A couple was arrested on Wednesday when authorities found that they live in a box made of plywood, and had been residing there with their three children for several years. Mona Kirk and Daniel Panico of Joshua Tree have three children and they have reportedly lived well below the poverty…
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Teacher’s Aid Facing Charges for Withholding Knowledge of Student Rape
A teacher’s aide was approached by a high school student who shared that she was the victim of an alleged rape, and he is facing charges for failing to report the information to the proper authorities. A girl attending Ridgewood High School in Pasco County, Florida, purportedly suffered a sexual…
Teacher Facing Charges for Forcing Pupil to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A middle school teacher was charged with child abuse after she reportedly forced one of her students to leave the class when he chose not to participate in standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. On February 1 a physical education teacher who is employed at the Angevine Middle School in…
3 Abused Children Being Force-Fed Dog Feces Leads to Arrests of 2 Suspects
Two Maryland woman in a domestic partnership who share a home have been accused of several child abuse related charges when three children in their care were allegedly fed dog excrement and found with several types of injuries. 29-year-old Amanda Wright and her girlfriend 25-year-old Besline Joseph share a home…
Man Fighting Allegations That He Put Toddler in Heated Oven
A man who was being sought by the authorities for allegedly abusing his ex-girlfriend’s 3-year-old child by hitting her with a belt and sticking her in the oven turned himself on Thursday, and he is vehemently fighting the accusations against him. 45-year-old Terry Lee May, a father of five, had…
Bride Punches Uninvited Wedding Guest for Groping Teen Girls
A man who crashed a wedding in Wisconsin took a blow from the bride when she learned he was allegedly acting in a lewd manner by touching and flirting with several of the teenage girls in attendance. 25-year-old William Dickinson and a male coworker had been hanging out in a…
Felon Father Found With Firearms in Reach of Children
Four children were taken into custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services on Tuesday when a child abuse investigation at their home uncovered illegal firearms and ammunition stored in the open and unsecured. Paul Anthony Cruz, a father and convicted felon, was being interviewed by…
Teacher Fighting Charges for Sexual Abuse of Student
A teacher from New York City who has been accused of performing oral sex on one of her 14-year-old male students entered a plea of not guilty to the criminal charges at a hearing on Saturday. 29-year-old Dori Myers has been employed as a social studies teacher at the New…
Perris Parents of 13 Arrested for Suspected Torture and Child Endangerment
A Perris couple with thirteen children was taken into custody on Sunday when one of their teenagers snuck out of their home and called 911 to report that her parents were holding her hostage with her 12 siblings. 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and his wife, 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin, have…
Parents Accused of Attempting to Trade Children for Drugs or Money
On Friday, the parents of two young boys who authorities allege tried to trade their children for money, or possibly drugs, have entered a plea of no contest to charges of felony attempted child abandonment. Lancaster residents Vincent Calogero and Sarah Nilson, the parents of two toddlers, were reportedly under…