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Two Arrested After 1-Year-Old Dies in Scottsville, Ky., Police Say

Investigators say the child died after alleged extreme neglect in hazardous living conditions with more charges expected

Ohio Family Faces Felony Child‑Endangerment Case After 16 Children Found in Squalid Home; Father Seeks Competency Review

5-Year-Old Found Naked After Escaping Zip-Tied Gate in Lebanon County Home

Parents Charged After Scant Remains Linked to 4-Year-Old Found in Reservoir

Ohio Authorities Rescue 16 Children Found Living in Filth and Confinement

Seven-Year-Old’s Escape Exposes Severe Abuse and Triggers Arrests in Pico Truncado

Nursery Worker Convicted of Abusing Babies Lives Free in Poland After UK Deportation Error

Stepmother Jailed for Manslaughter Over 1978 Scalding Death

Judge Finds Pontiac Mother Competent and Clears Way for Child‑Abuse Trial

Three Women Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old on Long Island

Ex-LDS Bishop Charged With 18 Counts of Child Sexual Assault in Alameda County

Queensland Woman Charged With Torture After 10-Year-Old Found Critically Malnourished

Texas School Counselor Arrested on Charges of Improper Relationship With Student

Omar Bravo Denied Pretrial Release, Could Remain Jailed Up to Two Years

Eau Claire Teacher Jailed on Child Sex Assault Charges After School Tip

WA Teacher Who Admitted Sexually Abusing Pupil Has Sentencing Pushed to July

Goodyear Evidence Flaws Put Child-Murder Trial on Hold

Judge Frees Parents in Paused Child Murder Trial Over Goodyear Evidence Lapses

Lincoln Nanny Arrested on Felony Child Abuse Charges After Park Incident, Police Say

Florida Couple Charged With Child Abuse Over Hot Sauce Punishment of Allergic Child