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• 11-year-old hit by truck still critical

  May 21, 2013 11:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Family members tell News 2 an 11-year-old boy is still in critical condition after he stepped into traffic and was hit by a truck this weekend. Michael Ester's father said his son is still in intensive care, and doctors are waiting for swelling in his brain... more »

• More people talking about 'outdated' car seat law Play Video

  May 20, 2013 10:17 PM

  GONZALES- More experts suggest a state law needs to be changed, so drivers have a clearer understanding of the proper way young children should be restrained in car seats. A WBRZ News 2 Investigation found the law is outdated. Doctors recommend babies remain rear facing until they are two-years-old.... more »

• Woman accused of locking kids outside for days Play Video

  May 20, 2013 3:03 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a Baker woman accused of locking her four daughters out of their home for at least three days. Baker Police arrested Danielle Kinchen, 25, of 4330 Jefferson St. on May 16 for child desertion charges. Investigators said a witness told them they saw the... more »

• Lawmakers to look at conflicting law after News 2 report Play Video

  May 14, 2013 9:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers plan to take a look at resolving the frontwards/backwards child seat requirements. State law tells parents to face kids a year and older forward in their car seats. But a American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 study showed children under two are 75 percent... more »

• City tears down blighted property Play Video

  May 9, 2013 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - City workers tore down a dilapidated Baton Rouge home today after getting a court order allowing them to remove the blighted structure. David Guillory with the Department of Public Works said it belonged to David Burke, who's been in jail a year awaiting trial for more... more »

• Man pleads guilty to slitting 2-year-old son's throat

  May 2, 2013 12:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 26-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to capital murder, admitting that he slit his 2-year-old son's throat to avoid paying $4,000 in overdue child support. The Times-Picayune reports Danny Platt was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. The only promise prosecutor Robert Moore made him... more »

• AG: 9 arrested in child predator roundup Play Video

  April 24, 2013 2:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's attorney general announced nine arrests today as part of an undercover operation investigating child predators across southern Louisiana. AG Buddy Caldwell said the state Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force made the arrests with the help of state, local, and federal authorities. "Louisiana's ICAC... more »

• AG to announce results of child predator investigation

  April 24, 2013 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Attorney General's Office scheduled a press conference this afternoon to announce the results of an undercover operation targeting child predators in southern Louisiana. The investigation involved the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. AG Buddy Caldwell will be joined by Louisiana State Police... more »

• Man accused by LSP, FBI of child porn

  April 23, 2013 6:45 PM

  COVINGTON - State and federal agents arrested a Covington man after they said they found child porn at his home. Detectives with the Louisiana State Police accused Paul Beebe III, 32, of 21 counts of pornography involving juveniles. An LSP spokesperson said with help from the FBI, investigators... more »

• Mom's boyfriend accused in child's death

  April 17, 2013 10:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A 23-year-old is in jail, accused in the death of an 18-month-old child. Willie Stone faces first-degree murder charges for the death of Azaria Jackson, his girlfriend's child. Stone said the child was unresponsive when he woke the child up Monday. After an autopsy, it was... more »

• Dad of Boston bombing victim, 8, asks for prayers

  April 16, 2013 1:34 PM

  BOSTON - The father of the 8-year-old boy who perished in the Boston Marathon bombings is thanking family, friends and strangers for their support following his son's death. Bill Richard released a statement Tuesday afternoon about his son Martin's death. He says his wife, Denise, and 6-year-old daughter Jane also... more »

• Police searching for missing Baton Rouge child

  April 15, 2013 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released pictures of a missing 11-year-old Baton Rouge girl today and asked for help finding her. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said Kimiajah Aclise hasn't been seen since the night of April 13. Investigators said she climbed out an open window at her home, and either left... more »

• Boyfriend arrested in burning death of 2-year-old

  April 12, 2013 11:27 AM

  OBERLIN - Authorities in Allen Parish are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child who died of apparent third-degree burns to her back. The American Press reports deputies were called to the Allen Parish Hospital in Kinder Thursday after the child was brought into the emergency room by her mother.... more »

• New Orleans teacher arrested in child porn case

  April 10, 2013 9:00 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- The FBI says a teacher at St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans has been arrested for allegedly enticing 14-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit images. The Times-Picayune reports 29-year-old Keith Joseph McGee was arrested Tuesday by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force. St. Mary's Academy is a private... more »

