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Experts in family abuse considered the case to be extraordinary for many reasons. In February 2019, both Turpin parents pleaded guilty on 14 felony counts, including abuse of a dependent adult, child abuse, torture, and false imprisonment. [2] In April, they were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years. [1] [3]
Weber has investigated or consulted on about 50 potential medical child abuse cases in his career at the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
In February 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an order for the Texas DFPS to treat all gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth as child abuse. The New York Times noted Younger's case had "paved the way for" this. [15]
The first child, whose testimony began the investigation against the Kellers, said that no abuse had actually taken place, but that she had been coached to claim that abuse had occurred. The only physical evidence of abuse in the case was presented by Michael Mouw, an emergency room physician at Brackenridge Hospital who examined the 3-year-old ...
In ‘shaken baby’ case, Texas judge blocks execution with just 90 minutes to spare | Opinion ... “We went from never recognizing child abuse to ‘child abuse is everywhere,’” one of ...
The case began when the victim made an outcry in the fall of 2020 to her Mineral Wells High School counselor. The counselor contacted Child Protective Services and made a report.
In Texas, sexual assault against a person under 17 years of age is a second degree felony, and aggravated sexual assault a first degree felony. [17] Eventually, 21 people were charged with crimes related to the gang rape. [ 18 ]
Texas Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody and Republican state Rep. Jeff Leach said in a joint statement late Thursday, “For over 20 years, Robert Roberson has spent 23.5 hours of every single day ...