Certain sexual abuse allegations can be very hard to prove. Lack of physical evidence and witnesses, along with victim testimonies that don’t match the accounts provided by those accused of the crime, can make it very hard to prove that anything ever happened. This however, doesn’t stop most prosecutors. Also because jurors often…
Two new bills have been introduced in the Michigan legislature that aims to protect elders and other vulnerable adults from being financially abused. If you are a regular follower of our blog, then you will recall our article a few months ago dealing with the issue of embezzlement from vulnerable adults, and how it…
In this age of rampant cyber bullying, escalating abuse, and increased violence among young people, Michigan officials were faced with the challenge of finding a way to keep the children and young people of our state safer. Launched in September of 2014, OK2SAY is a program designed to stop harmful and hurtful behaviors before…
A young Owosso mother has pled guilty to starving her baby to death at a recent hearing. She appeared in the Shiawassee County courtroom several days ago, where she entered a guilty plea to the charges of Second Degree Child Abuse and Involuntary Manslaughter. According to police records, 19-year-old Kayla Robin Coon of…
The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a Detroit woman’s child abuse conviction, claiming that her defense attorney, John McWilliams, did a poor job of representing her. In fact, the Appeals Court found her defense to be so badly executed, that in the ruling they referred to it as “scientifically bankrupt.” In September…
In 2000 Michigan enacted the Safe Delivery Law, which was put in place to protect unwanted newborn babies from being abandoned. With few options after delivery, and fear of legal reprisal, mothers often abandoned unwanted newborns that they were unable or unwilling to care for. Some of these babies were found and survived, but…
The 2017 Kids Count in Michigan data is in, and unfortunately for our marvelous mitten, it isn’t looking good. Kids Count Data Center, the nation’s premier source for data on child and family well-being in the U.S., gathers data from all across the country. Using this, they work to present an accurate picture of…
Welcome back and thank you for joining us against for this discussion on “Wyatt’s Law” – the pending child abuser registry currently being considered by the Michigan legislature. In our previous article we talked about some of the consequences that sex offenders live with as a result of the state’s sex offender registry, and…
Picture this: Your spouse is accused of child abuse. The two of you do everything you can to fight the charge – hire the best attorney you can afford, deny the allegations, work to discover the truth – but to no avail. Your spouse is convicted and heads to jail. Thankfully the charge is…
Disney may be the most magical place on earth, but for one woman who is facing felony charges for allegedly choking a teen girl during a fireworks display, it may have lost some of it’s luster. Being arrested and charged with felony child abuse tends to have that effect on people. Tabbatha Kay…