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Milwaukee Woman Charged After Shooting of 12-Year-Old and High-Speed Chase with Children

The case highlights risks to children from street violence, stray gunfire and police pursuits.

Wade Christofferson Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of Minors

Two Charged With Murder of Eight-Week-Old in Lincolnshire

Civil Society Launches VAR Campaign to Tackle Child Exploitation During World Cup

Nine-Year-Old Found Locked in Cupboard in Mérindol

Former Detroit Medical Resident Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography

71-Year-Old Arrested in Basque Country with 110,000 Child Abuse Files

Dark-Web Child Abuse Moderator Matthew Slate Jailed for Six Years

Argentina Marks Child Maltreatment Day With New Appeals To Report Abuse

Kentucky Leaders Press for Child-Protection Funding After Report Shows One of Nation’s Highest Abuse Rates

Gaza Toddler Abuse Allegation Met With IDF Denial, Red Cross Handover Confirmed

Former SDSU Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

High Courts Uphold POCSO Convictions, Prioritize Documentary Age Proof and Mandatory Life Terms

Woman Detained After 20‑Month‑Old Found Dead and Wet in Las Palmas as Police Probe Suspected Drowning

DeKalb Father Charged With First-Degree Murder in Death of 5-Month-Old Son

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Baltimore Rapper ‘Poppa Fetti’ on Child Sex Trafficking Charges

Brazilian Police Arrest LATAM Pilot Minutes Before Takeoff in Child-Exploitation Probe

LATAM Pilot Arrested Onboard in Brazil in Probe of Alleged Child-Exploitation Network

Mother Charged With Child Cruelty in 2024 Greenbank Infant Death as Father Faces Murder Count

Japan Reports First Drop in Child-Abuse Cases Since 1990 to 223,691