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  • Florida Man Accepts Plea Deal After Infant Dies From Being Forcefully Thrown Against Wall Multiple Times

    Florida Man Accepts Plea Deal After Infant Dies From Being Forcefully Thrown Against Wall Multiple Times


    A Florida man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after brutally killing his 2-month-old daughter in 2020, Law And Crime reports.

    On December 11th, 2020, infant Scarlet Strahm was taken to an emergency room after her mother saw she was having a seizure. After tests proved that the child was suffering from an internal brain bleed, the child’s father, Steven Michael Strahm, told police that he had accidentally dropped her. Scarlet’s mother had been at work during the time the incident occurred.

    The University of Florida Child Protection Team later determined that Scarlet had sustained both “abusive head trauma indicative of physical abuse” and a fractured knee indicative of physical abuse and medical neglect. While being questioned by authorities, Strahm confessed to forcefully throwing the 2-month-old against a wall “4 or 5 times” and intentionally dropping her on her head. Sadly, Scarlet never recovered, and she died two weeks later.

    Last month, Strahm pleaded guilty to one count each of second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse as part of a plea deal. In exchange for pleading guilty, prosecutors dropped a child neglect charge. He has since been sentenced to spend 23.5 years in a state correctional facility.

    “You broke me. You took the best part of me away and you broke me,” the child’s mother said in a statement. “I never got to hear her giggle. I never got to watch her crawl or hear her first words or watch her take her first steps. She should be two and a half and probably be the most amazing person now but I’ll never know.”

  • Indiana Man Arrested After Wanting To “Inflict Pain Back” On Infant

    Indiana Man Arrested After Wanting To “Inflict Pain Back” On Infant

    An Indiana man is now in police custody after after telling officials that he wanted to “inflict pain back” on his two-month-old son for pulling on his nose ring and being too loud while he had a migraine, Action News 5 reported.

    On Monday, an infant was brought to a hospital in Avon, Indiana with a cut on his head and bruises covering his body. The child’s mother told medical employees that she was afraid that her fiancé, the child’s father, had been abusing him. After doctors discovered that the two-month-old also had fractured ribs, fractured legs, and a subdural hemorrhage, they notified authorities.

    While investigating 19-year-old Aaron Evans for potential child abuse, officers from the Avon Police Department quickly learned that the suspect has severe anger issues and is easily upset by the baby. In an interview, Evans admitted to wanting to “inflict pain back” on the child for being too loud while he had a migraine and for pulling on his nose ring.

    Evans has been arrested and charged with one count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and one count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious injury. He is currently being held at Hendricks County Jail, and is scheduled to appear in court on June 5th. The infant remains in an intensive care in critical condition, but is expected to recover.

  • Florida Babysitter Arrested After Filming Herself Putting Lit Joint In 1-Year-Old’s Mouth

    Florida Babysitter Arrested After Filming Herself Putting Lit Joint In 1-Year-Old’s Mouth

    A Florida teenager is now in police custody after allegedly filming herself placing a lit marijuana joint in the mouth of a 1-year-old, NBC News 2 reported.

    On Thursday, March 23rd, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were notified that 17-year-old Naledi Roberts, who had been babysitting for her 16-year-old friend, had forced a toddler to partake in the smoking of marijuana. When deputies questioned Roberts, she admitted to smoking in front of the child, but had denied placing the marijuana cigarette in their mouth.

    Detectives were able to obtain the video, which showed Roberts placing the marijuana cigarette in the victim’s mouth, the victim inhaling while the lit joint is in their mouth, and the embers beginning to glow brighter. Roberts then takes the marijuana cigarette out of the mouth of the one-year-old victim and places it into her own mouth, and continues to do the same.

    Naledi Roberts has since been arrested and charged with one count of felony child abuse. She is currently being held at the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center, and is facing up to five years in prison and/or fines of up to $5,000.

  • Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Light 1-Year-Old On Fire At New York Truck Stop

    Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Light 1-Year-Old On Fire At New York Truck Stop

    A Florida woman has accepted a plea deal after attempting to light her 1-year-old daughter on fire, Law And Crime reported.

    In May of 2022, deputies from the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of several fires at a truck stop in Tyre, New York. As firefighters put out the flames, they discovered a one-year-old inside the building, covered in a flammable fluid. The child’s four-year-old sibling, who was suffering from head injuries, was discovered in a nearby abandoned tractor-trailer. Their parents, Jamie Avery and Lisbeth Collado, were later found and arrested.

    Initially charged with attempted aggravated murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree arson, second-degree attempted arson, and first-degree attempted assault, Collado has accepted a plea deal. In exchange for pleading guilty, the attempted child killer will now only be facing attempted assault charges. Avery had originally agreed to the plea deal as well, but then later filed a motion to withdraw his plea.

