By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Dolton, Illinois a special needs child was assaulted by a police officer, at a school. The police officer’s actions and abuse were captured on videotape. Apparently the police officer became upset when the special…
Articles Posted in Crimes Against Children
Hawthorne, California – Day Care Owner Convicted of Lewd Acts on Two Girls at Day Care Center
By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Hawthorne, California, a jury recently convicted an owner of a day care center of lewd acts on two young girls (ages 4 and 6). According to CBS News, Tito Ruiz was found guilty of…
Arlington, Texas Mother Charged in Death of Toddler Who was Left In Hot Car for 8 Hours
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network An Arlington, Texas mother has been criminally charged for the death of her 1 year old son. Darrell “Tre” Singleton, III, had a body temperature of 107 degrees when he was evaluated and pronounced dead at…
Wisconsin Parents To Be Sentenced for Death of Child – Freedom of Religion versus Child Neglect
By Jonathan Safran, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Wisconsin and other States, parents, as well as children, have a right to pray and to practice religious beliefs of a particular religion. The State and Federal government generally should allow people to pray and…
Baby Sitter Criminally Charged in Infant’s Death – Shaken Baby Syndrome in Des Moines, Iowa
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Unlicensed day care providers and unlicensed in home day care centers can prove to be places of danger, injury, and even death for children. In Des Moines, Iowa, a 4 month old child was seriously…
Supreme Court of of the United States Denies Catholic Church Request to Block Release of Sexual Abuse / Molestation Papers
By Jeremy Vishno, Attorney, and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Roman Catholic Diocese in Bridgeport, Connecticut sought to block the release of documents related to a number of sexual abuse / molestation cases previously brought against the church. The documents related to lawsuits that were…
Clayton County, Georgia Mother Convicted of Starving Twin Babies
By Stephanie F. Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A Clayton County, Georgia jury found a mother guilty on October 1, 2009 of eight criminal charges, including cruelty to children and contributing to the deprivation of a minor for starving her twin infant sons.…
Retired Alabama Police Officer (Issac “Andy” Baker) Indicted for Sexual Abuse / Sodomy of Child in Day Care Center
By Scott Soutullo, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, FOX News and other media outlets reported a very disturbing story, as follows: Issac “Andy” Baker served the citizens of Alabama for 25 years as a patrol officer between 1975 and 2000. Mr.…
Bullying Laws: Child Safety Advocates Argue that the Laws Are Weak and Rarely Enforced
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Forty four states have bullying laws in place that deal with the real problem of bullying schools. According to a recent article in the Gainesville (Florida) Sun Newspaper, many of the bullying laws that are in place lack solid enforcement…
Defending the Man versus Defending the Criminal Conduct – The Roman Polanski Case
The arrest of Roman Polanski recently in Switzerland has resulted in comments and opinions from famous people around the world including Whoopi Goldberg. A recent article posted at the Politics Daily website noted the comments of Ms. Goldberg and others. The author of the article, Domenica Machetti, rightly pointed out…