Child Abuse

A 34-year-old California woman has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter and child abuse in the death of her 8-year-old daughter. Samantha Johnson forced Sophia Mason to live in a backyard shed before the girl's body was found decomposing in a bathtub. The sentencing came as part of a plea deal that dropped a murder charge.

March 29, 2026 Reported by AI

Prosecutors in Ontario have wrapped up closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of two foster mothers accused of starving and abusing their foster children, leading to one boy's death. Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber face charges including murder and failing to provide necessaries of life after 12-year-old L.L. was found dead in their Milton home in 2022. The judge will decide the case without a jury.

Nathan Potier and Erica Palmer face charges after allegedly using a 14-year-old girl as a surrogate to carry Potier's twins. The pair was arrested in Nevada following an investigation that began in Oklahoma. They are expected to be extradited to face child abuse charges.

March 19, 2026 Reported by AI

Diego Alfredo Longoria, 23, faces charges of injury to a child, assault by strangulation, and making a terroristic threat after allegedly choking his infant son in Brownsville, Texas. The incident occurred last week amid a dispute with the child's mother. The boy suffered a fractured collarbone and is recovering in hospital.