A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly hiding a missing teenage boy she had been trying to adopt. On February 10, a teenage boy was reported missing from an academy that provides care for children who have had multiple unsuccessful foster placements. He had been given permission to visit a…
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Feces Covered Kids Found Locked in Cage
A 24-year-old couple raising four young children are facing legal consequences after the authorities allegedly discovered that the juveniles appeared to be in a very unsettling condition, and housed inside of a cage in a barn on the property. Paige Harkings and Andrew Fabila reside in Rhome, Texas, who parent…
Superintendent Facing Fraud Charges for Helping Sick Student
A superintendent of an Indiana school district has been accused of insurance fraud after she reportedly brought a student for medical treatment and said he was her son so that she could use her insurance to cover the services. Casey Smitherman is the superintendent of a school district just outside…
Tired Single Mom Deserted 2 Kids on Roadside
A single mom in North Carolina is facing charges after accusations that she abandoned her two children on the side of the road without any supervision. On October 2, 38-year-old Jennifer Westfall reportedly became so exhausted that she allegedly drove her two children to a location away from home and…
Child in Foster Care Abducted From His Elementary School by Birth Mom
On the afternoon of May 29, a boy in foster care was allegedly kidnapped from his elementary school by his biological mother when she left the campus with him against a court order prohibiting her from doing so. Dylan Kostenko, an 8-year-old student at Towne Elementary School in Carson, lives…