Tag: Child Abuse

Child Abuse and How Ronald S. Chapman Can Help What Constitutes a Child Abuse Charge? Child abuse is defined as a willful or threatened act resulting in physical, mental or sexual injury causing or likely to cause impairment of physical, mental or emotional health or neglect. Florida’s child abuse laws fall within the penal code. […]

Yahoo.com News recently reported the following bizarre story. Two former local TV personalities have been indicted in Arizona for child abuse after their 4-month-old baby was found with cocaine in its system, authorities tell PEOPLE. A public information officer for the Oro Valley Police Department says Krystin Rae Lisaius and Somchai P. Lisaius – both […]

In the case of Jennifer Kish versus the State of Florida, Ms. Kish was convicted of the crime of culpable negligence for allowing her three children--ages 10, 8, and 7--who were sick with cold and upper respiratory symptoms, to be left unsupervised for two to three hours after school until adults arrived home from work. […]

In the case of Jennifer Kish versus the State of Florida, Ms. Kish was convicted of the crime of culpable negligence for allowing her three children--ages 10, 8, and 7--who were sick with cold and upper respiratory symptoms, to be left unsupervised for two to three hours after school until adults arrived home from work. […]

          In the case of State of Florida v. Figarola, Mr. Figarola was charged with child abuse because he struck his son Carlos twice for refusing to eat food which Mr. Figarola had prepared and served.  Mr. Figarola split Carlos' lip when he struck him, and he also caused Carlos to choke while trying to […]

          In the case of King v. State of Florida, Mr. King, who was a school administrator, was charged with child abuse based on the following facts:             "One of the disciplinary policies at Charlotte Regional Christian Academy is the use of     corporal punishment, and the parent of each enrolled student signs a form consenting […]

          In Florida, the crime of child abuse is defined as the:   (a)  Intentional infliction of physical or mental injury upon a child;   (b)  An intentional act that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or mental injury to a child; or   (c)  Active encouragement of any person to commit an act that results […]