Domestic Violence News

Actor Eddie Furlong was arrested again on Thursday night for allegedly violating a restraining order and being verbally abusive to his ex-girlfriend, the New York Daily News reported May 17.

A man who held a San Rafael woman captive for a weekend of violent abuse was sentenced Friday to 22 years and eight months in state prison.

THE J9 initiative to help prevent domestic abuse is being extended to holiday parks in the Ilfracombe and Woolacombe areas.

KEPR is looking into a Richland daycare that was closed by the state. The Department of Early Learning says it's the first step into an investigation of abuse allegations.

A fired Oakleaf Junior High School gym teacher says he will be vindicated of accusations resulting in the Clay County Sheriff's Office charging him with child abuse following a confrontation with a student last month.

Nathaniel Sweet, on trial this week for skull and rib fractures his former girlfriend's daughter suffered in October, was found guilty Friday of first-degree child abuse.

A mother's call to 911 for help for her two-year-old son turns into a child abuse investigation.

Jessie Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury in the case of Elijah Wallace, who was four-years-old when he was taken to the hospital on Jan.

The arrests on suspicion of possessing images of child sexual abuse followed raids on homes, with computers and other digital storage media seized by officers.

Jackson Current: Man found guilty of child abuse, what's next for Albion Public Schools, a peek at DuPuis jewelry store Daniel Ronquillo chokes back tears as the verdict is read in his trial in front of Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

A woman is facing a child abuse charge after police say she tried to give her baby to strangers outside a Phoenix convenience store.

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Ohio say domestic-violence deaths can be prevented by taking guns away from people served with restraining orders.

A Dailey couple was arrested Wednesday for an incident in which their two grade-school-age children were allegedly beaten with a metal pipe.

A 42-year-old Ricohoc man was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for domestic abuse battery, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert.

The House Children and Youth Committee, led by Rep. Kathy Watson of Bucks County, will hold a public hearing 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in Harrisburg to examine possible changes to the definition of child abuse.

A 56-year-old Palmerston man has been arrested after a search of a residence uncovered alleged child abuse material.

A former council worker and scout leader is facing jail after pleading guilty to a series of child abuse charges.

The offences are not linked but are part of Operation Cosford which is aimed at sending a clear message to criminals possessing indecent child images that they will be caught.

After a lengthy and thorough investigation, charges were sent to the Jackson County District Attorneys office and arrests warrants were issued late Friday afternoon for an Altus couple in connection with injuries to their 2-year old-child. Karen L. Lewis, 22, was arrested on charges of enabling child abuse and Philip A. Lewis, 24, has been arrested ... (more)

Daniel Lunsford, left, and Brittany Whalen were charged in the January death of Brayden Whalen.