• Man accused of child porn, unauthorized wireless access

  April 8, 2013 4:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Attorney General's Office said their high tech crime unit caught a Baton Rouge man highjacking a wireless router to look at child porn. Authorities arrested Richard Wells-Lightsey, 26, on Friday as part of a joint investigation with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, AG's High... more »

• Deputies: Dad in bar left 6-year-old in car

  April 1, 2013 10:34 AM

  MONROE - A 35-year-old Monroe man has been booked with child desertion after deputies say he allegedly left a 6-year-old child in vehicle while he was in a bar. Ouachita Parish deputies say Labarraon Shecoby Spivey was at the Suga Shack, when an officer arrived to investigate a call about... more »

• Powerball winner due in court over child support

  April 1, 2013 8:48 AM

  PATERSON, N.J.- The New Jersey man who just won a $338 million Powerball jackpot is now due in court. Pedro Quezada is scheduled to appear Monday afternoon in state Superior Court in Paterson. The 1:30 p.m. hearing stems from a child support warrant issued for the 44-year-old Passaic resident, who... more »

• Edwin, Trina Edwards expecting first child

  February 15, 2013 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Trina Edwards, the wife of former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards, announced today that the couple are expecting their first child. "As of today I am officially allowed to make that announcement I've been dying to make...WE ARE EXPECTING!!" Trina posted on her Facebook page. She also... more »

• Man arrested for kidnapping, assaulting boy

  February 14, 2013 11:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested accused of kidnapping and attacking an 11-year-old boy. Police say Eric Lands, 36, saw the child walking Dec. 1 on North Foster Drive near Madison Street and forced him into his car and sexually assaulted the boy. The suspect was arrested after... more »

• FBI: No other explosives found near Ala. bunker

  February 7, 2013 6:46 AM

  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - Bomb technicians have found no more explosives in wrapping up their search of the rural Alabama property of Jimmy Lee Dykes, the man who shot dead a school bus driver and held a boy in an underground bunker for nearly a week. Dykes was killed Monday... more »

• Relative: Child happy to be home after rescue

  February 5, 2013 7:25 AM

  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - Relatives of the 5-year-old boy freed when federal agents raided the underground bunker of a hostage-taker in Alabama say the youngster is relieved to be home and appears to be doing well. The boy's great uncle, Berlin Enfinger, said in an interview on ABC's Good Morning... more »

• Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe

  February 1, 2013 5:47 AM

  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - More than three days after he allegedly shot a school bus driver dead, grabbed a kindergartner and slipped into an underground bunker, Jimmy Lee Dykes is showing no signs of turning himself over to police. Hostage negotiators in Midland City, Ala., tried Thursday to persuade the... more »

• Standoff continues in Alabama

  January 31, 2013 7:37 AM

  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - More than a day after a 5-year-old Alabama boy was taken off a school bus at gunpoint, police are still trying to win the child's safe release. SWAT teams have been gathered outside a bunker, where authorities say 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes is holding the boy.... more »

• Mom arrested after child tests positive for meth

  January 31, 2013 7:25 AM

  LEESVILLE - Vernon Parish authorities say a 22-year-old Rosepine mother is facing charges after her 10-month-old child tested positive for meth at a hospital. The Town Talk reports detectives were contacted on Jan. 17 by Beauregard Memorial Hospital emergency room personnel about the child. Detectives interviewed the child's mother, Heather... more »

• Lawmaker: Ala. child held in bunker got medicine

  January 30, 2013 2:30 PM

  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - An Alabama legislator says a 6-year-old boy who is being held hostage has been able to receive medicine and watch TV. State Rep. Steve Clouse said Wednesday he met with authorities and visited the family of the boy. The boy's captor is accused of intercepting a... more »

• Curve warning signs erected at site of fatal crash

  January 30, 2013 7:52 AM

  BURNSIDE - State highway workers installed 22 new signs warning drivers about dangerous curves on a stretch in La. Highway 44 in southern Ascension Parish where a 5-year-old child was killed in a traffic accident Monday. Crews erected two curve-warning signs and 20 chevron arrow signs for both traffic directions... more »

• Additional restraint could have saved child's life Play Video

  January 28, 2013 6:14 PM

  BURNSIDE - State Police said a 5-year-old killed in an Ascension Parish wreck this morning wasn't properly restrained, a step which could have saved their life. Troopers said Makell Andrews died in the wreck early this morning on Hwy. 44 near Loosemore Road. Investigators said the driver, 30-year-old Anthony... more »

