A Catholic priest who worked in Orlando churches for more than a decade faces sexual abuse accusations from sheriff’s investigators and a lawsuit that accuses him of grooming and then abusing a child ...

Authorities in Florida are working with governors in Florida and North Carolina to bring back a 72-year-old man accused of ...

A man who was already facing life in prison for child sex abuse charges is also accused of attempting to hire a hitman to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Reports of child abuse have dropped in Central Florida since the pandemic began, but child advocates say that’s not necessarily a good thing.

BOCA RATON, Fla (CBS12) — Every week, disturbing cases of child exploitation surface across South Florida. But behind the ...

Since July the Gulf Coast Kids House has seen a 58% increase in reported child abuse cases. “The severity of the physical abuse that we are seeing has also increased,” said Kostevicki.

A top pediatric trauma surgeon and Central Florida child-welfare advocates are sounding an alarm over a sharp rise in severe child abuse cases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — a ...

Harris said that child abuse affects roughly 10% of children in Alachua County, with over 5,000 cases reported annually. And those are only the reported cases.

Chief Executive Officer for Embrace Families, Glen Casel, says on any given day in central Florida, there are nearly 3,000 children who are open to a child abuse case.

Florida SB 304 would ensure families are informed of their right to request specific medical exams and a second opinion in certain cases of suspected child abuse.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's officials began investigating March 29 in connection with injuries sustained by a 3-month-old.

A former University of Florida biological scientist researcher entered a pre-trial intervention agreement this week related to child abuse charges. The plea deal brought an end to a case that ...