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Lincoln father charged with felony child abuse
A western Wisconsin man facing a felony child abuse charge is accused of hitting his 8-year-old son with a belt and then ordering the boy not to tell others because Minnesota Vikings football player Adrian Peterson got in trouble for disciplining his son with a wooden switch.
Mother accused of abusing son wants reunification
The Manitowoc mother accused of beating and scalding her 5-year-old son who has Down syndrome wants her family reunited.
Janesville man gets 1 year in jail for child abuse
A Wisconsin mother whose children police said were beaten until they were bloody and unconscious called the abuser's one-year sentence a "complete failure of the justice system."
Milwaukee man found guilty in sex-trafficking case
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man has been found guilty of sex trafficking, child abuse and related charges.
Bancroft man found guilty in death of girlfriend’s son
A Portage County jury has found a 28-year-old man guilty of causing the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
Balsam Lake man sentenced for son’s fatal abuse
A former Balsam Lake man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abuse that led to the death of his young son.
Dad gets 5 years in prison for starving girl (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin father convicted of abuse for starving his teenage daughter down to 68 pounds was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison.
Principal charged with not reporting abuse
A Wisconsin elementary principal has been charged a second time with mishandling a 2011 child abuse report.
Re-trial to begin in Madison starved-teen case
Jury selection is set to begin in the re-trial of a Madison man accused of locking his teenage daughter in the basement and starving her down to 68 pounds.
Couple waives hearing in child abuse case (UPDATE)
A northeastern Wisconsin couple accused of neglecting the man's daughters by withholding food from one and restraining the other with zip ties are headed to trial.
Bill proposes tighter gun rules for abusers (UPDATE)
A bipartisan bill expected to get a speedy hearing at the state Capitol would better verify whether domestic and child abusers covered by restraining orders have guns in their possession.
Proposal: Expand victims’ rights for advocate
When Lisa Penterman was coping with the dark days following a sexual assault, she found support and comfort in a trained therapist who took some of the rough edges off the ensuing trip through the criminal justice system, including her attacker's trial.
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