• BRPD: 10-year-old called in threat to academy

  January 28, 2013 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a 10-year-old from Iberville Parish left a threatening message at St. Joseph's Academy in Baton Rouge this weekend. Lt. Don Kelly with Baton Rouge Police said the boy was charged with Terrorizing and released to his parents. He said the boy has no known... more »

• Man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

  January 28, 2013 6:05 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A businessman from New Iberia has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said in a news release that 51-year-old Philip deMahy pleaded guilty Friday to 10 counts of possessing pornography involving children. DeMahy was arrested in November after state and federal agents... more »

• Man surrenders in Lafayette fatal crash

  January 24, 2013 6:44 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette police say a 23-year-old man suspected of driving drunk and causing a collision that killed a 2-year-old last week has surrendered to authorities. Jamuse Broussard, of Lafayette, has been booked Tuesday with vehicular homicide in the Jan. 16 crash in which Kylan Jackson was severely injured.... more »

• Police investigating child shot in BR

  January 21, 2013 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police responded out to a report of a child shot in Baton Rouge just after 6 p.m. tonight. It happened at a home on Conrad Drive in the north part of the city. Witnesses on the scene told News 2 the child was taken to a... more »

• 3rd person dies after Ky. college shooting

  January 16, 2013 6:44 PM

  HAZARD, Ky. - A 12-year-old girl allegedly shot by her cousin's ex-boyfriend at an eastern Kentucky College has died of her injuries. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said Taylor Jade Cornett died shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday at University of Kentucky Medical Center. Taylor was shot Tuesday, along with her... more »

• BRPD: Man arrested after hitting woman, child

  January 1, 2013 3:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a Baton Rouge man this weekend after they said he hit and woman and a teen during an argument. Police accused Robert Brown, 34, of domestic abuse battery, simple battery and cruelty to juveniles after the incident Sunday. According to investigators, Brown and... more »

• Trial in child's death delayed

  December 31, 2012 8:05 AM

  THIBODAUX - A hearing to determine the competency of a man accused of beheading his son has been delayed for a third time. 31-year-old Jeremiah Wright, of Thibodaux, must be deemed mentally competent before he can stand trial on charges he decapitated 7-year-old Jori Lirette last year. Prosecutors... more »

• 3-year-old killed in tragic cart accident

  December 27, 2012 9:39 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE- A three-year-old died when he was crushed by a large motorized cart. Remington Roussel died after he was rushed to the emergency room. Sheriff's deputies in Ascension Parish said the boy was on the cart with his brother and grandmother, feeding animals, when the woman had a... more »

• Mom ruled incompetent for trial in child killings

  December 13, 2012 2:30 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A mother accused of killing her 3-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter was ruled incompetent to stand trial Thursday by a New Orleans magistrate judge. 23-year-old Chelsea Thornton will remain in jail under medical treatment until space becomes available at a state mental hospital in East Feliciana Parish. Thornton... more »

• Texas man accused of carving pentagram into son

  December 12, 2012 1:47 PM

  RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - A North Texas man is accused of carving a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back, telling a 911 dispatcher that he did it because "it's a holy day." Richland Hills police say Brent Troy Bartel faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He's jailed... more »

• NH couple charged in boy burning case due in court

  November 30, 2012 9:08 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A fugitive couple arrested at a Florida theme park will voluntarily return to New Hampshire to face charges in the beating and burning of the woman's 3-year-old son. A judge in Orlando, Fla., accepted the extradition waiver of 23-year-old Jessica Linscott and her boyfriend, 27-year-old, Roland... more »

• State deploys DCFS team to NJ to help with Sandy

  November 13, 2012 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A team of three emergency responders from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has traveled to New Jersey to help officials there with their sheltering mission following Hurricane Sandy. The team will remain in New Jersey to provide technical support and advice as long as... more »

• Manslaughter plea by stepmother in child's death

  November 13, 2012 10:08 AM

  BENTON - An Elm Grove woman faces up to 25 years in prison in the death of her 5-year-old stepdaughter. Catherine Lowe accepted a plea deal on Monday. Lowe pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Celeste Lowe in January 2011. She had been charged with second-degree... more »

