Category Archives: Child Abuse Cases

Naked and Afraid. Nope, not the TV show – the real thing! According to police in Clare County, a naked couple were recently apprehended and charged after one of them led police on a high speed chase down the highway, while the other stayed with a child at a rest stop.

Detroit Father Sent to Prison Kevin Washington, 37-year-old father to two now-deceased sons, has been sentenced to prison for their deaths. 4-year-old Damien Washington and 1-year-old Mekhi Williams were killed in a fire that engulfed their Detroit home. According to court records, firefighters responded to the blaze near Prairie St and Livernois Ave on December […]

Man Remains in Prison for Beating Toddler to Death In July of 2005, Pedro Navarro took 2-year-old Aiyana Cisneros, the daughter of his girlfriend, into an upstairs bedroom and beat her so badly that he broke many of her bones and damaged several internal organs. When Samantha Winkler, the child’s mother, heard her screaming for […]

Man Will Spend 40 Years in Prison Anthony M. Bennett, the 21-year-old Mount Pleasant man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, was sentenced on May 22, 2014 to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington. Bennett, who is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa […]

Child Pornography (CSAM) Arrest Police in Boise, Idaho, recently arrested a man who they discovered was in possession of child pornography. Upon further investigation it was traced back to a source in Michigan. The Oakland County sheriff’s department was notified that the abusive material appeared to have originated from a computer within their jurisdiction. An […]

Child Endangerment Charges Dropped Ebony Michelle Howard stood tearfully before the Judge Mark Trusock in the Kent County Circuit Court on Monday, April 22nd. “I’m guilty. I was drinking.” she admitted. She also stated that her plea was freely and voluntarily given. Howard has been charged with one count of operating while intoxicated -OWI causing […]

Tragic Death of Infant Son Results In More Than 5 Years In Prison On April 18, 2014, a Kalamazoo man was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his 4-month-old son. He has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison.  Judge Pamela Lightvoet called the sentence “one of the most difficult” that […]

Crimes occur all over the world. So much so, that most people do not think twice when criminal reports are broadcasted on the nightly news. However, every once in a while there is a case that seems to interest the entire country—a case that has an outcome that shocks many, gives a skilled criminal defense […]

To solve difficult crimes, the Michigan State Police have been using devices that allow them to download the entire contents of almost any cellular phone, including the call log, text messages, photos and web history. Although the Cellebrite UFED is intended to assist in solving crimes, the ACLU (and every top criminal lawyer in Michigan) fears that the personal security of Michigan citizens could be compromised as a result.

After immense political pressure from 17 Attorney Generals nationwide, the popular online forum, Craigslist, has censored its adult services section to curb illegal activity on the website.