child abuse

In exchange for Sandoval's guilty plea, there will be a three to five year cap on the sentence, which will be handed down at a later time.

The pinwheels serve as a visual reminder of the child abuse that continues to occur in the community. The pinwheels were introduced as a national symbol because, by nature, the pinwheel connotes playfulness, joy, and childhood -- a reminder of the great childhoods all children deserve.

The defense attorney argued that children have been spanked with spoons, belts, and even flip-flops. "There's no prohibition on snow-brushes."

He allegedly hit a child with a snow brush until it broke, then retrieved another snow brush and continued the hitting.

First-degree sexual abuse of a minor is punishable by up to 50 years imprisonment.

One victim was 5 when her father told his bishop that he was sexually abusing her.

If convicted, he could face more than two decades behind bars.

The case involved a 12-year-old boy who was forced to run up and down the stairs to the point of exhaustion.

Charges have been filed against Wyatt Dean Lamb in the death of 2-year-old Athian Rivera.

A 21-year-old inmate at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington has died from a suspected suicide.