• Shreveport police say child struck by patrol car

  November 1, 2012 2:46 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Authorities in Shreveport say an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a police car. The accident happened around 7 a.m. Thursday. Police said the girl was standing in the street when a patrol car topped a small hill. Officials said the officer at the... more »

• Man accused in child porn investigation

  October 29, 2012 3:24 PM

  ANGIE - Authorities charged a Washington Parish man with possessing child porn after a joint investigation with local, state and federal agencies. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office said Joseph Lloyd Gerald, 23, of Angie was arrested Friday following the investigation. Investigators charged Gerald with 20 counts of possessing... more »

• Police: Babysitter left toddler alone for hours Play Video

  October 25, 2012 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A babysitter is in jail after police said she left a 16-month-old alone for hours. The sitter, 26-year-old Shareese Renee Joseph, faces child desertion and drug charges. Her boyfriend, Will Chatman also faces drug charges. Police were called to the apartment around 5 p.m. Tuesday... more »

• Co-worker: Man accused of feticide "seemed normal" Play Video

  October 24, 2012 6:28 PM

  WALKER- People who knew Jeffrey Reynolds told News 2 he seemed like a regular guy and never expected he would be accused of trying to murder his wife and unborn child. "From what I got to know about the guy, actually a real responsible guy, and from what I... more »

• Report: Husband used kitchen knife to stab wife, fetus Play Video

  October 24, 2012 3:26 PM

  WALKER - An arrest report revealed more details today about what investigators found when they arrived at the scene of a stabbing in Walker. According to the report by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Jeffrey Reynolds used a kitchen knife to slash his pregnant wife's throat before cutting... more »

• Hospital: Visitors probably curious, not a threat

  October 16, 2012 2:34 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, England - An official at the British hospital treating a Pakistani teen activist says the people who showed up asking about the girl were probably just "over-curious," not a threat to her safety. Dr. Dave Rosser, medical director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, says several people turned... more »

• Mom booked after kids found alone in burning home

  October 15, 2012 3:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 24-year-old New Orleans woman was arrested on child neglect charges after police said firefighters had to use CPR to revive twin 6-year-old girls left alone in a home that caught fire over the weekend. According to investigators, firefighters found the two girls hiding -- one in... more »

• Charges dropped against daycare owner in child's death

  October 15, 2012 12:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge dismissed charges today against the owner of Wanda's Daycare over the 2009 death of D'Myion McElveen, a child who had been left in a van parked outside the daycare for several hours. Prosecutors asked that the charges be dropped, saying it would have been... more »

• Mom: Toddler 'didn't deserve' to have hands glued

  October 10, 2012 3:39 PM

  DALLAS - A Dallas mother who admitted to beating her toddler and gluing the child's hands to a wall says her daughter "didn't deserve that." Elizabeth Escalona took the stand Wednesday at a sentencing hearing after she pleaded guilty in July to felony injury to a child. Police say the... more »

• Denham Springs man charged in death of child

  October 10, 2012 2:39 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- A man investigators said was driving home from work when he ran over a child in his subdivision has been charged with negligent homicide. Deputies arrested Brad Welch, 32, in the death of 6-year old Tyler Myers last month in the Lakes at Belle Terre subdivision. ... more »

• Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years

  October 9, 2012 10:06 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. The sentence means the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach will be in prison at... more »

• Sandusky: "my wife has been my only sex partner"

  October 8, 2012 9:42 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa- Monday evening former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky released a recorded message from jail. It was played on Penn State's Com-Media radio station. "In my heart I know I did not do these alleged disgusting acts, my wife has been my only sex partner and... more »

• Court: Child porn victims can get restitution

  October 1, 2012 2:12 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court has ruled that victims of child pornography can recover restitution from people convicted of viewing images of their abuse without showing a link between the crime and their injuries. Monday's majority opinion by the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New... more »

• Livingston deputies investigate child's death

  September 25, 2012 10:44 AM

  WATSON - Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies said a child was hit by a car and died in Watson. Sheriff's office spokesperson Lore Steele said 6-year-old Tyler Myers was playing on a scooter in the Lakes at Belle Terre subdivision Monday evening when he was hit by a vehicle pulling... more »

• Parent: Child abused on bus, accused still in school Play Video

  August 15, 2012 4:53 PM

  NEW ROADS - The parent of an alleged abuse victim is shocked the child arrested and charged with oral sexual battery on her son was allowed to return to school. We are not identifying the parent of the victim to protect the child's identity. "He made my son... more »

