child abuse

Leo Donaldson, 30, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault.

A poker-playing Catholic priest in New Jersey he been stripped of his duties after being arrested Friday.

Vernon T. Brooks, 25, of Carteret, was charged with promoting prostitution of a minor and endangering the welfare of a minor.

A U.S. Marine recruiter is charged in a luring incident in Roselle and may be connected to other cases in Union County.

Robert Clayton faces a 20-year prison term after entering his plea Tuesday.

FAIRVIEW — The owner of a West New York gym has been charged with molesting an underage girl. Jason Cruize, 45, was arrested Wednesday and charged with third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child...

A father is charged after leaving his two young children in a hot car as he checked on a gym membership.

Dalia E. Toalongo of Lodi, 23, was charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment, authorities said Tuesday.

As the only co-located, one-stop destination for families with juvenile victims of physical or sexual abuse, Newark-based Wynona's House wants to send kids back to classes with the supplies -- and frame of mind -- they need to succeed.

The U.S. attorney's office filed an appeal of what it called the "unreasonably lenient" sentences given to a former Army major and his wife who were convicted of abusing their three young foster children for several years.