    On May 10th, Collado is scheduled to reappear in court to be sentenced to an underwhelming nine years in prison and five years of parole. The whereabouts of the children are unknown to the public, but state officials say that they have recovered and are doing well.

  • Father Arrested for Allegedly Biting ‘Ungrateful’ Newborn After Nurses Overheard Him Call Baby ‘Evil’

    Father Arrested for Allegedly Biting ‘Ungrateful’ Newborn After Nurses Overheard Him Call Baby ‘Evil’

    An Indiana father has been arrested after biting his newborn daughter multiple times, leaving

    “mouth-shaped bruises”

    and teeth marks all over the infant’s body, Law & Crime reported. 

    Gavan Rogers, 24, was picked up by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. The parents attended the newborn’s 2-week checkup at the Witham Hospital in Lebanon when hospital staff noticed

    “suspicious bruising”

    on the baby’s forearms, stomach, shoulders, knee, and leg reports state. Staff immediately notified the Whitestown Police Department.

    Police questioned Rogers who said he

    “open-mouth kissed” or “play bit”

    the infant with

    “too much force,”

    Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN reported. Rogers explained that he

    “nibbled too hard”

    on the baby but she was fully clothed. Detectives reportedly counted

    “at least six”

    bite marks on the newborn, according to the Reporter. 

    “These injuries could only have been inflicted while using excessive force, which would have caused severe pain to the [victim],”

    the affidavit reportedly states. Detectives also learned that after the baby’s birth, Rogers called the child

    “evil,” a “little b—-” and “ungrateful”

    when the child was in the neonatal intensive care unit, WXIN reported.

    One nurse reportedly wrote,

    “I am not comfortable sending this baby home to the care of [father of the baby].”

    Nurses also noted that Rogers appeared

    “frustrated”

    whenever his daughter would cry,  per WXIN. 

    He now faces charges of one count of neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury and one count of domestic battery with bodily injury to a person under 14, court records reveal.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • School Bus Attendant Arrested After Allegedly Whipping Student with Belt, Leaving Welt Marks Across His Back, Police Say

    School Bus Attendant Arrested After Allegedly Whipping Student with Belt, Leaving Welt Marks Across His Back, Police Say

    A Florida school bus attendant is behind bars for allegedly hitting a child 9 times with a belt, she now faces felony charges, Fox News reported. 

    Loni Covington, also known as Miss Loni, was apprehended by the Winter Haven Police Department for allegedly beating an 11-year-old boy with a belt on November 15, 2022, according to FOX 13. The child’s grandmother is the one who reported the assault to authorities after discovering belt marks on the child’s back and side. She took photos of the alleged wounds and gave them to Polk County School Transportation.

    Police launched an investigation into the incident and questioned Covington about the matter. She reportedly told officers that the 11-year-old boy would not sit down on the bus after receiving multiple warnings from her, claiming that he talked back to her. Police said that Covington then asked a different student to hand over his belt, but Covington says she used it to

    “hit the floor as well as the back of the seat,”

    reports state. 

    However, after interviewing other witnesses and looking at video surveillance from the bus police found that the belt hit the boy nine times. One of the children also revealed that Covington forced all three of the siblings to sit on a seat that was made to only hold two children which caused the child sitting at the end to fall off every time the bus turned or stopped. 

    “This is unacceptable behavior for anyone who works with children. We appreciate the Winter Haven Police Department for conducting a thorough investigation and helping us protect our students,”

    The Polk County School Board told Fox News.

    Covington was arrested and now faces charges of felony child abuse. 

    Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Texas Teacher Still Employed After Taping 4th Grader To Chair Because “He Wouldn’t Be Still”

    Texas Teacher Still Employed After Taping 4th Grader To Chair Because “He Wouldn’t Be Still”

    Forney, Texas woman Charlotte Johnson says her 10-year-old son, Zye, was taped to a chair by his fourth grade teacher at Crosby Elementary School on Wednesday. “I’m very emotional. I haven’t had any sleep,” Johnson said. “That’s something you don’t do to a child.”

    According to NBC News, Zye’s teacher grabbed him after the students’ lunchtime, led him to a chair, and instructed two of his classmates with helping to hold him still and grab tape. After taping his body down, leaving his arms grew, the teacher left the room to return the borrowed tape. In her absence, the two boys began hitting him over the head. Zye, who has dwarfism, raised his arms to shield his face.

    “He’s 10, but he doesn’t look like he is,” she said. “He tells me one of the students told him, ‘I’m going to slap you as hard as Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.’”

    When the teacher returned, Zye removed the tape went to an area designated for students to “cool down.” The teacher then made their over to him, claiming that they were “just playing.”

