SAN DIEGO—The father of an infant who died last week after being found with severe and suspicious injuries at a University City townhouse was behind bars March 27 on suspicion of killing her, authorities said. Jaime Javier Santillanes, 37, was arrested March 22—the day after the death of his 7-week-old daughter—according to the San Diego…
Father Arrested on Suspicion of Killing 7-Week-Old Daughter in University City
March 28, 2023
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Manitoba Government Makes Another Anti-Crime Announcement, Focus on Child Abuse
The Manitoba government is spending $2.1 million on a new child abuse investigative unit. Premier Heather Stefanson says the provincewide, integrated child response unit will build on services offered by the Toba Centre for Children and Youth in collaboration with the Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP. Stefanson says the money is part of her government’s…
Witness Called Hotline After Boy Reported Alleged Abuse by His Mother
February 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Less than three years before his death in 2018, a 10-year-old boy told a school vice principal he had been abused by his mother, prompting a report to a child abuse hotline, the then-vice principal testified Feb. 8 in the murder trial of the boy’s mother and her boyfriend. Gia Greaux, who was a…
Nurse: Anthony Avalos’s Mother Faked Emotions, Was In Waiting Room When He Died
February 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A University of California–Los Angeles Mattel Children’s Hospital nurse testified Feb. 6 that a woman accused of joining her then-boyfriend to physically abuse the Lancaster woman’s 10-year-old son appeared to fake being emotional and was in the waiting room instead of at her child’s bedside when the boy died of his injuries in 2018….
Trial Begins for Woman, Her Boyfriend Charged With Son’s Murder, Torture
LOS ANGELES—A prosecutor told a judge Jan. 25 that a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend tortured and abused her 10-year-old son for two weeks before his death, while an attorney for the male defendant countered that his client should be acquitted of murder. Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta was chosen to hear the case after…
Tennessee Children’s Services Struggling to Support Children: Audit
December 16, 2022
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Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) put hundreds of children sleeping in state office buildings amid a staffing shortage of nearly 500 case managers and persistent turnover, according to a recently released audit (pdf) from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. “The Department of Children’s Services is struggling to provide support services to Tennessee’s most vulnerable children…
Australia’s Regulator Condemns Apple, Microsoft for ‘Turning Blind Eye’ to Child Exploitation, Abuse Online
Australia’s e-safety commissioner, the independent regulator for online safety, has taken aim at tech giants Apple and Microsoft for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to child exploitation on iCloud and OneDrive. In a press release on Dec. 15, e-Safety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the regulator had sent out legal demands for information to some of the world’s biggest…
Balenciaga Admits ‘Grievous Errors’ in Disturbing Teddy Bear Campaign, Strongly Condemns Child Abuse
Fashion company Balenciaga claimed that it made “grievous errors” in a recent ad campaign that gave hints of pedophilia, and that it strongly condemns child abuse. The apparel giant was forced to apologize after a massive public backlash following a failed effort to double down in support of its controversial ads, which critics described as…
Joint Ontario Police Task Force Arrests 107 People, Lays 428 Child Exploitation Charges in One Month
At a news conference held Wednesday, Toronto Police announced that “Project Maverick,” a province-wide collaboration to locate and charge individuals associated with online child exploitation, had led to a total of 428 charges being laid against 107 people in just the month of October. Police have released a full list of those arrested and charged…
Adoptive Mother, Grandparents Accused in Girl’s Death Remain Held Without Bail
EL CAJON, Calif.—The adoptive mother and grandparents of an 11-year-old girl who died after being found in grave condition at a Spring Valley home remained behind bars without bail Nov. 16, but two of the defendants indicated they might contest their bail status later this month. Leticia Diane McCormack, 49, and McCormack’s parents, 70-year-old Adella…
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