Creflo Dollar Denies Cruelty Allegation, Tells Congregation ‘All Is Well’
ABC News(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Creflo Dollar, the megachurch pastor who preaches a message that God wants you to prosper, today denied allegations that he beat his 15-year-old daughter and told his flock, “all is well in the Dollar household.””D…
Anthony Sanchez: California Official Caught on Video Allegedly Beating Stepson
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A California man who was elected to direct a California water agency was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after a neighbor caught him on video beating his stepson.The video shows Anthony Sanchez, 34, playing catch with…
Anthony Sanchez: California Official Caught on Video Allegedly Beating Stepson
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A California man who was elected to direct a California water agency was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after a neighbor caught him on video beating his stepson.The video shows Anthony Sanchez, 34, playing catch with…
Jerry Sandusky Case Poses Problems for Prosecutors
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — When former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse late last year, the sheer quantity of allegations and accusers made it seem like Sandusky fa…
Jury Selection to Begin in Jerry Sandusky Trial
Rob Carr/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday denied a defense motion to delay the trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year-period.That means ju…
Jerry Sandusky’s Alleged Victims’ Names Will Be Revealed
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The identities of eight alleged victims of child abuse at the hands of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will be made public during the trial that begins this month, a judge ruled on Monday….
Alabama Cops Claim Grandma, Mom Ran 9-Year-Old Girl to Death
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(GADSDEN, Ala.) — In what prosecutors are describing as a horrific case of child abuse, two women are facing murder charges in the death of a 9-year-old who authorities say was ordered to run for three hours until she collapse…
Los Angeles School Scandal: Lawyer Wants Teacher Treated Fairly
Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — With the city of Los Angeles and even the nation outraged at the alleged sexual abuse accusations against elementary school teacher Mark Berndt, his attorney Victor Acevedo asked Tuesday that people not f…
Study: Gender Nonconforming Children Face Increased Risk of Abuse
Comstock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — One in 10 children is at increased risk of abuse as well as post-traumatic stress disorder in adulthood because they are gender nonconforming, according to a new study. Much of that abuse — emotional, physical and even s…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry Calls for Suspension of US Adoptions
Getty(MOSCOW) — Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has proposed suspending the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of incidents involving child abuse, according to a statement released Saturday.“Regarding the incessan…
Cops: Los Angeles Teacher Had 200 More Student Bondage Photos
Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Police have found 200 more student bondage photos allegedly taken by Los Angeles school teacher Mark Brendt, who is accused of sexually abusing elementary school students.Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department …
Child Abuse Charges for Mom Who Forced Son to Walk Alongside Car
Hemera/Thinkstock(WOODS CROSS, Utah) — A Utah mother, who allegedly forced her son to walk alongside a moving car she was driving after he had missed his school bus, has been charged with child abuse and reckless driving, ABC News has learned.Stacie …
Study: Abuse Landed 4,500 US Children in Hospital, Killed 300
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Child abuse landed 4,569 American children in the hospital in 2006, 300 of whom died from their injuries, according to a new study.The rate of hospitalization was highest among children under a year o…
LA Teacher in Child Bondage Case Suspected Earlier of Lewd Acts
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — There was new outrage Thursday over a report that a Los Angeles elementary school teacher accused of committing lewd acts on children was previously investigated nearly 20 years ago.Mark Berndt, 61, is being he…
Chicago Man Indicted over Photo of Bound Daughter
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago man who said he and his toddler daughter were playing when he bound her hand and foot, taped her mouth closed, and took a photograph of her that he posted on Facebook has been indicted on felony charges…
Parents Arrested for Alleged Facebook Posts of Bound Kids
Coconino Sheriff’s Office(COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz.) — An Arizona couple has been arrested for allegedly posting photos of their two young children bound by duct tape and, in one photo, hanging one of the children upside down from exercise equipment.Kayl…
Chicago Man Charged for Facebook Photo of Bound Child
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CHICAGO) –- A Chicago man, Andre Curry, has been charged with aggravated domestic battery for posting a Facebook photo of his little girl bound with tape.“Curry used painters tape to bind his 1-year-old daughter…
Teens as Young as 14 Engaging in Group Sex, Study Finds
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A study of girls at Massachusetts health clinics found that one in 13 said they had participated in group sex — and that the behavior was strongly associated with pornography and child abuse.Although the study, publ…