Police: Woman Charged After Putting 3-Year-Old In Scalding Bathwater
A year later, a little girl continues recovering from second-degree burns suffered after her sole caretaker placed her in scalding bathwater.
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A year later, a little girl continues recovering from second-degree burns suffered after her sole caretaker placed her in scalding bathwater.
A 41-year-old man from Allen was sentenced for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
The FBI is seeking to identify victims who were persuaded or coerced into a sexual act by a member of the clergy in the North Texas region between 1985 and the present.
After final sentencing, the children's family members gave victim impact statements -- some described the continuing nightmare caused by the abuse, while others extended forgiveness.
Former Collin County day care worker convicted of injury to a child, Jessica Wiese has pleaded guilty to more charges.
Jessica Wiese, 44, who was arrested in December 2018, worked at Joyous Montessori, which was then put under state review.
Convicted child predator Dontarious Scott, 23, of McKinney was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
An Oklahoma woman who served 15 years in prison for failing to "protect" her kids from her boyfriend, who served just two years after admitting to child abuse, is now free.
A horrific case of parental drug use, child neglect and squalid living conditions lead to the arrest of a couple and removal of four children in Parker County.
He's accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl and now a longtime Houston-area pastor has been arrested.
Three years after the sexual abuse stopped, the courageous child told her parents about the family friend who first violated her at 5-years-old.
Denton County's Sheriff Tracy Murphree says a new budget will allow him to hire two new full time investigators dedicated to child abuse cases.
An Oklahoma woman, who prosecutors say forced her children to eat dog feces, will serve no time behind bars.
Joevani De La Pena's body was found in an RV behind a family member's home on Peach Tree Lane Sunday morning.
An Irving mother was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of her 8-year-old son.
In an attempt to bolster their abuse-prevention efforts, the Boy Scouts of America has launched a new awareness program that features cartoon-style videos.
A Denton mother was arrested yesterday after medical staffers found inconsistencies in her story of which she claimed her child fell and hit their head, police said.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Hank Whitman told the agency's workers in a video that he is planning to retire at the end of June.
Abuse and neglect are significant problems in North Texas, and without help, the long-term impact on children can prevent them from living healthy, productive lives.
For 24+ hours straight, volunteers from around North Texas will read the names and ages of more than 27,000 children who were reported as abused in Dallas County in 2018.
Police arrested three church pastors for allegedly tying up and using an extension cord to beat a confession out of a child.
A man is expected to plead guilty to drunk driving following a wreck that killed a mother just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter who was later killed in a horrific, unrelated beating.
A new study of child sex trafficking in Texas finds that victims are not adequately identified, enter and exit victimization multiple times, and are exploited most of their lives.
A former Dallas radio host who claims she was abused by disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is speaking out about his explosive interview with Gayle King of CBS News.
Stephen Chase Clark pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and receipt of child pornography before a judge.
