Posts Tagged ‘child abuse’
Easton Man Found Guilty of Child Abuse
An Easton man has been convicted of child abuse after a 3-day trial in Talbot County. Judge Broughton Earnest found 31 year old Earl Kautz of Easton guilty of 2 counts each of 1st degree child abuse, and 2nd degree assault and one count each of 2nd degree child abuse and reckless endangerment. Court records…
Read MoreChildcare Employee Indicted on 90 Criminal Charges Following Child Abuse Investigation
A woman who worked at the Berlin Education Station Childcare Center is facing 90 criminal violations following an investigation by the WCSO Criminal Bureau of Investigation into child abuse that occurred at the facility. According to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office,聽video surveillance footage from the classroom appeared to show Heather Ward causing injuries to an…
Read MoreFrederica Woman Arrested for Child Abuse at Felton Child Care Facility
A Frederica woman has been charged in a reported child abuse case. According to Felton Police, the reported abuse occurred at a child care facility on Ludlow Lane in Felton. Police were dispatched to that location on Monday, January 29th after 5 p.m. Felton PD conducted a 3-week long investigation with the assistance of the…
Read MoreProsecutors Secure Convictions Against Kent County Couple Due to Child Abuse
A Kent County couple been convicted of child abuse and other crimes. According to the Delaware Department of Justice, 46-year-old Mary Vinson and 37-year-old Charles Vinson are charged with abusing and torturing their children over a period of 20 months. Both children, who have since been transferred into the custody of the Division of Family…
Read MoreLegislation Introduced Proposing Reduction in Prison Sentence, Class Felony Designation for Certain Child Abuse Crimes
Legislation introduced this week would reduce the mandatory sentence of 5 years imprisonment to 3 years for certain aggravated forms of child abuse in the second degree. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 182 also reduces child abuse in the first degree to a class B felony rather than class A but imposes a mandatory…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years for First-Degree Child Abuse
35-year-old Tyrique Powell faces 20-years in prison stemming from a child abuse incident that occurred in August, 2020. A 5-week-old infant suffered a skull fracture. The child is living with permanent damage as a result. The Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. diagnosed and treated the infant. The investigation revealed that Powell and the…
Read MoreTrappe Woman Charged with Child Abuse
A Trappe women has been charged with child abuse and other offenses after an investigation by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Department. Detectives began the investigation in October and learned the 58 year old Robin Watson physically assaulted a juvenile on two different occasions causing injuries to the victim. Watson was arrested without incident and ordered…
Read MoreTalbot County Man Charged with Assault of an Infant
A Trappe, Maryland man has been arrested after an investigation into child abuse. Earlier this month, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received a report of a 4-month old child with serious injuries from an assault. Investigation led deputies to 23 year old David Byrd who was arrested for assaulting the victim numerous…
Read MoreWillards Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A Willards man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child abuse and violation of probation.聽 Judge James Sarbanes sentenced 35 year old Timothy White to 8 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 2nd degree child abuse.聽 Officials say at the time of his offense, White was on probation for a…
Read MoreMilton woman charged with several counts of child abuse
A Milton woman was arrested on several counts of child abuse after police say she held three children against their will and beat them with high heel shoes, a baseball bat, and belts. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the investigation began shortly after 1 a.m., Thursday, November 14 when troopers were dispatched to…
Read MoreDover Parents Charged Following One Year Old’s Death
Delaware State Police have arrested a mother and father after a child death investigation was later determined to be a homicide. The investigation began in the early morning hours of April 30, 2017 when Troopers arrived at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for a death investigation of a child. They later learned that the parents had…
Read MoreBerlin Daycare Worker Arrested for Child Abuse
An investigation into physical child abuse at the Eastern Shore Learning Academy in Berlin was started in January by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office after a complaint was received. Investigators observed the victim at the hospital and interviewed the suspect, Sandy Buckwalter, the children who were present during the incident and the bus driver. Deputies…
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