February 15, 2024 Mom charged with ‘severely malnourished’ teen’s death at 33 lbs., ‘bed sores throughout’ A 14-year-old boy found “extremely malnourished, weighing only 33 lbs.,” with bed sores is dead and his mother is facing criminal charges.
February 6, 2024 High-speed chase for miles ‘with metal and rubber debris flying’ from tires, kids in back A sheriff’s deputy saw the registration on a driver’s white BMW had been expired for six months, and that’s the least of the driver’s problems now.
February 2, 2024 Man known as ‘Satans Child’ sentenced to prison for raping 8-year-old, sharing video A tip led to an online media storage account associated with the username “Satans child,” and its owner is headed to prison for that and more.
January 25, 2024 Teacher, church volunteer faces 14 criminal charges ‘related to sex abuse of minors’ A man in charge of children is accused of “14 offenses related to sex abuse of minors,” and what investigators say they discovered is disturbing.
January 23, 2024 Man with ‘child-like sex dolls’ tried to destroy sex abuse evidence, kept FBI at bay A federal jury convicted a man of crimes involving child sexual abuse material and destruction of evidence. The FBI needed an armored vehicle to get inside.
December 28, 2023 Mother under arrest, charged with murder after her daughter’s body found in dumpster A girl was found dead in a dumpster on Christmas Eve and her mother is charged with her murder.
December 27, 2023 Deadly family feud: 2 teen brothers charged after sister shot in fight over Christmas gifts, sheriff says A young mother was shot to death on Christmas Eve during an argument over gifts, and her two teenage brothers are facing criminal charges.
December 21, 2023 Mother of 8-year-old girl killed when she crawled under train to catch bus sentenced to prison The California mother who sent her children crawling under a train so they wouldn’t miss the bus has been sentenced to prison.
December 19, 2023 Jury convicts mom who threw up on witness stand when shown photo of teen son she starved to death A woman has been convicted of murder and child abuse after her disabled 15-year-old son died of starvation. He weighed just 69 pounds.
December 15, 2023 Florida man caught with more than 23,000 images, videos of child pornography headed to prison A man in Florida is guilty of receiving and possessing images and videos of child pornography, and he’ll be going to prison.
December 15, 2023 Wife missing, husband found with child sex abuse material, feds say A man is under arrest for possession of child sex abuse material and the feds say the case started with the investigation into his wife’s disappearance.
November 22, 2023 Pennsylvania man tried to convince Iowa girl to send porn pics, videos of herself, police say A man in Pennsylvania is accused of “trying to convince” an underage girl in Iowa “to send him pornographic material” of herself.
November 20, 2023 Serial molester convicted of child exploitation, sex offender registration, firearm offenses and hacking NFL jumbotron A man in Florida has been convicted of a long list of charges and the feds say his many crimes took place over several years.
November 14, 2023 Child porn suspect had overseas cousin ‘sexually abuse children and record the explicit conduct,’ indictment says A man in Florida has been indicted on child pornography charges and a cousin of his in South America unknowingly played a role.
November 1, 2023 Evidence and interrogation led to confessions in boy’s disappearance, brutal murder, detectives say A little boy reported missing was found dead with severe injuries in a dumpster. Now, a man and a teenager who live in makeshift bedrooms in the same multi-story home are facing criminal charges.
October 27, 2023 Sexual abuse victims from across the country identify themselves in man’s child pornography photos A man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child pornography. He lives in Florida but his crimes stretched across the country.
October 26, 2023 Trifecta of murder suspects includes executive’s ex-wife, her new husband and former tenant The ex-wife of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan has been extradited cross-country to face charges in his killing, making her the third defendant in custody in Florida.
October 23, 2023 Florida man sentenced to federal prison for child sex abuse material after threatening victim A Florida man has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of child sex abuse material.
October 12, 2023 The verdict is in: Father of ‘boy in the box’ guilty on all charges, taken to jail The jury found Timothy Ferriter guilty of all charges and the father of the “boy in the box” expressed shock when the judge said he would not be going home, but rather booked into jail.
October 11, 2023 Both sides agree ‘boy in the box’ punishment was a mistake. Jury to decide if it was a crime It’s time for the jury to deliberate whether the Florida father who kept his adoptive son in a box in the family garage is guilty of aggravated child abuse.
October 10, 2023 ‘A very inappropriate way’: Whose case did defense expert help in ‘boy in the box’ trial? A defense expert witness in the “boy in the box” case was so critical of how Timothy Ferriter dealt with his son’s behavior that she may have hurt his case.
October 6, 2023 Hours of yelling, cursing, even crying: More ‘boy in the box’ exchanges with adopted dad before state rested The jury in the trial of Timothy Ferriter watched and heard hours of sometimes difficult video involving Ferriter and his adopted teenage son, forced to live in an 8-by-8-foot box in the family’s Florida garage.
October 5, 2023 Jury watches hours of ‘boy in the box’ video: ‘You wanna take this to the next level? Let’s go!’ The jury in the ‘boy in the box’ case spent hours watching video of the 14-year-old victim, taken with a camera installed on the ceiling of the structure in the garage.
October 4, 2023 ‘Being locked in a room is dehumanizing’: Boy kept in 8×8 garage box testifies in adoptive dad’s trial For the first time, the boy who was forced to live in an 8×8-foot box in his family’s garage spoke publicly. He was testifying in the trial of his adoptive father.
October 4, 2023 Mom who disappeared with her 3 children are no longer listed as missing, sheriff’s office says The Virginia mom who disappeared with her three young children, a month ago, has now been removed “from the local and national missing persons databases.”
March 27, 2023 No more confessions: Priest banned for supporting bill to require reporting child abuse A Catholic priest has been banned from hearing confessions. The controversy started when he endorsed a bill that would require priests to report any child abuse or neglect.
February 1, 2023 Dozens of dogs found on property while child abuse suspects are held in jail A severe case of child abuse that led to an amputation and two arrests has sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers concerned about dozens of dogs.
September 23, 2022 Woman charged with child abuse was out of jail on bond for animal cruelty, a month earlier A Boynton Beach police officer responded to a call about “a possible domestic dispute.” According to the arrest report, “The caller stated that [a woman] was hitting the child with a bottle and punching her.”
March 31, 2022 Ferriters claim kids hacked their email, want that info kept out of their abuse trial The couple in Jupiter charged with aggravated child abuse for keeping their teenage son in a box in their garage are claiming one or more of their children hacked their email and that could affect their trial.
March 7, 2022 Exclusive: Box where boy was allegedly locked up has been torn down, removed The couple charged with aggravated child abuse for allegedly keeping their 14-year-old son locked in a box have had it demolished and removed from their garage.
March 1, 2022 Contractor saw red flags in building box for Jupiter couple charged with child abuse CBS12 News spoke exclusively with the builder hired by the couple charged with physically abusing and forcing their 14-year-old son to live in a wooden box in their garage.
February 10, 2022 Lawyer: Boy in box ‘fantasizes about killing people’ The lawyer for the parents charged with keeping their 14-year-old adopted son in a box in their garage is telling her clients’ side of the story.