Tag: Child Abuse
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Denver parents charged after burning baby with scalding hot water
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The Denver District Attorney’s Office charged two Denver parents in January after they allegedly killed their 2-month-old son with scalding hot water. Jaylyn Vigil, 30, and Tony Vigil, 33, were arrested following the death of their son, TJ Vigil, on Dec. 20, after the child sustained severe burns to 40% of his body on Dec.…
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Aurora man charged with first-degree murder, child abuse
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The Adams County district attorney charged an Aurora man with first-degree murder and four counts of child abuse following a February shooting. One of the victims believe the shooting occurred after the suspect found out his child wasn’t biologically his. Kelynn Lewis, 32, was arrested following a fatal shooting in the 1700 Block of Paris…
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Coroner releases autopsies of Colorado Springs children allegedly killed by mother
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Two elementary school children killed in Colorado Springs during late December suffered gunshot wounds and cuts to the neck, autopsies show. Kimberlee Singler is believed by police to have murdered both children on Dec. 18. A GoFundMe to assist the family, including the older surviving sibling is available here. She is awaiting extradition in London,…
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Colorado’s controversial parenting evaluators get immunity from civil lawsuits, judge rules
A Boulder County judge has ruled that Colorado’s controversial parenting evaluators enjoy immunity that protects them from lawsuits, bringing an end to plans to hold several evaluators accountable through class-action litigation. The evaluators hold great influence in custody disputes brought to courts and have been the subject of a rash of complaints of bias. In…
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Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman sees 14% yearly increase in new cases
Colorado’s office of the Child Protection Ombudsman opened 1,119 cases and closed 1,083 in the most recent fiscal year, the agency announced. The office oversees the effectiveness of Colorado’s state and local child welfare networks, according to its website. It’s independent from any state or local department of human services offices. Case closures increased 17%…
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Arvada man arrested on charges suspected child abuse
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Arvada Police arrested Daniel Antonio Sanchez, 28, on child abuse charges after his infant son ended up in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to a news release. Both the Arvada police and fire departments responded to a call regarding a seven-month-old unconscious infant at a residence in the 6000 block of Yarrow Street on…
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Colorado woman whose 4-year-old died of fentanyl ingestion sentenced to prison
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A Fountain woman who allowed her 4-year-old child to die of investing fentanyl was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to child abuse causing death, court records show. Emma Staton’s daughter Acelynn Staton-Contreras fatally overdosed on fentanyl kept in Staton’s bathroom in July 2022, prosecutors alleged throughout Staton’s case. According…
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Colorado child custody cases roiled by CSU professor’s controversial ‘alienation’ theory
By 2017, Katherine’s divorce case had dragged on for eight years. The litigation crushed her financially: She took out credit cards, then a second mortgage to pay those off. But she escaped her abusive ex-husband, and by 2017, four separate experts had made reports for the court recommending Katherine continue to have sole decision-making authority…
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Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk
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An effort to prohibit corporal punishment in Colorado schools and child care centers passed its final vote on Tuesday. The legislation now only needs the governor’s approval to become law. If signed by Gov. Jared Polis, House Bill 1191 would ban willfully causing physical pain to a child as punishment by employees and volunteers in public schools,…
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Denver jury finds man guilty of killing 3-year-old boy
A Denver jury found a man guilty last week of killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 2018, according to a Monday news release. A jury convicted John Affourtit, 37, of first-degree murder of a victim under 12 and in a position of trust, child abuse causing death —both felonies — and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor.…