Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced charges Thursday afternoon against two Burton residents in a case he called "disgusting."

Dr. Charles Wadlington, associate professor of psychology, was arrested Wednesday on allegations of sexual abuse of a child. 

Designed to call attention to the problem of child abuse — blue hearkens to the black and blue marks the youngsters may bear — the pinwheels began to visually pop, a few catching not only sun but also a breeze.

Michael Jon Overby, an Oklahoma man, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex with a two-year-old girl and violating the Oklahoma Internet Crimes Act.

A Fort Bend County jury convicted defendant Eric Norman Stewart of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child and sentenced him to 50 years in prison. 

The latest effort to codify parental rights in state law has failed in the New Hampshire House, but the issue is far from settled.

James Carey, 54, was sentenced on 20 statutory rape counts.

A federal court in Del Rio, Texas, sentenced an Ecuadorian national on Wednesday to 84 months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession of child sexual abuse materials.