Child Abuse

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Police: Bus Driver Staged Fight Between Students

A local bus driver is facing several charges after reportedly staging a fight between two arguing students in an attempt to resolve the conflict.

2013/05/12

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Police: Woman Forces Niece To Kneel On Cheese Grater For Hours As Punishment

A local woman was arrested after she punished her niece for missing school by forcing her to kneel on a metal cheese grater for hours at a time.

2013/05/03

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Police: Woman Brought Child, 8, To Drug Deal

A woman was arrested last week after she reportedly brought a young child with her to a drug transaction.

2013/04/08

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Police: Child Drinks Drano From Sippy Cup In Parents’ Meth Lab

A child is fighting for its life and seven people – including the 3-year-old’s parents – are facing charges after the child drank chemicals that were stored in a sippy cup.

2013/02/27

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Pro Tennis Player From Quebec Arrested In Fla.

Florida officials have arrested a professional tennis player for attempting to have sex with a 13-year-old girl.

2013/02/22

Man Threatened To Burn Children, Home After Dousing Them In Lighter Fluid

A man is in jail after he splashed lighter fluid onto two children before threatening to set their house on fire.

2013/02/18

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55-Year Sentence In Fla. Missing Foster Child Case

A woman who once cared for missing foster child Rilya Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 55 years in prison for kidnapping and child-abuse convictions, closing a case that spanned more than a decade and triggered changes in Florida’s child-welfare system.

2013/02/13