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Father Charged After Boy, 9, Found Malnourished in French Van

Prosecutors are examining how the child vanished from view despite school and community ties.

Broward Fire Lieutenant, Wife Jailed on Child Abuse Charges in Alleged Yearslong Confinement of Adopted Girl

Ex-FDP Lawmaker Hartmut Ebbing Denies Abuse After Co-Defendant Admits Offense and Accuses Him

Cascio Siblings Sue Michael Jackson Estate, Alleging Child Sex Trafficking and Abuse

Former Knox Grammar Teacher Convicted of Procuring Child for Sex

Illinois Pair Charged After Infant’s Remains Found Buried in Beer Box

Atlanta’s 2819 Church Fires Pastor After Child-Cruelty Arrest

Reims Court Jails Mother and Companion for 5 and 8 Years in Abuse of 10-Month-Old

Vigo Court Sentences Grandfather to Five Years for Repeated Sexual Abuse of 9-Year-Old

Utah Mother Charged With Child Torture After Infant Found With Severe Burns

Wakayama Parents Sent to Prosecutors in 2-Year-Old’s Fatal Abuse Case After Admitting Assaults and Withholding Care

Elmwood Place Pair Charged After 3 Children Found Malnourished as Judge Sets $600,000 Bonds

Judge Denies Bond for Ohio Mother Accused of Torturing Son After Amber Alert Rescue

DNA Ties Oklahoma Stepfather to 11-Year-Old’s Baby as Charges Are Upgraded to Sexual Abuse

Pulaski County Courts Hand Down 35- and 25-Year Prison Terms in Separate Cases

Minnesota Mother Sentenced to 39 Years for Systematic Child Torture and Fraud

Arizona Department of Child Safety Faces Scrutiny Ahead of Oversight Hearing After Girl’s Death

Mumbai Father Arrested for Branding Daughter with Cigarette Burns