• Woman arrested after toddler left in car

  August 6, 2012 1:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a woman in Baton Rouge after they said she left a toddler she was caring for in a locked car for more than an hour this weekend. Officers arrested Sunjay Barber, 27, in suspicion of child desertion and cruelty to a juvenile. According... more »

• Child, woman shot in Baton Rouge

  July 25, 2012 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a shooting this afternoon in Baton Rouge that injured a woman and child. It happened just before 5 p.m. at 1824 Ryder Lane. According to DA Hillar Moore, the victims were a 28-year-old woman and 11-year-old girl. He said they were walking down... more »

• Child found alone by road near Scott

  July 2, 2012 2:22 PM

  SCOTT - Lafayette Parish sheriff's deputies say a 4-year-old child was found walking alone just outside of Scott early Sunday morning. A passing motorist spotted the girl. Judice says deputies arrived and began a door-to-door canvass of the area. At 10:30 a.m., about five hours after the child was found,... more »

• Funeral arrangements set for beaten, bitten child

  June 20, 2012 11:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A funeral home donated their services to help the family of an 8-year-old boy beaten to death in Baton Rouge. A visitation for Xzayvion Riley is scheduled for Saturday, June 23 at 1 p.m. at Wilson-Wooddale Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. ... more »

• Bail denied for father accused of abusing kid to death

  June 18, 2012 10:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE- State District Judge Trudy White ruled the father of Xzayvion Riley will be held in Parish Prison without bail. Michael Robertson did not appear in District Court today. Instead, his hearing was done via video conferencing. The child's mother, Lavaughn Riley, is scheduled to have her... more »

• Parents charged in death of bruised, bitten child Play Video

  June 15, 2012 12:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities announced the parents of an 8-year-old boy who died and was found with dozens of bruises and a bite mark will be booked on charges of first-degree murder today. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's office released their findings from the autopsy of Xzayvion Riley,... more »

• Tips to spot, stop child abuse Play Video

  June 14, 2012 5:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A day after two parents were arrested for child cruelty, state leaders want you to know about a tool that can help prevent child abuse. The Department of Children and Family Services offers a 24/7 hotline that you can call when you suspect abuse, 1-855-4-LA-KIDS. ... more »

• Deputies told bruised, bitten child had medical emergency

  June 13, 2012 2:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish said they were initially called out for a cardiac arrest to a home where a child with dozens of bruises and bite marks was found. Deputies arrested Michael Robertson, 46, and Lavaughn Riley, 32, of Baton Rouge in suspicion... more »

• Penn State sex-abuse charges inspire new La. laws

  June 9, 2012 11:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A sexual abuse scandal that rocked Pennsylvania State University has resulted in new laws in Louisiana to penalize those who fail to report allegations of child sex abuse and to protect those who do. Lawmakers say the measures were inspired by the Penn State scandal that rocked the... more »

• BRPD: Boy was playing with gun, shot stepsister

  May 30, 2012 1:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they said he was playing with a gun when it went off, critically injuring his 9-year-old stepsister. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. at at home on 4733 Banks Street in Baton Rouge. Stubbs said... more »

• 2 adults, 1 child killed in New Orleans shootings

  May 30, 2012 3:03 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A day of sporadic gun violence in New Orleans, including an evening rush-hour shooting near a major thoroughfare, has left two adults and one child dead. The latest police report indicated the child, a girl, was 5 years old. She was among those hit in the rush... more »

• Mother arrested for desertion after child drowns

  May 23, 2012 3:17 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies arrested a Prairieville woman in suspicion of child desertion after they said her two-year-old daughter was left alone and drowned in a swimming pool. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said deputies arrested Fallon Gautreau, 22, on Monday. Bacala said on May 9, Gautreau left her daughter... more »

• Man booked on child pornography charges

  May 17, 2012 10:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A New Orleans man has been arrested and charged with pornography involving juveniles, announced Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. Daniel R. Ponder, 30, was arrested Wednesday as part of a joint investigation involving the Attorney General's High Technology Crime Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, Baton Rouge City Constable's... more »

• Man arrested on 100 counts of child pornography

  May 10, 2012 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Four law enforcement agencies arrested a Baton Rouge man Thursday and charged him with 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. David Burke, 60, of 428 Stoney Creek Ave. was arrested by the Attorney General's High Technology Crime Unit, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security Investigations... more »

