A jury has ruled on a child abuse case for one Georgia woman on Monday. A jury ruled that Diana Franklin is guilty in 28 counts, including aggravated assault, false imprisonment and cruelty to children. The jury deliberated for less than two hours. Defendant Diana Franklin was escorted out of…
Draper sentenced in grandson’s child abuse death
Peter Draper was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison in Adams County District Court today (Monday). In October, Draper was found guilty of the death of his 2-year-old grandson, Joseph Rinehart Jr. He was sentenced on a count of intentional child abuse resulting in death. He also received…
Educator no longer charged with not reporting child abuse
A New Mexico physician and private school operator is no longer facing charges of failing to report child abuse leading up to an infant’s death. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Davis Ruark, the lead prosecutor in the case, filed for dismissal Nov. 13, saying there was a significant change in…
Dennis Larkins charged in 2011 child abuse
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Police investigating potential child abuse case
Wichita police are investigating a potential child abuse case. The incident happened after 3 p.m. Friday afternoon in the 100 South Ridge apartment complex. Police say a 5-month-old child was taken to St. Joe hospital by the parents, after reports of seizures and throwing up for 3 days. The hospital…
Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases
Child sex offenders make up the largest category of inmates in U.S. military prisons, yet a full accounting of their crimes and how much time they’re actually locked up is shielded by an opaque system of justice, an Associated Press investigation has found. Of the 1,233 inmates confined in the…
Parents of Special-Needs Boy Charged with Child Abuse: Police
The adoptive parents of an 8-year-old special-needs child were arrested by authorities in Nebraska last week on multiple counts of child abuse. According to a statement from prosecutors, Stephen Bauer, 37, and his wife, 32-year-old Megan Finlan, withheld food from the boy, who police said was underweight for his age….
Kansas DCF plans to lower evidence standard in evaluating child abuse
The state agency tasked with investigating child abuse plans to lower the amount of evidence needed to substantiate a claim of abuse or neglect. Department for Children and Families Secretary Phyllis Gilmore told lawmakers Tuesday the agency will decrease the standard of evidence it uses when investigating from “clear and…
‘Staggering’ Rates of Child Abuse in East, Southern Africa
A new report finds that children across East and Southern Africa suffer huge amounts of abuse. UNICEF says this epidemic of violence hurts more than just the children – it hurts society. Researchers say they have found a “staggering incidence” of violence against children in East and Southern Africa. The…
Calls for child sex abuse royal commission to investigate sterilisation
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is being urged to investigate the forced sterilisation of children, amid concerns young people with a disability are at much of higher risk of being sexually abused. Submissions to the royal commission have painted a harrowing picture of widespread abuse experienced by…