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Child Abuse

‘Hot Sauce Mom’ Spared Jail Time

Jessica Beagley, an Alaska woman convicted of punishing her adopted Russian son by squirting hot sauce into his mouth, was spared immediate jail time on Monday.

2011/08/30

Vallejo Mother Arrested For Child Cruelty

A Vallejo mother has now been arrested on child cruelty charges days after two others were arrested for allegedly abusing the same children, according to Vallejo Police.

2011/08/12

Joe Anthony Correia (San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department)

Arrest Made In Death Of 3-Year-Old Boy

An Escalon resident has been arrested for allegedly causing the death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son.

2011/07/29

Mother Charged With Her Infant’s Death

A mother is behind bars tonight, charged with the murder of her 11-month-old baby.

2010/12/31

Abused Girl Dies After Six Year Coma

A Sacramento woman in prison for abusing her stepdaughter now could face homicide charges since the girl recently died after six years in a coma.

2010/12/27

Oliver O'Grady, seen in a still image from the documentary "Deliver Us From Evil." (Credit: Lionsgate)

California Ex-Priest Arrested In Ireland On Child Porn Charges

A defrocked California priest made notorious by an award-winning documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic church has been detained by Irish authorities on child pornography charges, police said Monday.

2010/12/13