This article discusses the reliability of children who are called as witnesses in court cases.

The Kerala High Court has ruled that there are no statutory provisions in the newly enacted criminal laws, the POCSO Act, or ...

A subcommittee signaled support for a bill some legislators believe would protect children who have to testify in court cases ...

Megan Boswell, the Sullivan County woman accused of killing her 13-month-old child, wiped away tears and covered her face ...

R. Kelly's racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a ...

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A girl allegedly abused by a group of men was labelled a prostitute from the age of 10 by social services, a court has heard.

Witnesses allege that Terry W. Canady’s 16-month-old son, referenced as T.P., died after getting into his father’s fentanyl and methamphetamine stash at home.

An inmate in the Dallas County jail has been charged in Hickory County for alleged sexual abuse of a seven-year-old girl.

Charges have been updated for a man accused of several child sex crimes in Callaway County following a grand jury indictment that was filed on Tuesday. Memphis Raines Dils, 23, of Holts Summit, was ...

Derek Michael White, ruled that the constitutional right for an individual to face his or her accuser in court is violated when a child gives witness testimony from outside the courtroom.

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