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Michigan Couple Enter No-Contest Pleas in Child Abuse Case

The no-contest pleas clear the way for Michigan sentencing with Tennessee's 10-year terms to run concurrently.

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

Virginia Babysitter Who Abused Family Friend’s Toddler Gets 1-Year Jail Term After Video Evidence

Ohio Mother Accused of Injecting Feces Into Hospitalized Child’s IV, Police Say

Judge Sets $10,000 Bond for Hillsborough Bus Aide Accused of Striking Autistic 9-Year-Old

Balcarce Child-Protection President, Worker Investigated After Audio Captures Threats to Children

Arrests in Hiroshima Foster Assault and Nagoya Infant Neglect Cases

Spring Hill Daycare Worker Charged After Video Shows Abuse of Child With Disabilities

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

31-Year-Old Man Charged in Singapore With About 30 Child-Abuse Counts

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

Oklahoma City Police Renew Endangered Search for Missing Toddler After Caregivers’ Arrests

New Jersey Parents Face Charges for Years of Child Abuse and Imprisonment

New Jersey Mother Arrested for Forcing Child to Wear Dog Shock Collar

Trial Begins for Stepmother Accused of Locking Teen in Shower for Weeks

Virginia Nurse Charged With Abuse After Babies Found With Fractures in NICU

Florida Parents Arrested After Father Assaults Child Over Couch Cushion

Video of Sara Sharif Dancing Shown in Court Amid Murder Trial