A Missouri woman convicted of child abuse is owed a new trial — one in which there is less discussion of the large reptiles in her home, a state appellate court has held.

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The bill makes it a misdemeanor for health care practitioners, police officers, educators and human service workers to knowingly fail to report child abuse.

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In my career representing victims sexually abused by powerful people, I have come to understand one thing clearly: we will never change the culture of complicity until executives are held accountable through criminal prosecution. This is true for the United ...

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A Maryland man who viciously abused a 2-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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Judging lawyers by their won-lost records leads news summary including jury duty, child abuse and an accused murderer representing himself.

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A Salisbury martial-arts instructor who engaged in sexually explicit telephone calls and emails with a 15-year-old female student outside of class did not violate a Maryland law prohibiting sexual exploitation of a minor by someone with temporary care, custody or supervision of the child, a divided Maryland top court ruled Tuesday.

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Maryland’s top court has overturned a man’s conviction for child sexual abuse, saying his incriminating statements via telephone to his now-adult victim were recorded without the “supervision” of a police officer, in violation of state law, and thus should not have been admitted at trial.

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Two Baltimore schools police officers have been charged after cellphone video surfaced showing one of them slapping and kicking a teen at a school while the second officer stood by. Anthony Spence, 44, and Saverna Bias, 53, turned themselves in ...

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FREDERICK — A Frederick County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally abusing his 3-month-old son. The Frederick News-Post reports that 27-year-old Ryan Huffer of Jefferson was sentenced Wednesday in Frederick. The court suspended another 20 ...

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Child advocates opposed doctors and psychologists Thursday over legislation that would require agencies investigating potential child abuse or neglect to file a complaint with a licensing board when they have “substantial grounds to believe” that a health-care provider, police officer or teacher “knowingly failed” to report suspected abuse or neglect.

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