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Virginia Mother Convicted and Placed on Abuse Registry After 5-Year-Old Walked to Pond

Advocates say prosecutors sidestepped Virginia's Reasonable Childhood Independence law by using a delinquency charge, raising pressure for legislative fixes.

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Mesa Mother Charged After Toddler Found Alone in Hot Garage

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Mother and Boyfriend Sentenced in Death of 1-Year-Old Henry Wheatley‑Brown

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Defense Filing and Jail Footage Shift Public Record in Ohio ‘House of Horrors’ Case

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Oklahoma Mother Convicted After 11-Year-Old Daughter Gives Birth to Stepfather’s Child

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Three Women Charged After 2-Month-Old Critically Injured by Older Children in Texas

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Texas Mother Wanted on Felony Charge in 6-Week Child Abandonment

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Universal City Band Teacher Arrested on Child Indecency, Grooming Charges

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Missing North Carolina Teen Found in Florida Traffic Stop as Driver Faces Counterfeit, Drug, Custody Charges

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DOJ Civil Rights Chief Says She’s Reviewing CPS Report Over TPUSA High School Event

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Mother and Boyfriend Held on Murder Charges in Death of 8-Year-Old in Round Lake Beach

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DCF Intervenes After Woman Found Unresponsive With Children at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Pontiac Mother Pleads No Contest to Welfare Fraud as Abuse Case Proceeds

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Pontiac Mother Held Without Bond After Children Found Living in Squalor

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Michigan Mother Pleads Guilty in 2018 Death of 3-Year-Old, Will Testify Against Ex-Boyfriend

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New Charges and Unsealed Warrants Deepen Probe Into Death of Connecticut Girl Found in Storage Tote

Child Protective Services

Virginia Mother Convicted and Placed on Abuse Registry After 5-Year-Old Walked to Pond

Mesa Mother Charged After Toddler Found Alone in Hot Garage

Mother and Boyfriend Sentenced in Death of 1-Year-Old Henry Wheatley‑Brown

Defense Filing and Jail Footage Shift Public Record in Ohio ‘House of Horrors’ Case

Oklahoma Mother Convicted After 11-Year-Old Daughter Gives Birth to Stepfather’s Child

Pontiac Mother Pleads No Contest to Child Abuse in Squalor Case

Family Files Claim After Toddler Dies in Santa Clara Foster Home

16 Children Found Living in Filth in Hamden Home, Four Relatives Charged

Buttigieg Says Fabricated CPS Call Led to 24-Hour Separation From His Twins

Three Women Charged After 2-Month-Old Critically Injured by Older Children in Texas

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Texas Mother Wanted on Felony Charge in 6-Week Child Abandonment

Universal City Band Teacher Arrested on Child Indecency, Grooming Charges

Missing North Carolina Teen Found in Florida Traffic Stop as Driver Faces Counterfeit, Drug, Custody Charges

DOJ Civil Rights Chief Says She’s Reviewing CPS Report Over TPUSA High School Event

Mother and Boyfriend Held on Murder Charges in Death of 8-Year-Old in Round Lake Beach

DCF Intervenes After Woman Found Unresponsive With Children at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Pontiac Mother Pleads No Contest to Welfare Fraud as Abuse Case Proceeds

Pontiac Mother Held Without Bond After Children Found Living in Squalor

Michigan Mother Pleads Guilty in 2018 Death of 3-Year-Old, Will Testify Against Ex-Boyfriend

New Charges and Unsealed Warrants Deepen Probe Into Death of Connecticut Girl Found in Storage Tote

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