Nation Jul 03 Ohio town shocked by 16 kids found living in squalor 'right under our noses' By Julie Carr Smyth, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
Nation Jul 01 16 children rescued from Ohio home looked 'almost feral,' authorities say The children's parents and two grandparents were charged with felony child endangerment, a prosecutor said. By Julie Carr Smyth, John Seewer, Associated Press
Nation Oct 25 Law enforcement cracking down on creators of AI-generated child sexual abuse images Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Health Jul 13 Watch 8:37 Why children and teens in residential treatment centers are vulnerable to abuse A recent Senate investigation found that children in residential treatment facilities are sometimes subjected to abuse and neglect. We hear from people who lived in these facilities when they were younger, and Ali Rogin speaks with Sixto Cancel, founder and… By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara
Politics Jun 26 WATCH: Paris Hilton testifies on child welfare before House committee hearing Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report Wednesday. By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Jun 23 Watch 5:07 How Arizona aims to reduce the number of teens aging out of foster care By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Kaisha Young More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care. Each year, nearly 20,000 become adults and are left without the support of a guardian or the government. John Yang speaks with Darcy Olsen, CEO of the Center… Continue watching
Jun 14 State trooper who hid prior FBI sexual misconduct convicted of child rape in Alabama By Kim Chandler, Jim Mustian, Associated Press A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that… Continue reading
Dec 20 Study shows AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children By Matt O'Brien, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in a database used to train leading AI image-makers. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 7:52 Investigation reveals widespread sexual abuse and cover-ups by Archdiocese of Baltimore By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. A long-awaited report revealed the horrific scope of abuse and cover-ups spanning some eight decades. Continue watching
Jun 02 Oregon dropping AI tool used to help decide child abuse cases By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials say will make better, more racially equitable decisions. Continue reading