It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. On April 6, 2015, just hours after dropping off her 11-week-old son Shepard at daycare, Edmond, Oklahoma-based mom Ali Dodd received a frantic call from the woman who ran the program.
Crime
Child endangerment charges for Springettsbury day-care operator
A Springettsbury Township day care center operator is facing multiple charges for allegedly leaving six young children alone in the center while she picked up more children from preschool. Gina M.
Police: Children abused, locked in room found nearly starved to death
HALIFAX, PA (WHP) — It is a horrible case of child abuse, alleged by authorities in Halifax, Pennsylvania. They say for three months, three young children were locked in a room and abused to the point of near starvation. A five-year-old child weighed only 23 pounds.
Former Mason City day care operator accused of sex abuse
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UPDATE: Former Elkhart Co. day care provider sentenced 28 years in death of toddler
Former day care provider, Jackie Rolston, was sentenced to 28 years in prison. Rolston is expected to serve 28 years in prison and two years on probation.
Sheriff says toddler locked in box is worst case of child abuse he’s ever seen
PULASKI COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – It’s a troubling case of child abuse. Early Wednesday morning, sheriff’s deputies executed a no-knock search warrant at a home in Pulaski County. There they discovered a three-year-old girl who was being kept inside a wooden box.
Teen will go to prison in day care sex assault
The mother of the child victim placed her palms together and raised them over her mouth as the sentence was handed down. She had been waiting two years for this moment, two years for justice for her daughter, now 5, who was molested by Jackson teenager Xavier Dyess in December 2014.
Former school head accused of child sexual abuse
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more information becomes available. David H. “Dave” DeRousse, 69, of West Monroe, recently was arrested in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Several Fairfax County Teachers Accused of Sexual Misconduct Kept Their Teaching Licenses for Years
Fairfax County Public Schools allowed a series of teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students to keep their teaching licenses for years after the offenses, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.
Man arrested in school pickup line has 7 previous DUIs
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