Lake County prosecutors say an 11-year-old Waukegan girl who died after being punched in the stomach by her mother was also suffering from malnutrition.
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order a mental examination for a 19-year-old Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya.
On Tuesday, June 03 2014, Officers of the Hannibal Police Department were called to the Hannibal Regional Hospital for a report of possible child abuse. When officers arrived, it was determined the victim, a 7 week old infant, had injuries consistent with possible abuse. Due to the severity of the infants’ injuries, the child was transferred to a hospital in the St. Louis area. This investigation
A 28-year-old southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in a child abuse case that left her daughter severely underweight and fighting for her life.
Illinois' child welfare agency says a spike in the number of children reported to have died of neglect might be the result of a change in reporting guidelines.
Illinois senators have sent Governor Pat Quinn a bill providing hundreds of millions of dollars for road work and money for more child-abuse investigators.
A task force studying ways to prevent child sexual abuse is offering more than 20 recommendations to Missouri's governor, lawmakers and Board of Education.