Child Abuse

• Proposed Quebec legislation targets custody rules in abuse cases

  Dozens of groups back a Quebec bill to keep children out of abusive parents’ custody, shifting the burden of proof and focusing on children’s best interests.

  Canada

  Apr 8
  
• Court documents detail Winnipeg child abuse allegations

  Police also obtained search warrants for the foster parents' cellphones, which they say may have been used to research the child's injuries.

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2025
  
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• Father charged with child abuse, torture after taking kids on winter hike in Utah

  Micah Smith was commended in October for saving his children's lives after they got trapped on a hike. Now he faces child abuse and torture charges.

  U.S. News

  Nov 27, 2025
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• Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested on child molestation charges

  Authorities allege that Andrew Paul Johnson tried to use funds he was expecting to receive as part of a Jan.6 payout to silence one of the alleged victims.

  Trending

  Nov 19, 2025
• Missouri foster mom accused of trading a child for exotic monkey

  Brenda Ruth Deutsch has been a foster mom to more than 200 children, police say.

  U.S. News

  Apr 9, 2025
• Ruby Franke’s daughter opens up further about her mother’s abuse

  Shari Franke has a new memoir out and is revealing whether she'll ever be able to forgive her mother.

  Trending

  Jan 10, 2025
• Ontario man arrested after child sexual abuse streamed to social media site: police

  Within two hours of receiving the report, Windsor Police say that the video had been traced and that they arrested a man in the downtown area of the city.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2024
• 17 men arrested in Quebec raids targeting child pornography, exploitation: police

  The men are between the ages of 38 and 80 and were arrested between Nov. 4 and 7 in an operation led by a provincial police team that investigates child sexual exploitation.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2024
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• Winnipeg parents charged after infant brought to hospital with signs of abuse, police say

  A Winnipeg couple face child abuse charges after hospital staff called police about injuries to their infant daughter.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2024
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• Toba Centre launches ‘Go Blue’ campaign for Child Abuse Prevention Month

  The campaign highlights the unsettling numbers of child abuse in Manitoba, where an estimated 4,000 cases are investigated annually, with many more likely going unreported.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2024