How the Daily News changed NYC’s child welfare

A half century ago today, child welfare reform began when the Daily News stunned the city with the first installment of a six-part series about the system by reporters William Heffernan and Stewart Ain, headlined “Big Money, Little Victims.” Then as now,  …

Why emotional abuse is more concerning than many realize

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to recognize and often has different motivations …

Standing against child abuse

Alexandre Wilson was nervous to step on stage before a crowd and give a speech he wrote himself. But he remained focused and steadfast. “Every child deserves to feel supported, cared for and safe,” the 10-year-old read. “That isn’t always the case.” …

Jefferson City man charged with child abuse, assaulting a deputy in Cole County

One person was taken into custody and faces multiple charges, including abuse and assault, for a Saturday incident. The Cole County Sheriff's Office responded to the 5100 block of West Business 50 for a report of child abuse at 4:41 p.m. on May 10. …

Man sentenced to prison for child abuse case

PIKE CO — A Bushkill man has been sentenced to years in state prison for the abuse of a child over several years. Timothy Paul Lawrence Jones, 48, was sentenced to 13 years and one month to 26 years and 10 months in state prison after being convicted in a …

Niles man gets 15-45 years for child abuse

Published 2:07 pm Monday, May 12, 2025 NILES — A Niles man who threw his three-month-old daughter on the ground was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. Daniel Jay Pickens, 26, of Niles, pleaded guilty to the child abuse charge and was …

Couple Sentenced for 2022 Child Abuse Charges

Mass. sex offender pleads guilty to having over 200 child sexual abuse videos

A registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to keeping over 200 videos of child sexual abuse on a secret cell phone in his Attleboro home, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Eric Brault, 31, pleaded guilty to …

Tomah Man Sentenced to 17 Years In Prison in Connection to Child Abuse

SPARTA, Wis. - Daimon Verken, age 23, of Tomah has been sentenced to 17 years of confinement and 23 years of extended supervision after he pleaded guilty to offenses of child neglect, sexual exploitation of a child, second degree sexual assault of a child, …

Advocates slam Utah law rolling back homeschool oversight after abuse death case

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Nearly a year after 12-year-old Gavin Peterson was tortured and starved to death in his home, his stepmother, Nichole Scott, learned she will spend 21 years to life behind bars. As the court cases come to a close, frustration in the …