Category: child abuse

10-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized After Ingesting Foreign Substance

COSTA MESA, Calif.—A 10-month-old baby who ingested a foreign substance in Costa Mesa that left the girl hospitalized was recovering Wednesday, while her father was behind bars and charged with child abuse. The defendant is accused of harming the girl on Saturday, according to court records. Jovany Armando Encisosolorio pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the…


Restaurant Manager Sees Bruised Boy With Step-Dad, Writes Son Secret Note: ‘Do You Need Help?’ Parents Charged

An Orlando restaurant manager saved a child from an abusive stepdad by calling 911 during their stay at her establishment over a year ago. On June 6, the suspect, Timothy Lee Wilson II, 36, was charged with several counts of abuse and neglect. He is set to be sentenced this summer. It was New Year’s…


DOJ Again Refuses to Charge FBI Agents in Case of Convicted Sex Offender Larry Nassar

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) on Thursday announced that it will adhere to a previous decision not to charge two former FBI agents who mishandled an investigation into convicted sex offender Larry Nassar, the former doctor of the USA Gymnastics national team. “This decision comes after multiple reviews and analyses of evidence gathered in the…


Toddler Weighing Under 10 Pounds Dies; Parents Arrested

DAVENPORT, Fla.—A 2-year-old girl in Florida weighing less than 10 pounds died of long-term starvation and her parents were arrested on child abuse charges. Regis Johnson, 57, and Arhonda Tillman, 35, were arrested on Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. They were being held without bond. When deputies responded Tuesday to a call about…


Tasmanian Child Abuse Inquiry to Examine School System

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmanian public institutions will turn its focus to the island’s education system and examine a prior investigation that found perpetrators were being shielded. The commission of inquiry, which is scrutinising how successive state governments have handled the abuse allegations, is holding its second week of public hearings in…


UK Prosecutor Says Child Cruelty Register Is ‘Good Idea’

A woman whose adopted son had to have both legs amputated because of abuse by his birth parents says she will meet a British government minister next month to iron out the details of how a child cruelty register would work. Paula Hudgell, whose adopted son Tony had to have his legs amputated because of…


Texas Appeals Court Blocks State From Investigating Families With Transgender Children for Child Abuse

A Texas appeals court reinstated an order that will block the state from investigating parents for child abuse if they facilitate gender-affirming procedures for their transgender children. The Texas Third Court of Appeals on March 21 granted an emergency motion to reinstate the temporary injunction, which it said is “necessary to maintain the status quo and…


Critical Race Theory a Form of ‘Child Abuse’: Sam Sorbo

Critical race theory (CRT) is a “perverted ideology” that is akin to child abuse, suggested Sam Sorbo, a Hollywood actress. In an interview with NTD’s “Capitol Report” program, Sorbo, a nationally syndicated radio show host, film producer, and author, criticized the presence of CRT in K–12 education. The issue has become a topic of debate,…


Reading Can Triple a Child’s Resilience at School: Study

Researchers are encouraging families to read to their children before they start school as a new study from the University of South Australia has found that reading aloud can triple a child’s resilience at school, especially for children who had suffered maltreatment. Reading has long been associated with school readiness and scholastic outcomes, but for…


Bill Reforming Family Courts Draws Rare Bipartisan Support

Kayden’s Law, named after a Pennsylvania girl who was bludgeoned to death by her father with a 35-pound dumbbell in 2018, has received rare near-unanimous bipartisan support as a critical measure to protect abused children. Not even the longstanding federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which the bill for Kayden’s Law would amend, enjoys such…