woman of sodomy, sexual abuse and other charges last month.

DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Detectives need your help tracking down a wanted sex offender. Warren Blake, 49, failed to register as a sex offender. He was convicted of sexual battery in 1998. His last known address is 928 SE 4th Avenue in Delray Beach. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Blake has been known to use these aliases: Clayton West, Clayton Darrell West, Radcliffe Warren Blake, Blake Radcliff, Radcliffe Blake, Warren Radcliffe Blake, Blake Radcliffe. Call the Delray Beach Police Department at 561-243-7800 if you know where he is.