Tag: Child Abuse
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4 recent murders: Colorado’s troubled family court system ignores children in peril
For nearly seven months Andrea Berry had been trying to get police to take seriously her fears that her ex-husband was sexually abusing their 3-year-old daughter, Sophia, and using her in child pornography, but she was running out of options. A police commander in the town of Elizabeth, where the father lived, had bluntly told…
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Mother charged in 12 year old’s fentanyl poisoning death
Another parent has been charged in connection with the death of her child related to the drug fentanyl — this time in Weld County. Mystique Sade Wadena was charged Thursday with child abuse resulting in death and distribution of a controlled substance in the death of her 12 year old daughter. Wadena was using and dealing…
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Brighton couple face murder charges in death of 1-year-old child who ingested fentanyl
The parents of a 1-year-old girl who died after ingesting fentanyl at a Brighton home on just the second day of 2022 face first degree murder charges in a case that illustrates the drug’s pernicious hold in Colorado, which has seen a dramatic spike in overdose cases over the years, particularly from opioid abuse. “Fentanyl…
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10th Circuit strikes down portion of Colorado child welfare law, potentially imperiling other states
Despite the warnings from officials that striking down a portion of Colorado’s child welfare law would imperil federal funding and trigger a domino effect across nearly all states, the federal appeals court based in Denver has deemed unconstitutional Colorado’s prohibition on disclosing certain information about child abuse investigations. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court…
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Appeals court upholds convictions for religious group’s killing of 2 girls
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Ashford Nathaniel Archer argued to the state’s second-highest court that there was insufficient evidence he committed child abuse resulting in death, stemming from his religious group’s 2017 killing of two girls in San Miguel County. The Court of Appeals disagreed last week, finding Archer was aware of the group’s overall decisions that led up to…
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Weld County man faces over 140 years in prison for sex crimes
A Weld County man could face over 140 years in prison after being found guilty of child sexual assault and other crimes, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. A jury last week convicted Dante Larks of Dacono of sexual assault with a deadly weapon, child abuse causing serious bodily injury and two counts…
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Colorado legislature unanimously OKs ‘reasonable independence’ for children
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Brinley Sheffield was 7 years old, she decided she wanted to be a runner. After running around her block several times with her parents to learn the route, Sheffield embarked on her first solo trip with the goal of completing two laps in a…
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Thornton man led police on high-speed chase with infant in car, police say
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Frankie Diaz Courtesy of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office A Thornton man was arrested Wednesday night after he led Adams County deputies on a lengthy chase with an infant in the car. Frankie Diaz, 30, is being held at the Adams County Detention Facility on suspicion of vehicular eluding, felony menacing, child abuse, reckless endangerment…
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Colorado father accused of trying to kill 5-year-old son
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prosecutors charged a Colorado man with attempted murder after police said he confessed to intentionally pulling his 5-year-old son into a frozen creek in Denver. Michael Ninomiya, 42, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, attempted murder of a victim under the age of 12 while…
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Fundraising campaign for 4-year-old Arvada abuse victim successful
Christmas came early for a 4-year-old Arvada child abuse victim whose family used donations from strangers to buy a therapy dog Tuesday to aid in the youngster’s recovery. Hugh suffered traumatic brain injuries after being physically abused by a babysitter in 2019. She was sentenced to 21 years in prison earlier this year. He’s endured…