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Palmdale Boy Dies After Sustaining Skull Fracture In Case Of Suspected Child Abuse

Authorities Friday said a Palmdale boy has died after sustaining a massive skull fracture and other injuries in a case of suspected child abuse.

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Mother, Boyfriend Arrested After Boy, 8, Suffers Skull Fracture In Suspected Child Abuse Case

The boy’s mother, 29-year-old Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Isauro Aguirre, were arrested Thursday after police say they beat the child so badly inside their Palmdale apartment that he is now in critical condition.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/23

El Monte Man, 33, Guilty Of Child Sex Abuse Involving 2 Children Under 10

A 33-year-old El Monte man was convicted Wednesday on child sex abuse charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

2013/05/08

Woman, 27, Accused Of Causing Brain Damage To Child Left In Hot Car

A 27-year-old Oxnard woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly causing “great bodily injury” to a 2-year-old child she left in a hot car last October.

2013/04/17

Youth Soccer Coach Sentenced To 225-To-Life After Sexually Assaulting Players

A former youth soccer coach has been sentenced to 225 years-to-life after being convicted of committing lewd acts on six boys he coached.

2013/04/02

Woman Will Stand Trial After Allegedly Torturing Adopted Children

A Palmdale woman has been ordered to stand trial after being accused of abusing and torturing her two adopted children.

2013/03/05

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Parishioners Hear From Archbishop Jose Gomez Through Statement

Catholics in Los Angeles will hear an apology from Archbishop Jose Gomez as they attend mass on Sunday morning.

2013/02/03

Gregory Lacy and LaQuron Lacy. (credit: Riverside Sheriff's Department)

Inland Empire Couple Pleads Not Guilty To Child Abuse, Neglect

An Inland Empire couple accused of doubling their home as a strip club pleaded not guilty on Friday to felony charges.

2012/10/26

CBS2 Exclusive: Caregiver Backs Up Allegations Of Child Abuse In Octomom Home

Rossmoor woman has backed up allegations of child neglect and sexual abuse in the home of Nadya Suleman, known as “Octomom.”

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/12

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse following his child sexual abuse trial on June 18, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Sandusky is charged with 52 criminal counts of alleged sexual abuse of children. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

California Laws Respond To Penn State Sex Scandal

Coaches and administrators in California’s K-12 schools, and all higher education employees, will be required to report suspected child sexual abuse under a pair of bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/24

Paul Matthew Comer and Sheila Marie Comer (credit: LAPD)

LA Investigation Of Child Abuse Leads To Arrest Of Georgia Couple

A retired LAPD sergeant has helped authorities uncover a bizarre case of child abuse out of Georgia and subsequently rescued two young girls out of a horrific living situation.

2012/09/20