Operation Phobos

Destiny Deboe, 22, and Tyshawn Haywood, 21, were charged with torturing two young children, one of whom died.

A Montgomery County 16-month-old had cracked ribs and a dislocated femur in what a judge called “probably one of the worst” child-abuse cases she'd seen in 24 years.

A former U.S.Army major and his wife who prosecutors say routinely beat their young foster children and denied them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time...

At a Wednesday hearing, the Spencers were deemed a "flight risk" by a local prosecutor...

Leticia and her parents also allegedly abused and tortured the 11-year-old girl's two sisters, aged 6 and 7.

First Nations leaders in British Columbia are calling for the resignation of the children's minister and an overhaul of the foster system after a horrific case involving torture, starvation and other abuse that culminated in the beating death of an 11-year-old boy.

The mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the torture and murder of..

A nurse testified that a mother appeared to fake her emotions while in the waiting room at a hospital after learning her son had died.

A former elder at San Diego's Rock Church, a megachurch founded by former NFL player Miles McPherson, has been arrested and charged with the murder and torture of her 11-year-old adoptive daughter. 

Four children were taken from a Spartanburg County home after deputies said at least one was subjected to what amounted to child torture.