child abuse charges
Coverage of child abuse charges in the Nexus archive.
- Arizona parents won't face charges after toddler found alive in hospital morgue
Arizona parents will not face child abuse charges after their toddler was found alive in a hospital morgue following being pronounced dead. The incident involved a hospital morgue and the parents' legal status regarding potential abuse allegations.
- Polygamous sect leader convicted on state charges after girls found in unventilated trailer
Samuel Bateman, a polygamous sect leader serving a federal sentence for child sex abuse, was convicted in Arizona on three counts of child abuse after police found three girls locked in an unventilated trailer during a 2022 traffic stop. Prosecutors argued he endangered the girls by transporting them in a cargo trailer without ventilation during hot weather.
- Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
A polygamous sect leader was convicted of child abuse charges in Arizona. He is already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children.