This past December the Associated Press (AP) reported that at least 786 kids have died of neglect or abuse over a 6 year period in the U.S. right in plain sight of child protective services. Many children were starved, beaten, or even drowned after the agencies determined these children were at risk.
A recent ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals means that a Houghton County couple may actually have grounds for a malpractice suit against a counselor. The parents say the counselor implanted false memories of sexual abuse in their 17-year-old daughter’s mind.
Abigail Simon, the Catholic tutor who was convicted of sustaining a sexual relationship with one of her 15-year-old students, will be sentenced next month in the Kent County Circuit Court. She is facing ten or more years in a state penitentiary for her crimes. But as it turns out, she could have skipped the…
What started out as as an apparent cry for help from a mother trying to get her children out of an abusive home, turned into a cross-country search and has resulted in child abuse charges against both parents.
The words “child sexual abuse” are horrific all by themselves. But when you add phrases like “no obligation to inform”, “statute of limitations” and “let sleeping dogs lie”, you end up with a catastrophic scandal akin to the media storm that has rocked the Catholic Church over the last few decades.
Jonathan Colby, a 22-year-old resident of Allegan County, has been charged with first-degree child abuse for allegedly causing his infant son’s death. But as it turns out, the tragic circumstances in this case go far beyond a single instance of abuse. At about 1:30 in the morning of December 3rd, Sheriff’s deputies responded to…
25-year-old Garrett D. Gwizdala, a father from Bay City who was facing multiple felonies for the abuse of his infant daughter, has pled no contest to charges of first-degree child abuse and assault by strangulation.
Kenneth Jehle, a 54-year-old former middle school special education teacher, has been arrested and charged with child abuse, for allegedly inappropriately touching a student. What is disconcerting is the fact that this is not a new phenomena in Jehle’s personal history.
Recently, in Grand Traverse County, a child abuse plea agreement was reached with Joseph Franks, who pleaded guilty to 2nd degree child abuse. He was charged with 1st degree child abuse and torture of a four-year-old girl.
When kids are ripped from their homes in abuse and neglect or CPS cases, few stop to think what happens to those kids after removal. These kids are presumed to be safe and happy without giving it any more thought. While some children are placed with relatives, others are placed into foster care with strangers…