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Kentucky Couple Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Abuse Case

School observations set the investigation in motion.

Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

French Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Malnourished in Locked Van

Queensland Sets October Inquest Into Elizabeth Struhs' Death After Hospital Warning Disclosed

Detroit Father Charged After Toddler Found Alive in Impounded Car

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

National Review Urges Earlier Safeguarding for Unborn Babies After Baby Victoria Case

After Yearlong Probe, Aunt and Uncle Arrested in Aggravated Homicide of Four-Year-Old in Tufino

Loma Linda Parents Arrested After Toddler Found Wandering, Guns and Drugs Reported Within Reach

Mother and Stepfather Arrested in Alabama After Teen Lived Alone for Months in Filthy Trailer

South Carolina Couple Sentenced for Murder in Hot-Car Death of Disabled 13-Year-Old

Paris Refers New Foster-Home Head-Shaving Case Involving Siblings to Prosecutors

Elgin Caretaker Gets 20 Years for Starving and Torturing 7-Year-Old

San Diego City, County and Others Settle Arabella McCormack Case for $31.5 Million

Odisha Teachers Suspended After Class 4 Boy Found Chained in State-Run Hostel

Utah Father Charged With Child Torture and Aggravated Child Abuse After Rescue From Mountain Hike

Health Inspectorate Opens Inquiry Into Abuse at Northern Netherlands Foster Home

Fourth Adult Charged in Wisconsin Teen Neglect Case After 14-Year-Old Found Weighing 35 Pounds

Pontiac Mother Held Without Bond After Children Found Living in Squalor

Oldham Review Finds Systemic Failures After Boy, 10, Treated for Scurvy Under Care Order