Investigators have confirmed that a 21-year-old Coralville man arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually abusing a toddler is accused of doing so at the daycare where he worked. Tristan Alexander Loughran faces a charge of felony second-degree sexual abuse after he admitted to an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent that he committing a sex [...]
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An Iowa City mother who was supposed to be tried in September on accusations she gave her toddler alcohol has been arrested after she failed to appear for her pretrial conference two months ago. A Johnson County judge on Sept. 17 issued a $20,000 warrant for the arrest of Natasha Kriener, 27, charged with child [...]
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An Iowa toddler whose remains were found in the backyard of her family’s home in 2010 has been laid to rest. KGAN-TV reports a funeral for Cecelia Harris was held Saturday morning at a cemetery outside of Dubuque. The girl’s remains had been in state custody during the investigation of her death. The girl was [...]
continue »A Red Oak man has been arrested following a go-cart crash that seriously injured his 2-year-old son. Atlantic radio station KJAN reports that 35-year-old Michael Shawn Soar was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of felony child endangerment and serious injury by vehicle. Authorities say Soar and his son were riding a go-cart the night [...]
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A judge reduced a $500,000 bond to $100,000 Friday for a Hiawatha woman charged with killing a toddler last year. Amy Parmer, 27, charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death, will be allowed to pay 10 percent of the $100,000 cash or surety bond pending her trial. A preliminary hearing is set [...]
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UPDATE: Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Cedar Rapids toddler more than a year ago. Amy Parmer, 27, of Hiawatha, and Zyriah Schlitter, 24, of Cedar Rapids, were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the death of 18-month-old Kamryn Schlitter in March 2010. Both are also charged with [...]
continue »A toddler is in stable condition after she was sexually assaulted by a family friend Sunday, authorities said. Ricky L. Putman, 42, of Arlington, is accused of first-degree sexual assault, Fayette County Sheriff Marty Fisher said. Fisher said the deputies responded after one of the girl’s parents reported the incident around 10:30 a.m. The girl was taken to [...]
continue »Hospital authorities say a Cedar Falls toddler continues to recover, several days after his parents found him wrapped in a curtain cord. The 22-month-old child, Ben Ricketts, was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals in Clinics in Iowa City after his parents called paramedics Sunday afternoon. Chief Jeff Olson of the Cedar Falls Police Department [...]
continue »Des Moines fire officials say an 18-month-old child suffered burns after falling into a fire pit during an Easter egg hunt last Sunday. Fire Capt. Steve Brown says the child was taken to a hospital after stumbling into hot coals in the pit, which used for cooking hot dogs and marshmallows. Brown says fire pits [...]
continue »Police have opened an investigation after a toddler suffered severe burns at a Cedar Rapids home on Sunday. The 17-month-old girl has life-threatening injuries and is hospitalized at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, police Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said. Police first learned about the incident when they were called to St. Luke’s [...]
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