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A judge has sentenced a repeat sex offender to the equivalent of seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in a basement storage room almost 13 years ago. The girl, now 19, […] […]

The leader of a Utah sect that believes in polygamy and sex with children has appeared in a US court on sexual assault charges. Warren Jeffs, the ecclesiastical head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus […] […]

The death of a 14-month-old girl and the arrest of her daycare operator has child-care advocates raising concerns about the regulation and monitoring of private home daycares. The owner of April’s Daycare, charged Friday with […] […]

THE US stepmother of Zahra Baker struck a deal that saved her from execution or a life sentence, US agencies reported today. The deal, which has left local residents outraged, covers her conviction of an […] […]

AN American woman has admitted giving her two-year-old daughter marijuana and using her mobile phone to record the child smoking it. Hamilton County court officials say 21-year-old Jessica Gamble of suburban Cincinnati pleaded guilty today […] […]

Johnny Bermudez says he has made “peace with God” for killing 2-year-old Emmily Lucas. But he’s not quite ready for penance. Bermudez was on the stand as a witness Tuesday in the trial of Erika […] […]

A PRIEST in Spain has been arrested for alleged possession of around 21,000 computer files containing child pornography. The 52-year-old, who was not identified, was detained on Wednesday and has been released on bail by […] […]

A baby boy who was allegedly beaten by his mother’s 21-year-old boyfriend last September died Tuesday evening, police said. About 20 family members circled around Adriel Garcia as he took his last breath around 10 […] […]

AN 11-year-old girl from a country Victorian town gave birth to a child this year, allegedly to a 30-year-old man. The man, a family friend of the girl’s grandparents, is currently in custody facing 18 […] […]

A former OPP officer who sexually molested boys for most of his policing career deserves 10 to 12 years behind bars, the prosecution argued Monday. Robert Lewis, a hulking man who committed his crimes throughout […] […]