A juvenile boy was reportedly left by his parents to fend for himself in an unfurnished trailer for approximately two months, and the couple is now facing charges. Jennifer Nichols and Joshua Sanders of Pensacola, Florida rented a trailer in the beginning of September this year. The woman who rented…
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Dad who Injured 10-Year-Old Daughter in Crash Faces Charges
A father from Inglewood who was involved in a car accident allegedly caused by him driving under the influence of alcohol learned that he will face an upcoming trial for his charges. His 10-year-old daughter was a passenger in the front seat and she was initially reported in critical condition…
Home Based Child Care Providers Charged with Abuse of Toddler
At the Growing Well Child Care Center in Raleigh, NC, two women who provide day care services have been accused of abusing a 4-year-old boy enrolled in their program. The state-accredited day care owned by Shirley Leary Staten is run out of her home. She and Nina Staton Lassiter, the…
Dad Locks Unattended Baby and Toddler in Car While at Strip Club
A Florida father allegedly left his two young sons in the back of his locked car in a parking lot while hanging out in a strip club. He has been accused of child neglect. According to staff at the establishment Willie Lee Jordan Jr., 23, visited Fort Myers gentleman’s club…
Parents Charged with Neglect for Daughter’s Untreated Dental Condition
A Florida couple has been accused of failing to seek needed dental attention for their daughter, and refusing to accept outreach offered to assist them in obtaining the treatment. Reports indicated that the parents neglected the child’s needs for close to two years before they were arrested. When the young…
In-Home Nurse Caught on Video Arrested for Possible Child Abuse
A man working as a caregiver for a young boy with special needs has been accused of child abuse after his mother viewed disturbing footage on her nanny cam. The 6-year-old boy reportedly suffers from a genetic disorder called CHARGE syndrome, and while it has a recognizable pattern of symptoms…
Incarcerated Mother Seeking Legal Representation Denies Accusations of Child Abuse
A Phoenix mother who was found by police nearly two weeks after family members reported that she and her three-year-old son were missing has been accused of child abuse. She denies the allegations and is seeking a lawyer to help defend her innocence. When law enforcement located Taquila Wilson and…
Woman Operating Unlicensed Daycare Charged with Child Abuse
A mother with a 2-year-old child enrolled at a daycare operating out of a woman’s home in Charlotte, North Carolina, reported the caregiver to the authorities for alleged child abuse after finding a significant amount of bruising on her daughter. Stella Mack provides childcare out of her home-based business called…
Mother Pleads Guilty After Daughters Age 2 and 3 Found Starving and Near Death
A South Dakota woman entered a plea of guilty on Friday to felony child abuse and neglect of two of her children. Darcel Featherman allegedly left her daughters, age 2 and 3, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the care of her mother and sister. The children were discovered…
New Jersey Court Says Mom Smoking Marijuana is Not Child Abuse
A New Jersey judge was scolded by his peers for ruling that an Essex County mom was guilty of child abuse and neglect because she occasionally smoked marijuana. On Thursday the Essex County mother was cleared of her charges almost three years after the birth of her son, who was born with…