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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  40-year-old Michael Vargas was found guilty of 24 counts of child abuse by a Curry County Jury.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Gov. Susana Martinez says she's forming a group to recommend improvements in New Mexico's child abuse laws.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Parents have been arrested on charges they locked thier nine-year-old son in wooden box.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Child abuse has continued to be an issue in the Texas Panhandle. According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Panhandle had some of the highest reported cases of child abuse in the state last year.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Francisco Llamas, 49 of Amarillo has been charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A third caregiver has been charged following the death of a 5-year-old South Texas boy who showed signs of neglect and abuse.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  They are accused causing significant head injuries and burns to a 3-year-old boy before fleeing New Hampshire.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Scout "perversion" files from 1959-1985 show local officials helped hush up some abuse cases

Friday, October 19, 2012  Lawyers for the former Penn State assistant football coach filed a 31-page document Thursday that attacked rulings by the judge, the closing argument by the prosecution and the speed by which he went from arrest to trial.

Friday, October 12, 2012  A Dallas woman has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for beating her toddler and gluing the child's hands to a wall.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Mom who glued toddler's hands: Is she a monster? Dallas woman faces life sentence for attack

Friday, August 10, 2012  Officials suspend license of Delaware pediatrician accused of 'waterboarding' daughter

Friday, June 22, 2012  As jury deliberates Sandusky's fate, 2 new accusers surface, including ex-coach's adopted son

Thursday, June 21, 2012  There are many child abuse incidents in Amarillo. Unfortunately, in the summer, those numbers go up.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  A toddler was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital after he sustained severe burns to parts of his body while under the care of who is believed to be his mother's boyfriend, police said.