A 31-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested after a medical examination revealed an infant in his care had suffered 25 bone fractures, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
In Florida, reporting child abuse isn’t just encouraged — it’s the law. Every person in the state is considered a mandatory reporter, but the level of legal obligation depends on who you are and what you do for a living.
A woman seen in a Ring doorbell video appearing to strike a child during an Instacart delivery in St. Augustine has been arrested, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
A Marion County man was arrested and faced second-degree murder charges in the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old child.
Two Florida public school employees have been arrested following a child abuse investigation involving a 10-year-old student, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Four adults were accused of extreme child abuse, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
Months after a special needs child was dropped off at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in extremely poor condition, her caregiver was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect with great bodily harm.
The biological father of 22-month-old Zamora Foe told News4JAX his daughter was taken off of life support on Wednesday and died from injuries that led to her mother and her mother’s boyfriend being arrested and charged with child neglect.
The biological father of 22-month-old Zamora Foe told News4JAX his daughter was taken off of life support on Wednesday and died from injuries that led to her mother and her mother’s boyfriend being arrested and charged with child neglect.
A 20-year-old woman who endured years of abuse from her father is speaking out about her story in hopes that it will encourage other young victims to report sexual abuse.
Police say two Baker County parents confessed to abusing their 6-month-old child. Andrea Southard, 22, and Donald Holland, 23, are both charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.
The Baker County Sheriff's Office arrested two people for the abuse and neglect of their 6-month-old son. Andrea Southard, 22, and Donald Holland, 23, were arrested and the child was taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital.
The owner of a day care center in Northwest Jacksonville not only fired one of her employees but called police and the Florida Department of Children and Families after reviewing what she described as disturbing surveillance video.
