According to Veronica Peoples, a mother from Pontiac, Michigan, her 6-year-old daughter was physically abused by a substitute teacher in class. Peoples has made the story public, although the investigation is still ongoing and no charges have been brought. The alleged incident took place at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence. Apparently the…
Month: October 2016
Marc Steven Hartnett, a resident of Osceola County, has been sentenced to spend more than a decade in prison for physically abusing a toddler he was caring for in 2015 The situation that led to the initial criminal charges took place in September of 2015. Hartnett, who was 20-years-old at the time, was…
Judge John Hallacy, a Circuit Court Judge in Calhoun County, has refused to grant delays in the unrelated trials of two men accused of child abuse and homicide. In response, both defendants’ attorneys have filed motions with the Michigan Court of Appeals in the hopes of getting the delays they need. The two 29-year-old…
The child abuse trial for 29-year-old Nicole Gomez-Vilchis has just begun, although the alleged crime took place almost two years ago in 2014. Gomez-Vilchis, a resident of St. Clair Shores, is accused of abusing Kallee, a foster child she was tasked with caring for. According to court documents, the now-3-year-old Kallee and her brother…