Category Archives: Child Abuse Cases

A 36 year-old Detroit woman was sentenced to nine to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct for engaging in sexual intercourse with her teenage biological son, whom she gave up for adoption as an infant.

In a new ruling handed down by the Michigan Court of Appeals, it is possible for a defendants under the jurisdiction of the Court be placed on the Sex Offender Registry retroactively. As long as the convict is on probation, the prosecution can request to have he or she placed on the registry at anytime. However, the law also allows defendants to be placed on the registry for crimes against minors, which are not generally considered sexual offenses by nature.

In January, a Battle Creek infant was rushed to the hospital after relatives noticed he was bleeding out of his nose and mouth. An autopsy revealed that the young boy died from multiple head traumas allegedly sustained while his faterh was babysitting him. As a result, the infant’s father is being charged with child abuse and murder for his death.