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Ohio Authorities Rescue 16 Children Found Living in Filth and Confinement

Arrests of four relatives on felony child endangerment charges point to gaps in rural oversight during an active criminal probe.

Key Largo Man Arrested After Teen Found Hidden in Clothes Dryer

Missouri Foster Mother Pleads Guilty After Alleged Trade of Girl for a Monkey

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

Judge Orders Adam Montgomery to Pay $15.5 Million in Daughter's Wrongful-Death Case

AMBER Alert for 13-Year-Old Missing From Louisiana Last Seen in Texas

Judge Rejects Defense Bid for More Evidence in Ashlee Buzzard Case

Milwaukee Teacher Arrested After Alleged Punching of Student at Engleburg School

Texas Mother Charged With Medical Child Abuse After Doctors Allege Unneeded Feeding Tubes and Surgeries

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

Fox Lake Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Yearslong Abuse of 11-Year-Old, Held Ahead of Detention Hearings

Cleveland Mother Held on $2 Million Bond in Suitcase Deaths of Daughters

Affidavit and Video Detail Westminster DUI Stop Where Three Children Were Found in Trunk

San Jose Behavior Technician Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Toddler

Lille Prosecutors Charge 10 Men in Drug-Facilitated Rape of 5-Year-Old at 'Chemsex' Event

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

Albuquerque Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Timothy Busfield on Child Sex Charges

Mother Arrested After Toddler Found in Highland Park Car Following Attempted Theft

Newly Released Records Show Rebekah Baptiste Reported Abuse Months Before Her Death

Texas Ex-Substitute, Boyfriend Charged After Affidavit Alleges Videos of Child Abuse