June 16, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

23-year-old Amber Johnson and her husband, 30-year-old James Johnson III of Dearborn, have both been charged with murder and child abuse for the death of their 2-year-old daughter, Monika Rose Johnson, who drowned in a neighbor’s pool.   Police records reveal that while Amber and James slept at home, their two children, Monika and her…

June 10, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

Luis Alberto Fuentes, a 25-year-old man with ties to both Florida and Nevada, has accepted a plea bargain from the Prosecutor’s Office, in which he pled no contest to counts of second degree attempted child abuse.   According to Michigan State Police officers from the Cadillac Post, the child was in Fuentes’ care at a…

June 7, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

Tom Bagwell, a Libertarian congressional candidate from Wyandotte, Michigan, caused quite a stir online when he made Facebook comments pertaining to a child sex abuse story in the news right now. What made the story even more sensational, it seems, is the fact that, when confronted about his comments, Bagwell did not deny them or…

June 4, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

You’ve probably already seen something in the news about this case. After all, it’s all over news media websites and even Facebook at this point.  Recently, a little boy fell into the Gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, which resulted in a broken leg for the child and death by shooting for the Gorilla. But…

June 1, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

The Tsimhoni custody battle that has been raging in the Oakland County Family Court since 2015, has resulted in more than just media scrutiny of the Tsimhoni family. The Judge overseeing the case, Lisa Gorcyca has drawn her fair share of acrimony and accusation in the matter as well. At the end of last year,…

May 27, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

14 years ago Lorinda Swain went to prison, and she’s been there ever since. Just a few days ago,  the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that she was entitled to a new trial, but the prosecutor decided that they are not going to charge her a second time. Convicted over a decade ago for child abuse,…

May 25, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

The statistics for child abuse are heartbreaking these days. You have only to google “child abuse” to see how many little ones will succumb to harm during their lifetime. But on the flip side of that coin, there are a horrifying number of parents and caregivers who are falsely accused of child abuse these days….

May 24, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

Police were called to a hospital in Flint recently, where a 4-year-old boy named Jordyn Mathena, was unresponsive, with burns all over his body. His mom had apparently found him in the shower, unconscious, and taken him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. But what shocked officers was not the fact that the…

May 20, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

John Dwight Scheiding, a 28-year-old Deputy with the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department, is accused of having a sexual relationship with an underaged girl. He is facing charges of having child sexually abusive material, also known as child pornography, on an electronic device.   According to information provided by the Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Department, the…

May 17, 2016 Abuse and Neglect Attorney

A competency hearing has been scheduled for 30-year-old Donald Bebee II, who is currently facing charges for child abuse. His most recent court hearing has been postponed until the results of the test are available. Bebee’s defense attorney requested that he undergo the competency testing in order to determine whether or not he is able…