Child abuse

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Maria Urias-Astorga and Ramiro Miranda-Quinonez are facing child abuse charges after their 14-year-old son died suffering from a tumor which they say went untreated as they could not afford insurance.

"The film routinely fetishizes and sexualizes these pre-adolescent girls as they perform dances simulating sexual conduct in revealing clothing," Sen. Cruz wrote in a letter to Attorney General Barr.

Sabrina Ray, 16, was found deceased in her home in 2017 wearing a diaper and tank top, weighing just 56 pounds.

Nelson Sanderson was found guilty of molesting a child under the age of 12 in 2016.

John Michael Musbach allegedly asked if 14 years old was an "acceptable age or too young" when hiring a hitman on the dark web.

Stephen Parshall is already awaiting trial for terrorism offenses after allegedly planning to throw Molotov cocktails at police during BLM protests.

The campaign was launched on Change.org to encourage Congress to pass legislation supporting the creation of a nationwide child abuse reporting system.

Ghislaine Maxwell is expecting to learn whether she will be released on bail today after prosecutors described her as an "extreme risk of flight."

Former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau was convicted of child rape after having a sexual relationship with her 12-year-old student during the 1990s, but the pair married in the following decade.

More than 600 animals were removed from a home during a rescue operation in the Buchanan community.

The lockdown could mean a "greater number of sexual predators online looking to target and groom young people."

For the first time ever, more than half of those contacting RAINN's sexual assault hotline were minors in the month of March.

"I have consistently maintained my innocence while suffering from a serious injustice," Pell said Monday.

The Cook Children's Hospital saw a total of seven children admitted with suspect child abuse-related injuries in the span of less than a week.

"There's no way for us to directly link that, but that's the concern," said Dr. Jamye Coffman.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating after residents reported that a boy was seen walking without shoes and his hands cuffed in San Antonio.

Police officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child in Flagstaff, Arizona, and began life-saving efforts, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

James Alex Hurley had been living with his grandparents James Sasser Jr. and Patricia Batts in West Yellowstone, Montana, when he was found dead.

Andre Clarke, 45, allegedly raped the girl in her home in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. She was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Martin was also a co-host of the hunting TV series "Brotherhood Outdoors."

Stephanie Alvarado and her two cousins have been charged after Alvarado's daughter Sophia Larson died from drinking water from a bottle contaminated with drugs.

Rafael Loera, 56, and his wife Maribel Loera, 50, were arrested after the skeletal remains of the girl were found.

The Rev. Brian Stanley has been sentenced to two months behind bars after pleading guilty to a 2013 incident in which he encased a teenager that he was supposed to be counseling in tape and bubble wrap.

Joseph Isaiah Woodson, Jr. was convicted of using the internet to target and extort children through sexual exploitation and pornographic offenses.

Estefany Acosta, 24, was charged with aggravated battery on a child following an incident which allegedly took place at Early Learning Academy in Boca Raton on January 10.

Authorities said Ericka Campbell, 23, went to visit a private spa at a home in Warren, leaving three children in a locked car outside.

Five children have been taken into care after a mother and grandparents were arrested in Smiths Station.

The ballet school at Vienna's State Opera stands accused of "disregarding" the welfare of the children in their charge, according to a commission investigating the abuse.

Vatican official Jodi Bertomeu Farnos wrote there is no link between celibacy or homosexuality with the current rash of child sex abuse cases in the Catholic church.