Child abuse

What to Know About China's Kindergarten Abuse Scandal

By Casey Quackenbush

Child Abuse Allegations at Chinese Kindergarten Spark Outrage

By Reuters

U.K. Soccer Authorities Investigate Sex-Abuse Allegations

By Tekendra Parmar

4-Year-Old Girl Found Beaten and Bruised Thought Her Name was 'Idiot'

By Abigail Abrams
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Arizona Man Leaves 5-Year-Old in the Desert With a Gun

He told her to “shoot any bad guys” while he went for a drinks and a burger

By Denver Nicks

NATO Denies Policy of Ignoring Pedophilia by Afghan Allies

The practice of bacha bazi, or “boy play,” is common in parts of Afghanistan

By Lisa Spear

'Free Range Parenting' Isn't Child Neglect: Report

"Parents are swept into the system and labeled at fault when they have made reasonable parenting decisions"

By Charlotte Alter

Homicides Spike After Falling for Decades

A study says homicide rates are down. But 2015 rates—especially for gun violence—are very different.

By Tanya Basu

Parents Banish Teen For Eating Pop-Tart

A South Carolina couple face neglect charges

By Maya Rhodan

Canadian Teacher in Indonesia Found Guilty in Contentious Child-Rape Trial

Critics say the trial was a sham aimed at closing the school

By David Stout

Being Neglected Harms Brain Development in Kids

Kids put in institutions have different brain compositions than kids in foster care

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Man Gets 5 Years For Raising Sons In Squalor

The boys, aged 2 to 6, were only able to communicate in grunts when authorities found them

By Rishi Iyengar

See Haunting Photos of the Sites of Child Abuse

The very ordinariness of both the context and the location of child abuse in Ireland struck photographer Kim Haughton as profoundly disturbing.

By Richard Conway

Adrian Peterson: I Won't Ever Use Switch Again

'I won't ever use a switch again'

By Justin Worland

Dwight Howard Under Investigation for Child Abuse

"Dwight Howard will continue to act in the best interest of his children and do whatever is necessary to protect their welfare and best interests"

By Sports Illustrated / Stanley Kay, Sarah Barshop

Texas Executes Woman for Murder of 9-Year-Old

She is the 15th woman to be executed in the U.S. since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976

By Elizabeth Barber

Hitting Your Kids is Legal in All 50 States

Adrian Peterson was arrested on child abuse charges because he hit his child too hard. Not because he hit his child

By Denver Nicks

Adrian Peterson’s Mom Says Critics 'Don't Know His Heart'

“People are judging him, but they don’t know his heart"

By Maya Rhodan

A Young Southern Woman Remembers the Fear and Shame of Being Whooped

The difference between a spanking and child abuse has nothing to do with race

By Sierra Mannie

Adrian Peterson Accused of 2nd Child Abuse Claim

The running back was accused of hitting another one of his sons last June

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