Japanese police alerted child welfare centers of a record-high 122,806 suspected victims of abuse in 2023, up 6.1% from the previous year, amid growing concern and awareness about the abuse …
In an effort to reverse an alarming trend of fentanyl overdose deaths among infants and toddlers, state Sen. Dave Cortese has introduced legislation intended to provide counties with better tools …
SAN JOSE — Three people facing charges of killing a 3-year-old girl during an alleged exorcism at a San Jose church had believed she was “possessed by a demon,” so …
The mother of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022 was arrested near Arcadia on Thursday, March 15. Sgt. Carey Huls, a spokesman …
Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency is once again mired in a contentious blame game, as social workers say department leaders are scapegoating an attorney for a controversial practice that …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, during a recent congressional hearing on internet child safety, apologized to families of children harmed by social media platforms. But apologies aren’t enough. Social media companies …
The number of elementary school children who became victims of crimes through using social media in 2023 totaled a record 139, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The number of …
Former Carmel High School Vice Principal Debra Puente recently pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of failing to report child abuse. The District Attorney’s office charged Puente with failure of …
As the winter sun rises behind him, Carlos Esteban Rios sits in a Costa Mesa parking lot, waiting for a ride from a boss he’s never met and looking over …
In nearly every Bay Area county, parents accused of abusing their children are kept out of the interview room when a social worker gets a court order to question their …