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Wilk child neglect case ends in hung jury for second time
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – For the second time, a mistrial has been declared in the Jacqueline Wilk child neglect case. “I'm just thankful,” the New Carlisle mom said as she left the courthouse. Wilk's two little boys died after being trapped in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Prosecution
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Jury convicts Lansing man in toddler's death
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a Lansing woman has been convicted in the slaying and torture of her 2-year-old son. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/18iTs3B ) that an Ingham County Circuit Court jury found 25-year-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Ind. official: Child abuse reports up over 2 years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reports of child abuse and neglect in Indiana grew 15 percent during the past two years, a top official in the state's child protection agency said. Department of Child Services Chief of Staff John Ryan said the agency received...Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Auction of elk statues to help prevent child abuse
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Visitors to Elkhart County this summer will find the city's elk population has expanded. The Elkhart Truth reports (http://bit.ly/X4aZdI ) a local child abuse prevention organization is adding three painted elk statues to...Tags: Auction Service, Abusive Behavior
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Indiana police probe child molester's prison death
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a convicted child molester who was found unconscious at the bottom of a staircase at the state prison in New Castle. Police say 37-year-old Jeremiah K. Taylor of...
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Elkhart County family seeking justice in child abuse case
An Elkhart County mother will have to wait even longer to see the man charged with abusing her daughter brought to justice. Tyler Beathea appeared in a court today for a pretrial conference, but no decisions were made. Beathea's defense attorney...
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Indiana court overturns ex-principal's conviction
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a former Muncie Central High School principal's conviction on charges that he delayed reporting a student's rape. In a 2-1 ruling, the court said Christopher Smith didn't...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Abusive Behavior
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Man appeals conviction in Grand Canyon hike child abuse
PHOENIX (AP) — An Indiana man convicted of child abuse for forcing his three grandsons on a grueling hike in the Grand Canyon is appealing. Christopher Alan Carlson argues in documents filed Friday with the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that...Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Sturgis woman arrested for impaired driving, child neglect
Police say a 24-year-old mother was arraigned Friday on OWI and child neglect charges for leaving her 2-year-old home alone while she was driving around. They say this is the second time she’s been arrested this year for something like this. In...
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Ind. agency not called months before abuse found
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Terre Haute's police chief said he is reviewing how officers handled a domestic battery case involving parents who've since been charged with restraining children to beds with duct tape and rope and depriving them of food...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Justice System, Prosecution
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Indiana panel looks to improve child protection
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A legislative panel is considering ways to increase oversight of Indiana's embattled child protection agency and decentralizing a statewide child abuse hotline that has been criticized as unresponsive. But lawmakers, judges...Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Delay in report of sex abuse at Edison
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Four days. That's how long it took for police to be notified after South Bend school board Vice President Bill Sniadecki told Superintendent Carole Schmidt of the alleged sexual abuse of a special-needs student at Edison Intermediate Center...Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Misconduct, Justice System, Prosecution
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