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Former 'Teacher of Year' Admits to Sex with Student

Teacher of the Year

A former Essex County, New Jersey teacher of the year has admitted having sex with a 15-year-old boy enrolled in an honors class she taught. Erica DePalo pleaded guilty Tuesday to child endangerment. In return, county prosecutors will recommend she get lifetime parole supervision when she's sentenced in April.

 

Legal expert links PSU, Catholic church scandals

The allegations are similar to those made against a top Philadelphia archdiocese official who was convicted on child endangerment charges last month.

 

Baby X-rayed in luggage; 2 charged

Baby X-Rayed in Luggage

An Egyptian couple has been charged with putting their child at risk and attempted smuggling after security officers at an airport in the United Arab Emirates found their 5-month-old boy hidden in a small handbag.

Senh: The good news is that the baby is ok, but jeez. The wife should have slapped some sense into her idiot husband.

 

Calif. girls hospitalized after eating pot cookie

Calif. girls hospitalized after eating pot cookie

Police in California say two children were hospitalized after eating a marijuana cookie they found on a kitchen counter, and their mother was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment.

 

Dallas toddler dies 5 weeks after being scalded; mother's boyfriend remains in custody

Dallas toddler dies 5 weeks after being scalded; mother's boyfriend remains in custody

A Dallas toddler has died after police say he was dropped in a pot of boiling water. Dallas police told The Dallas Morning News in a story Tuesday that 16-month-old Jabraylon Bables appeared to have been dipped in boiling water. The toddler died Saturday from injuries and infections, 36 days after police say he was deliberately burned.

 

Mel Gibson investigation focusing on medical records, text messages, sources say

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigation into Mel Gibson is focusing on physical evidence, witness testimony and text messages -- not highly publicized audio recordings -- to determine whether he should be charged with hitting his ex-girlfriend and/or endangering their child, law enforcement sources told The Times.

 

Cops: Pair tried to sell baby for $25 at Walmart

Cops: Pair tried to sell baby for $25 at Walmart

A California couple faces child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store.

 

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