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San Antonio Mariachi Teacher Sentenced to Life for Child Sexual Abuse

The Texas attorney general's prosecutors won the maximum punishment after victims testified following a decade-long reinvestigation.

Mother of Missing Infant Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Son’s Death

Parents File Federal Class Action Saying NYC Agency Routinely Removes Children Without Court Orders

Three Family Members Indicted in Death of 7-Year-Old Jor'Dynn Duncan

Three Women Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old on Long Island

Florida Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Ordering Student to Slap Classmate

Doctor Tells Jury Baby Preston’s Injuries Indicate Repeated Sexual Abuse

Michigan Couple Enter No-Contest Pleas in Child Abuse Case

Seattle Teachers Union Elects Leader Under Abuse Investigation

U.S.-German Parents Jailed in Spain for Isolating Children for Years

Kent Teaching Assistant Jailed for Four Years Over Child Cruelty

Mother and Ex-Partner Jailed Over Death of Two-Year-Old Kol Page

Simi Valley Nanny Charged With Felony Child Endangerment in Santa Monica Case

John Rytting, Jailed Over Poppy Widdison Case, Dies at HMP Hull

Arkansas School Director Sentenced for Orchestrating Classroom Assault

Stepmother Goes on Trial Over 1978 Bath-Scald Death of Girl, 5

Córdoba Preschool Abuse Probe Widens as Director Is Detained

G8 Education Suspends About 40 Childcare Centres as Occupancy Slumps

Indonesia Detains 13 in Alleged Systemic Abuse at Yogyakarta Daycare

Kentucky Couple Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Abuse Case