child abuse

A man has been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for abusing a 10-month-old boy and a minor nearly a decade ago, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Officials said 44-year-old Robert Nichols was found guilty of charges brought forth in October 2013 on June 27, 2023. During a trial, Manchester police said they were notified of…

State officials and animal welfare advocates discuss the link between animal and child abuse, as April is awareness month for both issues.

A New London stepfather is accused of abusing his girlfriend’s 10-year-old son, locking him in a closet, beating him and depriving him of food and water.

A Massachusetts family doctor was arrested for allegedly recording and possessing child sex abuse images, including on a hidden camera designed to look like a bracelet, prosecutors said Tuesday.

A former NYPD officer was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life after being convicted of murder last month in the January 2020 death of his 8-year-old son, Thomas, who was forced to sleep in the family’s freezing Long Island garage. The jury of eight women and four men found Michael Valva guilty of murder and four counts of endangering…

A Wallingford home daycare owner is accused of physically and verbally abusing nine children in her care.

A Wallingford daycare owner and her boyfriend have been arrested for allegedly abusing nine children in their care, police said. Authorities said 61-year-old Brenda Fornal and 66-year-old Grant Freer were arrested on a warrant. They’re both facing risk of injury charges for an incident that was reported to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) on Aug. 28. Detectives said…

An East Lyme man was arrested after his two four-week-old daughters were brought to their doctor with several fractures last month, police said. Authorities said the infants were taken to their primary care doctor, who later called police to report the alleged abuse. That’s when the girls were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Doctors determined that one...

Police say they have identified the boy whose body was found in April in a Las Vegas-themed suitcase in rural Indiana, as well as two suspects in his death.

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

A Naugatuck dad was arrested this month after new child abuse allegations surfaced, stemming from an original 2020 case being investigated by the Naugatuck Police Department.

A Naugatuck dad was arrested this month after new child abuse allegations surfaced, stemming from an original 2020 case being investigated by the Naugatuck Police Department. Kevin Grant is accused of locking his children in a closet for punishment. An affidavit details numerous other instances that resemble a nightmare. Local agencies that work to protect kids say cases like this…

Warning: The details in this story are graphic and disturbing. Police have arrested a Naugatuck man who is accused of making his child eat his own feces while being locked in a closet as punishment and other forms of child abuse. Back in May, police said they learned of additional allegations that stemmed from a child abuse case investigated by…