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Daycare Worker and Former New Hampshire State Representative Plead Guilty in Federal Child Exploitation Case

Sentencings are set for February 2026 in a Project Safe Childhood prosecution.

Fort Carson Soldier Charged in Child Exploitation Case Linked to 7,000 Images and Videos

Judge Places 9-Year-Old in County Custody in Cleveland Assault Case as Competency Reviews Begin

Two Western Pa. Men Receive Lengthy Federal Sentences in Child Exploitation Cases

Georgia Woman's Charges Upgraded to Murder in 4-Year-Old's Death

New Warrants Allege Mother Starved, Zip-Tied Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-Garcia Before 2024 Death

Ohio Prosecutors Charge 9- and 10-Year-Olds With Attempted Murder, Rape in Attack on 5-Year-Old

KinderCare Securities Suit Reaches Oct. 14 Lead-Plaintiff Deadline

Police Report Cites Witnesses in Cleveland Assault of 5-Year-Old as Sex Crimes Unit Investigates

Childlight Report Finds Widespread Child Sexual Violence in Western Europe, Flags 1,300% Surge in AI-Generated Abuse Imagery

Ex-Colorado Deputy Captured in Mexico, Held in Arizona on Child Exploitation Charges

L.A. County Approves $20 Million Settlement in Noah Cuatro Wrongful-Death Case

KinderCare IPO Investors Face Mid-October Lead‑Plaintiff Deadline in Oregon Securities Class Action

Kerala POCSO Court Convicts Man for Abduction and Sexual Assault of Two-Year-Old, Sentencing Expected Next Week

Former CBP Officer Pleads Guilty in Minnesota Child Pornography Case

Former U.S. Army Civilian Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Minors in Japan

Missing Rochester Girl Found Safe in Blue Island as Two Men Detained

Carlos Fredy Granados Gets 35-Year Federal Sentence for Child Sexual Exploitation

Prosecutors Open Case Into Sommerkahl Daycare Over Suspected Bodily Harm and Unlawful Restraint

Snapchat 'Catfish' Stuart Latham Jailed for 14 Years Over Rape and Online Child Exploitation