State: Anthony Responsible for Caylee's Death
Casey Anthony is responsible for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, according to Florida's Department of Children and Families. The report—the first to blame Anthony for her daughter's...
View ArticleNYC Yanks Kids From Pothead Parents
Heroin, cocaine, and Mary Jane are all treated the same by child welfare authorities in New York City: even a legal amount of marijuana at home means your children can be taken away, even permanently,...
View ArticleCouple Gets 12 Years After Pet Python Crushes Toddler
A Florida couple whose pet Burmese python crushed the woman's 2-year-old daughter to death have been sentenced to 12 years in prison each on manslaughter and child neglect charges. Experts testified...
View ArticleCouple Who Never Treated Son's Cancer Gets 8 Years
For more than two years, as Willie Robinson's health deteriorated, family members tried to discuss the situation with parents Monica Hussing and William Robinson Sr., but the couple never got their son...
View ArticleSiblings, 5 and 11, Found Living on School Bus
Texas authorities, tipped off by a concerned meter reader, yesterday found a sister and brother, ages 11 and 5, living alone inside a broken-down school bus on a lot teeming with garbage. The children...
View ArticleOcto-Kids Living in Squalor?
Social workers visited Nadya Suleman's home last night after an official complaint—by the Octomom's own hairstylist—that her 14 children are living in "general neglect." TMZ has the pictures that...
View ArticleCouple Spends Honeymoon in Florida Jail
After a whirlwind wedding, a Florida couple was whisked away to a romantic honeymoon—behind bars. Kymberely Frederick, 30, and Daniel Richards, 34, were arrested Tuesday for alleged child neglect:...
View ArticleCar Stolen ... With Toddler Inside
If you want your car to get stolen, your best bet is probably to leave it unlocked and running in a parking lot after midnight. If you want your child to get stolen, well, try leaving her in the...
View ArticleRussia: Adopted Boy Died of Negligence, Not Murder
Russian authorities are backing away from murder accusations in the Jan. 21 death of Max Shatto, a 3-year-old adopted by Laura and Alan Shatto of Texas in November, reports the New York Times ....
View ArticleMom Charged After Baby Dies in Hot Car
A mother is facing felony charges of child neglect after her 8-month-old son died from being left in a hot car for hours, reports the Washington Post . Police in Arlington, Virginia, don't think...
View ArticleMom of Girl Arrested for Bullying Also Arrested
The mother of one of the girls recently arrested for bullying Rebecca Sedwick , who ended up committing suicide, has now been arrested herself. But Florida's Polk County sheriff was quick to point out...
View ArticleCops: Boy Locked in Filthy Room for 2 Years
Police in Ontario, Canada, say they rescued a 10-year-old boy who had been kept locked in a filthy room for somewhere between 18 months and two years, reports the National Post . His parents live...
View ArticleCops: Foster Mom Left Toddler in Hot Car
The wave of kids-in-hot-cars stories continues: A Florida foster mom was arrested on child neglect charges after police say she left a 15-month-old in a hot car for 20 minutes yesterday while she...
View ArticleMom Arrested After Letting Son, 7, Walk to Park
To all the parents who think it's OK to send their kids to the park alone, there is a new name to add to the list of those locked up for doing so. Florida mom Nicole Gainey was arrested and charged...
View ArticleAnother Mom Arrested for Leaving Kids at Park
Another mom has been arrested for letting her kids play alone at a park. An officer on patrol in Winter Park, Florida, saw the four children (an 8-year-old, 7-year-old twins, and a 6-year-old, WPTV...
View ArticleHundreds of Abused Kids Die Under CPS' Watch
At least 786 American children died of abuse or neglect in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities—many of the children beaten, starved, or left alone to drown while agencies had...
View Article2 Girls Charged in Shooting Death of Big Brother, 16
In a case Florida officials call "deeply disturbing," two sisters allegedly colluded to shoot and kill their 16-year-old brother while their parents were away, reports WFOX . Misty "Ariel" Renee...
View ArticleCops Called After Parents Let Kids Walk Home Alone
A climate-science expert and a physicist for the NIH say they're trying to teach their kids how to be independent and self-reliant. So they're baffled why they're being investigated for neglect by...
View ArticleParents Left Kids in Cold Car to Go to Wine Tasting: Cops
Two DC parents were arrested over the weekend after police say they left their two toddlers locked in a car while they attended a wine-tasting at a posh restaurant, the Washington Post reports. Cops...
View ArticleAcclaimed Teacher Fired Over Dirty Diaper
Two weeks after Kelly Hahn was awarded "Pre-K Teacher of the Year" in St. Louis last fall, she was put on administrative leave. The reason appears to be child neglect and endangerment, reports KTVI ,...
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