• Mom's excessive tanning lands her in hot water

  May 2, 2012 12:38 PM

  NUTLEY - New Jersey mom is charged with child endangerment after she put her young daughter in a tanning bed. 44 year old Patricia Krentcil says she's been tanning her entire life by going to the beach, and tanning salons. Krentcil admits she loves to tan. She is the mother... more »

• Witnesses: child froze when she saw train; was hit and killed

  May 1, 2012 10:18 PM

  GONZALES- A 6-year-old was hit and killed by a train Tuesday evening. It happened on Tobey Street. According to police, Shantell Patterson was walking home from the park with her sister and a group of other kids when she tried to be the first across the tracks as a... more »

• Teen charged with setting a child on fire

  April 24, 2012 11:49 AM

  SAVANNAH - A Missouri teenager accused of pouring gasoline on a 10-year-old and setting the child on fire has been charged with first-degree assault. Seventeen-year-old Joseph D. Gardner was charged Monday in Andrew County court. The 10-year-old child suffered first- and second-degree burns on his face, right arm and... more »

• Walker man arrested on 20 counts of child pornography

  April 3, 2012 2:16 PM

  WALKER - A number of law enforcement agencies arrested a man Tuesday they say was in possession of child pornography. Cody Bryant, 25, of 33970 Galloway Road, is charged with 20 counts of pornography involving juveniles. State law forbids a person to produce, distribute, possess, or possess with... more »

• Child seriously injured by a dog

  April 2, 2012 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A local girl is recovering today after she was bitten by a dog over-the-weekend. Authorities say the girl was hospitalized after the dog did extensive damage to the child's face. The owner of the dog was cited in the incident. The breed of the dog... more »

• Child sex abuse bill approved

  March 29, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The State Senate has approved a bill that would make it a crime to not report child sex abuse. The bill states any adult who sees child abuse would be required to report it, or face a felony charge with a prison sentence up to five years.... more »

• Senate Committee approves child sex abuse bill Play Video

  March 27, 2012 2:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A bid to toughen Louisiana law that requires people to report child abuse is advancing in the Legislature, in response to the allegations of sexual abuse of boys involving a former Penn State University assistant football coach. A proposal by Sen. J.P. Morrell, of New Orleans, headed... more »

• Baton Rouge man booked with child pornography

  March 14, 2012 2:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man has been arrested and charged with pornography involving juveniles, that's according to Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. Jonathan C. Stevens, 38, of 1225 Main St., was arrested today as part of a joint investigation involving the Attorney General's High Technology Crime Unit, Baton... more »

• Death penalty sought in child's slaying

  February 24, 2012 7:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against a man accused in the 2006 asphyxiation death of his 2-year-old daughter. Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were indicted on first-degree murder charges in May and are being held without bond. Prosecutor Steve Danielson... more »

• Photo of child in restroom leads to man's arrest

  February 16, 2012 8:45 AM

  CLINTON, Miss.- Police say a 22-year-old Clinton man is accused of placing his cellphone in the bathroom of a service station where he worked and photographing a child without her knowledge. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington tells The Clarion-Ledger David William Kent Jr. is charged with one felony count of... more »

• Caylee's law

  February 14, 2012 10:41 AM

  TALLAHASSEE - A bill inspired by the death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony is a step closer to approval by the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers crafted the bill last year after Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, was acquitted of murdering her child. She was however found guilty on four misdemeanor counts... more »

• BRPD investigating shooting death of child

  February 8, 2012 2:22 PM

  A shooting that claimed the life of a 4 year-old boy in Baton Rouge is under investigation. It happened just before 11:00 a.m. inside a home at 2944 Iroquois. Officers found Shawn Dean Jr., with a single gunshot wound to the head. He died at the scene.... more »

• Unregistered sex offender sentenced to 21 months in prison

  February 3, 2012 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The United States Department of Justice sent a strong message to unregistered sex offenders Friday by sentencing a convicted child pornographer who didn't register to 21 months in prison. Noel Carlson, 38, of Mesa, Arizona will be supervised for five years after release . In... more »

• "Deadbeat Parents" special airs tonight Play Video

  February 2, 2012 1:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deadbeat parents owe millions of dollars in unpaid child support and the state is cracking down on the worst offenders. News 2's Chris Nakamoto found one that owes upwards of $350,000. You won't want to miss why his family believes he doesn't need to pay. Watch... more »