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Prosecutors Withdraw Trial Plan in Lily Peters Case and Set Resolution Hearing

Sealed court filings leave unclear whether the Aug. 26 hearing will resolve the felony charges through a plea or another procedural disposition.

Father on Trial as Prosecutors Say He Drowned 9-Year-Old Daughter and Staged Kidnapping

Texas Jury Sentences Former FedEx Driver to Death for Killing of 7-Year-Old Athena Strand

Ugandan Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Four Children in Kampala Nursery Attack

D.C. Police Lieutenant Charged in Maryland Child-Solicitation Sting Held Without Bond

Phoenix Suns Superfan 'Mr. ORNG' Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges

U.S. Marshals Arrest Yonkers Man Wanted in Sexual Assaults of Two Pennsylvania Teens

Chicago Father Charged With Murder in Death of 2-Month-Old, Ordered Detained

Marine Charged With Kidnapping, Sexual Assault of 12-Year-Old Hammond Girl

Judge Sets June 1, 2026 Deadline to Retry Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case or Release Him

Darriynn Brown Pleads Guilty in Killing of 4-Year-Old Cash Gernon, Sentenced to Life in Prison

Amber Alert Suspect Appears in Sampson County Court After Toddler Found Safe

Colorado Fugitive in Child Exploitation Case Captured in Mexico and Returned to Arapahoe County

Cleveland Police Officer Remanded on Child Sex and Perverting the Course of Justice Charges

Chicago Mother Ordered Held After Allegedly Drowning 14-Month-Old Son

Bronx Father Charged With Murder After Toddler’s Body Recovered From East River