A Catholic priest who worked in Orlando churches for more than a decade faces sexual abuse accusations from sheriff’s ...

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

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

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said the isolation from the pandemic kept many cases of child abuse hidden for a long time. READ: Central Florida teacher accused of hitting child who has ...

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 ...

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

It also overlapped with a decline in Leon County of child protective investigators, who play a crucial role on the front lines of abuse cases, according to the Florida Department of Children and ...

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.

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

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A man formerly of Springfield was sentenced to prison following a jury trial for child sexual ...