    The teacher has since been placed on administrative leave, but no charges have been filed. The school district claims that the incident is still being investigated. Johnson, who hasn’t been contacted about the investigation, believe the teacher should be fired.

    “My son was in your care, and you’re supposed to protect him from things like this, but it seems you’re only worried about the teacher,” Johnson said about the school district. “It looks to me you’re protecting the teacher, and you’re not worried about the well-being of my son.”

  • Mormon TikTok Influencer Taylor Frankie Paul Arrested For Domestic Violence And Child Abuse

    Mormon TikTok Influencer Taylor Frankie Paul Arrested For Domestic Violence And Child Abuse

    TikTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul has been arrested and charged with domestic violence and child abuse, CBS News reported.

    On February 17, police in Herriman, Utah received a call about a domestic dispute. Dakota Mortensen, Paul’s boyfriend, told police that during their squabble, his girlfriend became violent. She allegedly began slapping him, choking him, and then started throwing heavy items at him. Unfortunately, her aim was subpar and she missed, hitting her 5-year-old daughter in the head with a barstool. Luckily, her other child, a 2-year-old, was asleep in another room and was unharmed.

    Despite Paul denying the accusations, security footage within the home, along with a large bump on her daughter’s head, confirmed Mortensen’s claims. In the video, Paul is seen kicking the victim, and throwing a child’s wooden playset at him, which also missed him but damaged his car.

    Paul has since been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, child abuse, criminal mischief, and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child. She is scheduled to appear in court March 21st.

    “Ms. Paul’s status as a social media influencer has no bearing or impact on the investigation or outcome of this case,” the Herriman Police Department said in a statement. “All allegations of domestic violence are investigated thoroughly in accordance with state law and established criminal justice best practices to protect victims and ensure accountability.”

  • Bronx Grandmother Arrested For Stabbing 7-Year-Old Granddaughter In The Neck

    Bronx Grandmother Arrested For Stabbing 7-Year-Old Granddaughter In The Neck

    On Tuesday morning, officers from the New York Police Department rushed to a Bronx apartment complex, after receiving reports of an injured child. According to CBS News, a 7-year-old girl had been stabbed in the neck. Her own grandmother was arrested for the attack.

    “We just seen the cop running out with the child,” said neighbor Ana Martinez. “The child was full of blood. We didn’t even know what was really going on, and what was happening at the moment.”

    Martinez, who operates an in-home daycare center five doors from where the stabbing has taken place, struggles to process what has occurred.

    “It’s terrible to think that a human being would even do this to a child,” Martinez said. “I’ll be praying for that child.”

    Officers at the scene say that the suspect, 65-year-old Martiza Yauger, appeared to be emotionally disturbed and mentally unstable. She has since been taken into police custody and charged with attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child.

    The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital, and spent many hours in surgery. She currently remains in critical condition, but is expected to survive her injuries. Authorities have yet to reveal what may have triggered the attack.

    #Clique, please keep the victim in your thoughts and prayers as she heals from this event both emotionally and physically. 

  • Alaska Republican Argues Child Abuse Deaths Can Be A ‘Benefit to Society’

    Alaska Republican Argues Child Abuse Deaths Can Be A ‘Benefit to Society’


    Republican Rep. David Eastman is now facing backlash online after commenting on whether the death of abused children would be economically beneficial, Newsweek reported.

    During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on adverse childhood experiences, which includes physical and sexual abuse of children and/or living in a household where they witness domestic violence, it was discussed how these events can permanently impact a person’s life.

    “In the case where child abuse is fatal, obviously it’s not good for the child, but it’s actually a benefit to society because there aren’t needs for government services and whatnot over the whole course of that child’s life,” Eastman said.

    When asked if he was saying that child abuse deaths could “benefit” society, Eastman replied: “I’m talking dollars.” He later continued, saying, “It can be argued, periodically, that it’s actually a cost savings, because that child is not going to need any of those government services that they might otherwise be entitled to receive and need based on growing up in this type of environment.”

    Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andrew Gray, who has worked as a prosecutor on child abuse cases, referred to Eastman’s line of questioning as “disturbing.” He also noted that he and his spouse had adopted a child who had faced abuse from their biological parents, and felt that Eastman had implied that abused children were better off dead. ”I would just say for me personally, my child is the greatest joy I’ve ever had- that there is no price tag on that,” Gray said.

    Other Republican Representatives came to the defense of Eastman’s comments. Rep. Sarah Vance, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, praised his “thought process,” claiming his views could be profitable.

    “I wished that he asked questions with a little bit more sensitivity to the listeners and how they’re perceived,” Vance explained. “But he’s there on his own accord and only represents himself.”