State May Have To Pay Sexually Abused Teen
A girl who was sexually and physically abused after the state placed her in the home of a relative could receive $800,000 in compensation, under a bill filed this week by Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate.
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A girl who was sexually and physically abused after the state placed her in the home of a relative could receive $800,000 in compensation, under a bill filed this week by Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate.
A Deerfield Beach science teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year old student told a federal judge Friday he's not guilty.
A teacher at Zion Lutheran Christian School who was charged by state and federal authorities after he was found partially naked in the backseat of a car with a 14-year-old student now faces a new federal charge.
More testimony Wednesday in the trial of a former youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting young children. Jeffrey London is charged with 27 counts of child abuse. On Wednesday a detective who investigated the allegations of abuse and London's ex-wife are scheduled to take the stand.
Emotions ran high during testimony Tuesday in the trial of a former youth pastor who is accused of molesting children.
A central Florida man is in jail without bond accused of sexually abusing two children, a toddler and an infant.
The attorney for the mother of a three-year-old boy, who police say was tortured before he was found dead, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of aggravated child abuse.
A former Catholic high school wrestler and other former students have accused an ex-dean of sexual abuse.
A Michigan man convicted of sexually abusing children in a group home he ran in Haiti will be sentenced Tuesday in Miami federal court.
You can't walk 1,500 miles without being noticed or someone asking "Why?" For Lauren Book, it's very clear why: Book was a victim of sex abuse as a child.
Efforts to fight human trafficking and help victims recover in a safe place would get a $4.5 million boost, if Gov. Rick Scott gets his wish.
Another sexual abuse lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the Doral Golf Resort & Spa by a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted during a massage at the luxury spa.
The man who was the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo has been sued by a second South Florida man who claimed Kevin Clash sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager.
The man who was the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo, Kevin Clash, has been sued by a man who said Clash molested him when he was 16-years-old.
A host of new laws aimed at protecting Florida's children are officially on the books as of Monday.
The young man had one word to describe Jeffery London: evil.
A Miami man who admitted to sexually abusing two Dania Beach children and videotaping some the acts has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
A Catholic school teacher accused of molesting some of his students spoke candidly with the parents of one of those alleged victims from jail. That jailhouse confession could prove to be key evidence in the criminal and civil cases against Miguel Cala.
A third person has come forward to say he was sexually abused by a South Florida youth pastor already charged with the sexual molestation of two boys, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The Broward Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that a church youth pastor in Lauderdale Lakes has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a boy.
A Miami-Dade County jury has awarded $3 million to a nine-year-old girl who was sexually abused as a preschooler at Discovery Day Care in Miami in 2008.
Closing arguments are scheduled Tuesday afternoon in a civil lawsuit stemming from the 2008 case of a 5-year-old girl who alleged she was sexually abused by the teenage son of a teacher at a Miami day care center.
Paul Mira, a former PE director at a Miami-Dade private school, entered a not guilty plea Friday to charges that he molested two students.
A former athletic director of a Miami-Dade private school who vanished last month after he was accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl is now behind bars.
A cargo plane packed with food and hygiene kits has left Miami for Cuba as part of the U.S. government's humanitarian assistance efforts for the people of the island nation.
Jordyn Brooks has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, ensuring the veteran linebacker remains a core piece of the team's rebuild.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
A cargo plane packed with food and hygiene kits has left Miami for Cuba as part of the U.S. government's humanitarian assistance efforts for the people of the island nation.
Jordyn Brooks has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, ensuring the veteran linebacker remains a core piece of the team's rebuild.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.