McAlester woman sentenced in shaken baby case Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 3 McALESTER - A 21-year-old McAlester woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for violently shaking her 4-month-old baby. Amy L. Long pleaded guilty last week to two counts of felony child...

Ex-doctor's wife accused of threatening Tulsa witnesses Fri, Nov 14, 2008 TULSA -- The wife of a former Tulsa doctor has been charged with threatening two witnesses in an effort to cover up child sex abuse charges against her husband. Carrie Ann Smith faces two...

Shamed pastor claims abuse Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Disgraced evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says he was sexually abused as a child and that the experience "started to rage in my mind and in my heart” when...

Elk City woman and boyfriend were on probation Tue, Nov 11, 2008 An Elk City woman and her boyfriend were on probation for enabling child neglect when her 3-year-old son was killed Nov. 4. The boyfriend, Rocky Allen Moore, 22, of Elk City, was charged Thursday...

Oklahoma City girl’s burns spur charge of neglect Sat, Nov 8, 2008 An 82-year-old Oklahoma City woman was charged Friday with child neglect for failing to seek medical attention for a burned toddler. Ruby Hill told Oklahoma City police July 4 she did not want to...

3 more polygamist-sect members indicted in Texas Mon, Jun 2, 2008 | Comments 18 ELDORADO, Texas (AP) -- A west Texas grand jury investigating allegations that members of a polygamist sect sexually abused girls indicted three more people Tuesday, raising the number of...

Stephanie Roberts Thu, Oct 2, 2008 | Add a comment Now in her 30s, Stephanie L. Roberts of Oklahoma City doesn't have much in her troubled lifetime to brag about. Sexually abused as a child. Binge drinking in high school. Shoplifting....

Grandma says mom knows who has missing Fla. girl Thu, Jul 3, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl missing since early June said Monday the girl's mother, jailed after police said she failed to report the disappearance for more...

Man pleads guilty to abduction, strangling of 8-year-old Fri, Aug 24, 2007 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A man admitted Thursday that he strangled an 8-year-old neighbor after abducting the girl and sexually molesting her in the woods. Joshua Davis, 22, apologized...

7 Kids Removed From Squalid Texas Home Thu, Jul 19, 2007 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday ordered seven young children removed from their home after authorities discovered it was infested with rats and filled with garbage, including...

Mom was playing online game when son drowned, police say
Child safety: Case brought criticism of the state Department of Human Services Fri, May 25, 2007 The mother of a 3-year-old special-needs child who drowned in a bathtub was charged Friday with child neglect after police say she admitted leaving the boy and his 5-year-old mentally retarded...

Arrest warrant issued for caretaker Wed, Aug 9, 2006 ADA -- An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ada caretaker accused of sexually molesting a mentally retarded resident at the care facility where she worked. Angulia "Angie" Spencer, 33, is...

January trial set for 'Precious Doe' mother Thu, Jul 27, 2006 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A mother accused in the beheading of a young girl known for years only as "Precious Doe" will go on trial early next year. Michelle Johnson, 31, of Muskogee, Okla., is...

Owasso man caught in sex sting Tue, Jul 25, 2006 The Texas attorney general announced the arrest Tuesday of an Owasso man he said traveled nearly 500 miles to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met online. There was no 14-year-old girl,...

Kelsey's stepfather charged with sexual abuse Fri, Jul 21, 2006 CHANDLER-The stepfather of Kelsey Smith-Briggs was accused Friday in an amended charge of sexually abusing the 2-year-old girl as well as murdering her. Amended charges Michael Lee...

Kelsey’s father arrested in abuse Thu, Jun 29, 2006 SHAWNEE - The father of Kelsey Smith-Briggs was arrested Wednesday night, accused of assaulting his former girlfriend. Lance Briggs, 29, of Meeker was booked into the Pottawatomie County jail...

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tm-pastor abuse-vo Mon, Jun 12, 2006 The following is a script from a News9 broadcast -- WIPE VO -- ((ROB)) A former pastor accused of child molestation.. goes to trial today. Leroy Sommers.. the former pastor at Remington Park...