MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka man has been arrested on child neglect and criminal confinement charges for allegedly locking one child in a closet and confining others to a homemade cage, according to the probable cause affidavit.

LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette mother confessed to child abuse March 7, two days after her 3-month-old infant was hospitalized with burns, according to charges filed Tuesday.

HALIFAX, Penn. — Three children were removed from their home in Halifax after being found emaciated and locked in their bedroom for three months, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

ELKHART COUNTY — A horrifying case of alleged child abuse by a babysitter is being investigated in Elkhart County.

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia were trying to unravel the mysteries Sunday, June 19, of a local man found living with 12 girls, one of whom was apparently a “gift” from her financially strapped parents.

WARSAW — April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and Beaman Home is celebrating the addition of a new campus where personnel can better care for young victims of domestic violence. The effects of domestic violence on children can be long lasting and perpetuates the vicious cycle of abuse into the next generation.  That’s why Beaman Home …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Teen pregnancies dip while child maltreatment deaths spike. The Indiana Youth Institute released its annual “Kids Count” health report, highlighting trends impacting youth and adolescents.

BENTON HARBOR — Last year alone, more than 150 sex trafficking cases were reported in Indiana and Michigan —some right here in our area.

CLERMONT, FLA. — A video recording by a day care worker shows the facility’s director hitting a four-year-old boy and dropping him on a mat, police in Clermont said.

NEW PARIS — This month a year ago, a New Paris mother dropped her 19-month-old son off to daycare, unaware it would be the last time she saw him alive. Today, nearly a year after his death, the family is seeking justice through the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman charged to …read more.

One of two women arrested in May of this year for abusing a child received only probation for her crime. The second woman is still going through the criminal court process. Sherene Harris, 26, 1692 E. 200 N. Lot 89, Warsaw, was charged with a Class C felony charge of neglect of a dependent resulting …read more.

Jolene Marie Swihart Sherena Michele Harris A second woman has now been charged with abusing a toddler in a Warsaw home. On Monday, Sherene Michele Harris, 26, was arrested after she admitted to striking her 4-year-old daughter with a belt so hard that it left bruises, and taping the child’s mouth shut with duct tape. …read more.

A Warsaw woman admitted to striking her child with a belt and taping the 4-year-old’s mouth shut. As a result, Sherena Michele Harris, 26, is charged with felony battery. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and officials from the Department of Child Services performed a home visit Monday afternoon to 1692 E. CR 200 N., Warsaw. …read more.

Sherry (Sherri) Faye Shell The woman charged with abusing two young children will appear in court Friday morning for her initial hearing. Sherry (Sherri) Faye Shell, 35, of 866 Pine Mills Rd., Warsaw, is still behind bars today facing two felony charges after she allegedly admitted to a Warsaw Police detective that she used “excessive force” …read more.

A new group, the Partnership to Eliminate Child Abuse, today announced a comprehensive educational and awareness campaign to work toward eliminating child abuse in Indiana and Kentucky. At this morning’s announcement, made in a packed lobby at Kosair Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville, the group said it planned to partner with the news media and …read more.