 | Charges to be Upgraded after Child Abuse Victim Dies
A three year-old girl has died after police say she was beaten by her mother's live-in boyfriend.
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 | Suspected Child Murderer Added to U.S. Marshals Most Wanted
A woman wanted in Mississippi for the reported abuse and murder of her adopted children is now on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted list.
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 | Father's Charges Upgraded in Child's Death
Memphis police have upgraded charges against a father whose 3-year-old son died of injuries left unattended for hours.
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 | Man Receives Life Sentence for Toddler's Beating Death
A Memphis man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty for beating a toddler to death with a shoe.
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 | Child Found Wandering At 3 a.m. in Millington
Wet, cold and alone. A five year old girl is amazingly safe after wandering a mile from her Millington home in the middle of the night. Now the child's mother and her boyfriend are charged with Child Abuse.
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 | Young Victims of Crime Honored in Downtown Ceremony
Memphis can be a violent place for children. In the last year, six little ones died after being beaten or neglected. Wednesday afternoon people gathered at City Hall Plaza downtown to remember the victims, and to urge people to do what they can to stop the violence.  Watch Video
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 | Flag Raised for Infant Boy Dead from Neglect
It was a somber reminder of child abuse Friday as the Memphis Child Advocacy Center raised its memorial flag in honor of a 2-month-old.
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 | Memphis Man Convicted in Child's Beating Death
A man previously convicted for child abuse was convicted of murder for the beating death of a toddler in 2008.
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 | Mother Charged with Murder for Aggravated Neglect of Infant
A Memphis mother is charged with murder after the Medical Examiner's office determined her 2-month-old son died from malnutrition.
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 | Teen Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting 2-Year-Old
A Cordova teen will spend over two decades behind bars for the sexual assault of a two-year-old family member.
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 | Child Dies from Brain Trauma, Mother Charged with Murder
A little girl has died at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis after investigators say the child's mother "snapped."
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 | Jackson Man Sentenced for Sexual Battery of a Child
A West Tennessee man will spend the next 12 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl last summer.
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 | Child Advocacy Center Raises Flag for Maurice Brown, Jr.
The Mid-South honored a 3-year-old whose body was found in a dumpster last week. Maurice Brown, Jr. was honored at a flag-raising ceremony at the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. Watch Video
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 | Stepfather Charged in Toddler's Death
A Memphis man told police he was playing too rough with his 2-year-old stepson before the child died at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.
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| Tunica County Mom Charged In Daughter's Abuse
A 21-month-old girl Tunica County girl was in the intensive care unit at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, as her mother sat behind bars, accused of child abuse. Watch Video
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 | Shakara Dickens Confesses to Daughter's Murder at Sentencing
A mother convicted for the murder of her 9-month-old daughter made a dramatic courtroom confession during her sentencing hearing Friday morning. Watch Video
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 | Grandmother of Babies Born Addicted to Cocaine Speaks Out
With four babies born addicted to cocaine and their mother, Ora Boler, charged with reckless endangerment for the most recent child, now their grandmother is talking only to abc24's Jackie Orozco. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Couple Indicted for Murder in Toddler's Death
A couple has been indicted for the abuse and murder of their young son, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced on December 15, 2011.
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 | Jackson Man Indicted for Rape of 6-Year-Old
A Madison County grand jury has indicted a Jackson man accused of raping a 6-year-old child.
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 | Covington Father Charged with Shaking Infant Son
A Covington, Tennessee father is charged with shaking his 5-month-old son after he wouldn't stop crying.
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 | Father Confesses to Raping 11-Year Old Daughter
Memphis Police have charged a man with Rape of a Child for sexually abusing his 11-year-old daughter.
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 | Registered Sex Offender Jailed 25 Years for 2nd Child Rape
A Memphis man has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars without parole for raping a 6-year-old child.
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 | Judge Orders Mom to Treatment after 4th Child Born on Drugs
A Memphis mother may get to avoid jail time for giving birth to her fourth child that tested positive for drugs if she can successfully complete a new program at the Shelby County Drug Court.
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| Sexual Assault Nurse Testifies in Child Rape Trial
Graphic testimony Thursday from the nurse who examined a 2-year-old girl the night she was raped and beaten. Watch Video
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| Tunica County Couple Arrested for Child Abuse
A baby girl is in intensive care at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and her mother has been charged with felony child abuse.
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 | Ark. Woman Sentenced to Prison for Chaining Stepchildren
An Arkansas woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after she was convicted of chaining her stepchildren to a tire in their bedroom and a dog cage and tree in the front yard.
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 | Teen Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Toddler
A jury has found a Cordova teen guilty of sexually assaulting a two-year-old family member.
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 | East Tenn. Couple Convicted of Child Neglect
A jury found a Jonesborough couple guilty of child neglect involving five children who were never sent to school and lived in a bus with no running water when they were found by authorities in 2010.
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 | Newborns Tested Positive for Cocaine, Mom in Jail
A Memphis mother was forced into rehab after it was discovered another one of her children was born addicted to cocaine. Watch Video
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 | MS Center Aiding More Possible Victims of Child Abuse
The Southwest Mississippi Children's Advocacy Center is on track to interview more youngsters this year who might be victims of child abuse or other crimes.
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 | Uncle Charged with Shaking Death of Baby Girl
The uncle of a 6-month-old baby girl is behind bars for shaking her to death.
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 | Man Charged With Abusing Girlfriend's Children
A Chattanooga man has been charged with beating four of his girlfriend's young children, including 2-year-old twins who were taken to a hospital with fractures and other serious injuries.
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| Shock over Uncle Shaking Baby Niece to Death
According to Memphis Police, on December 9, 2011, Ronnie Wilkerson shook Anaya three separate times. The last time she became unresponsive. Anaya was rushed to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital where she died two days later. Watch Video
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 | Jackson Man Charged with Beating Step-Granddaughter
The Madison County Sheriff's Office arrested the step-grandfather of a 13-year-old girl after she was found covered in belt marks.
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