3-Year-Old In Marshall County Tests Positive for Meth, 2 Adults Arrested For Neglect
Two people in Marshall County were arrested after a three-year-old child tested positive for methamphetamine.
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61 Hoosier Children Dead Of Abuse Or Neglect, Report Says
The Indiana Department of Child Serviced found hat 61 children in 2022 died as a direct result of caregiver maltreatment, according to a report released late December 2023.
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Etna Green Woman Receives Suspended Sentence In Child Abuse Case
Fayette Robinette, 60, Etna Green, one of five people charged in connection with the severe neglect and abuse of a Nappanee child in 2018, received a suspended sentence Monday, Oct 5, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1.
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Man Accused Of Locking Child In Closet, Others In Homemade Cage
MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka man has been arrested on child neglect and criminal confinement charges for allegedly locking one child in a closet and confining others to a homemade cage, according to the probable cause affidavit.
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Lafayette Mom Accused Of Abusing, Burning 3-Month-Old Infant
LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette mother confessed to child abuse March 7, two days after her 3-month-old infant was hospitalized with burns, according to charges filed Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania Parents Starve ‘Unwanted’ Children To The Brink Of Death
HALIFAX, Penn. — Three children were removed from their home in Halifax after being found emaciated and locked in their bedroom for three months, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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Badly Injured 3-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized; Babysitter Investigated
ELKHART COUNTY — A horrifying case of alleged child abuse by a babysitter is being investigated in Elkhart County.
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Man Charged After 12 Girls Found In His Pennsylvania House
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia were trying to unravel the mysteries Sunday, June 19, of a local man found living with 12 girls, one of whom was apparently a “gift” from her financially strapped parents.
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April Is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
WARSAW — April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and Beaman Home is celebrating the addition of a new campus where personnel can better care for young victims of domestic violence. The effects of domestic violence on children can be long lasting and perpetuates the vicious cycle of abuse into … Read More
Indiana Teen Pregnancies Down, Child Abuse Deaths Up
INDIANAPOLIS — Teen pregnancies dip while child maltreatment deaths spike. The Indiana Youth Institute released its annual “Kids Count” health report, highlighting trends impacting youth and adolescents.
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Benton Harbor Hotel Battles Sex Trafficking
BENTON HARBOR — Last year alone, more than 150 sex trafficking cases were reported in Indiana and Michigan —some right here in our area.
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Worker Hits And Drops Child At Florida Daycare
CLERMONT, FLA. — A video recording by a day care worker shows the facility’s director hitting a four-year-old boy and dropping him on a mat, police in Clermont said.
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Lawsuit Filed In New Paris Toddler’s Death
NEW PARIS — This month a year ago, a New Paris mother dropped her 19-month-old son off to daycare, unaware it would be the last time she saw him alive. Today, nearly a year after his death, the family is seeking justice through the filing of a wrongful … Read More
Mom Receives Probation For Child Abuse
One of two women arrested in May of this year for abusing a child received only probation for her crime. The second woman is still going through the criminal court process. Sherene Harris, 26, 1692 E. 200 N. Lot 89, Warsaw, was charged with a Class C felony … Read More
Second Woman Arrested For Abusing Toddler
A second woman has now been charged with abusing a toddler in a Warsaw home. On Monday, Sherene Michele Harris, 26, was arrested after she admitted to striking her 4-year-old daughter with a belt so hard that it left bruises, and taping the child’s mouth shut with duct … Read More
Mom Charged With Battery To Child
A Warsaw woman admitted to striking her child with a belt and taping the 4-year-old’s mouth shut. As a result, Sherena Michele Harris, 26, is charged with felony battery. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and officials from the Department of Child Services performed a home visit Monday afternoon … Read More