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Miami-Dade man seen on video abusing 6-year-old boy, yanking him by dog collar, avoids prison time

The 42-year-old man seen leading and yanking his 6-year-old stepson by a dog collar, punching and kicking the child repeatedly on surveillance video, will avoid prison time in Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade deputies arrest man wanted since 2023 for 2 child sex abuse cases

A Georgia man stands accused on Wednesday of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy on separate occasions during his vacation in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Lauderdale Lakes parents accused of abuse after child suffers fractures, burns: Police

A 21-year-old father and a 22-year-old mother accused of child abuse in Lauderdale Lakes were held without bond on Friday in Pompano Beach.

Miami police officers arrest Honduran father for child abuse

After Miami police officers noticed a 5-year-old boy was injured, they arrested his 22-year-old father for child abuse, records show.

Man blames ‘devil’ for boy’s sexual abuse at church in Miami-Dade, records show

A 54-year-old man confessed to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy at a church in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester area and said “the devil” made him do it, according to deputies.

Miami-Dade deputies: Father abuses daughter for not going to church

A father appeared in court on Monday after he was accused of attacking his daughter in Miami-Dade County after she refused to go to church on Sunday.

Man arrested for child abuse in Miami’s Little Havana

A 42-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Thursday after police officers accused him of child abuse in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

Man arrested after recording his sex crime in Pembroke Pines: Detective

Months after David Ambroise turned 18, he recorded his sex crime in Broward County, according to a Pembroke Pines detective’s request for an arrest warrant.

Sex trafficking victims in cases involving Backpage have until Feb. 2 to file compensation petitions: DOJ

The U.S. Justice Department recently announced that sex trafficking victims in cases that involved Backpage ads should file a petition for compensation before Feb. 2 for review.

Man living across Miami elementary school arrested during child sex crimes probe

A 25-year-old man was under investigation for sexual crimes against children when detectives searched his apartment, across the street from Shenandoah Elementary School in Miami, according to police.

Experts disagree on competency of man accused of ‘horrific’ girl’s 2011 murder, abusing her twin

It has been more than 14 years and five months since a Florida Department of Environmental Protection contractor found a 10-year-old girl dead in Palm Beach County.

Man faces child abuse charge after attack at Miami-Dade park

A 32-year-old man abused a 16-year-old boy he didn’t know at a public park in Miami-Dade County, according to deputies.

Man accused of paying girl $6 to keep sex abuse in Miami Springs quiet

A 62-year-old man stands accused of giving $6 to a 7-year-old girl, so she could keep quiet about his sexual abuse in Miami-Dade County.

Trio accused of drug trafficking at 2 houses with kids near Miami schools, records show

Inside a pink backpack, with Dora The Explorer decorations, federal and state agents reported finding meth and cocaine in Miami’s Flagami neighborhood.

Mother arrested for child abuse had been accused of violence before, Miami-Dade records show

A 27-year-old Miami-Dade County mother stands accused of biting her 8-year-old daughter while she was out on bond for another violent case.

Police: Boy’s ‘help us’ note prompts investigation resulting in woman’s arrest in Miami

Miami police officers reported that a 9-year-old boy’s Post-It note prompted an investigation that resulted in the arrest of his abusive 25-year-old stepmother.

Man accused of sexually abusing 8-year-old girl in Miami-Dade

A man accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl appeared in court on Monday in Miami-Dade County.

Hialeah police: Undercover officers help rescue 2 girls at dealers’ motel room with meth, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana

Detectives raided a Hialeah motel after accusing a family of selling drugs in front of two girls who were regularly around men with criminal records.

Miami man accused of sexually abusing 11-year-old girl, promising her $4

A 45-year-old man stands accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and promising to give her $4 on Saturday in Miami.

‘Deeply disturbing’: Florida Keys men sexually abuse child for months, prosecutors say

Two Florida Keys men face the possibility of spending the rest of their lives in prison after they were accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child on separate occasions last year.

Man accused of sexually abusing teen he met while working at iCode Weston

Detectives accused a 30-year-old man of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met at an instructional facility for kids in Broward County.

Man accused of sexually abusing a minor in Broward

A 42-year-old man appeared in Broward County court on Thursday accused of sexually abusing a minor.

Woman accused of abusing daughter in Hialeah awaits extradition after arrest in Miramar

A 29-year-old mother accused of abusing and neglecting her one-year-old daughter on Thursday in Hialeah was arrested on Friday in Miramar, and she was awaiting extradition at the Broward County main jail on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale.

Mother of 4-year-old boy who died 11 years ago waits in Pompano Beach detention center

Antwan “AJ” Hope, Jr. was four when he died over 11 years ago in Broward County. His mother, Destene Simmons, was facing new charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in Broward County, but it remained unclear Sunday if these were related to his death.

Attorney says NFL Hall of Famer’s arrest was over ‘significant misunderstanding’

Lawrence Taylor, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who has been a registered sex offender since 2011, was released from Broward County jail on Thursday.

Police: Man confesses to child sex abuse at charter school where he worked in Broward

A 23-year-old man confessed to sexually abusing a girl at the charter school where he had worked for three years in Broward County, according to a police report.

Feds arrest man for transporting child porn in Broward

Federal enforcement officers with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a 29-year-old man on Wednesday in Broward County, records show.

Father arrested at Miami school after his son shows up with injuries

A father was at the Metrowest Detention Center facing a charge of child abuse on Tuesday night in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Father accused of engaging in ‘excessive violence’ against 9-year-old son in Broward

Shandel Bryan appeared in Broward County court on Wednesday accused of child abuse in Coconut Creek.

Judge orders Sunny Isles Beach child abuse suspect to stay away from beating victim

An 18-year-old student accused of child abuse appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura Anne Stuzin on Saturday morning.

Man accused of abusing 2 kids in Broward

A 57-year-old man was behind bars on Wednesday night at the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach after police officers accused him of abusing two kids in Broward County.

Man arrested at Miami airport over girl’s alleged sexual abuse, police say

A 20-year-old woman told police officers that a man started to sexually abuse her when she was about 12 years old in Miami-Dade County, according to police.

Man accused of killing 21-month-old boy during abuse appears in Broward court

A 38-year-old man who stands accused of killing his girlfriend’s 21-month-old son in 2019 appeared in court on Thursday after U.S. Marshals arrested him on Wednesday.

Boca Raton day care teacher accused of breaking 3-year-old boy’s leg

A teacher at a Boca Raton day care is accused of breaking a 3-year-old boy's leg.

Hialeah woman accused of shaking, slapping baby to get him to stop crying

A Hialeah woman is accused of violently shaking and slapping a baby at a day care to get him to stop crying.