endangering the welfare of a child
Cruel couple allegedly abandoned 6-year-old girl on busy NYC street
A heartless Long Island mom and her boyfriend allegedly abandoned her terrified 6-year-old daughter on a crowded Queens street, tossed garbage bags with the girl’s clothes out the window and...
Mother who co-slept with infant daughter charged in girl's death
A Pennsylvania mom who was “co-sleeping” with her 2-month-old daughter has been charged in connection with the tot’s death, police said. Shante R. Plummer, of Steelton, was arraigned Saturday on...
High school students charged in violent sexual ROTC hazing ritual
Two Queens teens face multiple criminal charges for allegedly engaging in a violent, sexual hazing ritual on an overnight ROTC trip to New Jersey last year, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The...
Manhattan pastor arrested in alleged grope of teen
A Manhattan pastor was arrested over the weekend, accused of groping a teen parishioner, according to prosecutors. The Rev. Jeffrey Brown, wearing a white suit with matching shoes, faced a...
Naked man tried to grab 2-year-old during bizarre rampage: cops
A naked Arkansas man tried to grab a 2-year-old boy from a car before going on a terrorizing spree across town, police said. Timothy Wood, 27, of Fayetteville, was arrested...
Man charged in disappearance of 12-year-old girl
A Staten Island man accused of driving a missing runaway 12-year-old girl from upstate to New York City has been arrested -- and police have located his vehicle, cops said...
Woman gave teen heroin, pimped him out for drug money: cops
A Pennsylvania woman convinced a teenage boy to have sex with her several times a day and plied him with prescription pills — then advertised him as a prostitute on...
Daycare operator chugged more than 10 beers before infant died in her care: cops
An Iowa daycare operator was arrested Wednesday, about six months after allegedly neglecting a 7-month-old infant in her care after the worker drank at least 10 beers, authorities said. The...
FedEx worker helps rescue child left alone in rat-infested hellhole
A 5-year-old boy — left home alone inside a rat-infested Bronx apartment — was rescued Friday after he was discovered by a FedEx deliveryman, law enforcement sources said. The boy’s...
Man admits to raping girl in motel, giving her meth: cops
A Missouri man admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a motel room and feeding her methamphetamine by disguising it in toilet paper, police said. Brett Pendleton, 48, allegedly...
Man arrested after 10-year-old boy shot sister with gun
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Police have arrested a man who they say left a gun at home where a 10-year-old boy found it and shot his 6-year-old sister, thinking the weapon...
Creep busted for massaging random teen in airport: cops
A man who made a name for himself as the "Piggyback Bandit" was busted this week for massaging the back of a teenage boy at Newark Airport, police said Saturday....
Mom convicted in starvation death of teen daughter
DES MOINES, Iowa — Jurors on Thursday convicted an Iowa woman of murder in the starvation death of her 16-year-old daughter, who weighed only 85 pounds when she died. The...
Teen says mom refused to help sister before she starved to death
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa teenager testified that his mother forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and...
Woman arrested after allegedly posting videos showing infant abuse
SAN DIEGO — Police in California say they've arrested a woman after videos were posted on Facebook showing a crying infant clutching a pocketknife and being slapped on the head....
Former middle school teacher charged with raping student
A former Bronx middle school teacher has been charged with rape after an underage student reported their relationship to police, sources said. The unidentified student, now 17, alleges that she...
New priest grabbed teen's butt, called her 'sexy': cops
A newly ordained Roman Catholic priest is accused of groping a teen girl, calling her “sexy,” as he touched her, authorities say. New Jersey reverend Marcin Nurek was arrested by...
Parents who 'gifted' daughter to cult-like figure sentenced to 7 years
Two Pennsylvania parents who gave their oldest daughter to a cult-like figure who sexually assaulted her and her five sisters have each been sentenced to up to seven years in...
Father allegedly beat daughter after pleading guilty to abandoning her
A father was arrested for beating his young daughter in a Long Island park Wednesday night -- a year after he pleaded guilty to abandoning her in a Manhattan Subway...
Legislator accused of assaulting girlfriend in front of her daughter
A Nassau County legislator was accused Wednesday of roughing up his girlfriend at her Valley Stream home in front of her teenage daughter, police said. Carrié Solages, 38, was charged...