Mother Allegedly Beats Child with Extension Cord in Trenton, NJ
A New Jersey mother was recently arrested and charged with child endangerment after she allegedly beat her child with an extension cord. According to the Trenton Police Department, the 10-year-old child victim sustained contusions and was treated and discharged from St. Francis Hospital. As a result of the allegations of abuse, the woman was charged […]
read full articleJersey City Parents Accused of Severely Beating Three-Month-Old Child
A Jersey City mother and father were recently charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after hospital staff discovered multiple broken bones and extensive bruising on their child’s body. According to the criminal complaint, the parents were the child’s sole caretakers before bringing him to the hospital for a chest x-ray […]
read full articleNJ Corrections Officer Charged with Criminal Child Abuse in Bergen County
A Bergen County, NJ woman was recently arrested and charged with criminal child abuse after a child reportedly showed up to school with bruised arms and legs. Although authorities did not provide the nature of the specific relationship between the woman and child, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced that the woman was arrested […]
read full articleMiddlesex County Babysitter Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment
A Middlesex County babysitter recently pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges stemming from the death of a six-month-old baby who died while in the care of the babysitter. In this tragic case, the babysitter claimed to run a licensed day care facility in Woodbridge, NJ and said that she was a registered nurse and trained […]
read full articleAtlantic County Couple Accused of Torturing Toddler
A New Jersey couple was recently arrested and charged with endangering with welfare of a child after medical professionals determined that their two-year-old daughter suffered severe physical abuse. In fact, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office indicated that the child suffered “torture” at the hands of her mother and father. The child’s injuries reportedly included bone […]
read full articleNew Jersey Law Allows Closed-Circuit Testimony in Child Abuse DCP&P Cases
Child Abuse Laws in New Jersey Hackensack NJ DCP&P Investigation Lawyers New Jersey law now allows alleged victims and witnesses of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse to testify against criminal defendants through closed-circuit television. Governor Chris Christie recently signed Bill A-1199, modifying previous law in New Jersey, which only permitted minors to testify through closed-circuit television. […]
read full articleSchool Security Guard Charged with Child Endangerment
Child Endangerment Charges in NJ New Jersey DYFS Defense Lawyers A Trenton Public Schools security guard was recently arrested and charged with child endangerment after allegations she assaulted a nine-year-old boy. According to the Trenton Police, the security guard approached the third-grade student in the cafeteria of Jefferson Elementary School and then grabbed him by […]
read full articleYoung Mother Charged for Allegedly Burying Baby’s Remains
DCP&P Investigations in New Jersey DCP&P Lawyers with offices in Newark, New Jersey An eighteen year-old mother in Ohio was recently charged with reckless homicide after authorities found the remains of her newborn baby buried in the back yard. According the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, the mother was charged after evidence showed the child was […]
read full articleU.S. Court of Appeals Orders New Sentence in New Jersey Child Abuse Case
A former U.S. Army Major and his wife who were convicted of endangering the welfare of their adopted children in 2015 will be resentenced, following a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The couple was convicted of child endangerment in federal court after a jury determined that they severely abused […]
read full articleMan accused of severely beating girlfriend’s twin boys
Hudson County NJ DCP&P Lawyers A Hudson County man was recently arrested in Jersey City due to allegations of beating his girlfriend’s fourteen-month-old twin boys. On May 15, 2017, law enforcement received notification that two boys were admitted to Jersey City Medical Center with life threatening injuries. According to reports, one of the boys suffered […]
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