Pediatric Dentist Indicted on Child Endangerment Charges in Hudson County, NJ
A pediatric dentist in New Jersey was recently indicted by a Hudson County grand jury on charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, weapons offense, and endangering the welfare of children. These charges arose after the woman allegedly punched and threatened to kill her boyfriend’s eight-year-old son. According to law enforcement, the dentist struck the boy […]
read full articleCalifornia Parents Arrested After Children Found Shackled to Bed
Two parents were recently arrested in Southern California after one of their daughters called 911 to report abuse in the home. Officers with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the home and made a troubling discovery: there were 12 other children in the home, including “several children shackled to their beds with chains and […]
read full articleNJ Court Finds Father Perpetrated Abuse Due to Drug Use, Sexual Behavior, and Unsupervised Visits
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s finding that a father abused and neglected his children during multiple instances in inappropriate supervision. According to court records, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), alleged that the father put his […]
read full articleNJ Appellate Division Affirms “Shaken Baby” Conviction
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently upheld the conviction of a mother of twins who was found guilty of the aggravated manslaughter of a toddler that she was babysitting. This case arose after a 14-month-old toddler became lifeless at the woman’s home. Although the defense asserted that the child went limp after choking […]
read full articleUtah Mother Suspected of Murder-Suicide
A mother in Utah is suspected of having killed her nine-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself on New Year’s Eve. According to authorities and family members of the suspect and the victim, the bodies of 41-year-old Karina Clark and nine-year-old Madison Clark were discovered inside the family’s home in Magna, near Salt Lake […]
read full articleNJ Boy Scout Leader Charged with Child Endangerment
A New Jersey Boy Scout leader was recently arrested and charged with child endangerment due to allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, the man was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to a child. The suspect was a volunteer Assistant […]
read full articleNew Jersey Senate to Explore Preventable Causes of Infant Deaths
A New Jersey Senate committee will hold hearings in 2018 to explore preventable causes of infant deaths in New Jersey. This announcement came from Senate Health Committee Chairman Joseph Vitale after the latest statistics showed that 41 infants died from suffocation due to sharing a bed in 2015, which is the biggest percentage of such […]
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