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Coralville man accused of sexually abusing toddler at day care

Loughran had access to 2-year-old victim, was sometimes alone with her, police confirm

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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Natasha KrIener, of Iowa City, exits a Johnson County courtroom Saturday morning, Feb. 18, crying after being read the charger against her. Kreiner is accused in a criminal complaint of child endangerment. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette)

Iowa City mother accused in drunk toddler case arrested on warrant

Kriener scheduled for trial in February

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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Tamelia Harris and Cecelia Harris

Dubuque girl laid to rest, more than year after death

Girl was 20 months old when she disappeared in July 2010

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 [...]

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Toddler seriously hurt in Iowa go-cart crash

Child's father was driving go-cart; faces child endangerment charge 3

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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Amy Parmer

Judge reduces bond for Hiawatha woman charged in toddler’s death

Toddler died of head injuries in March 2010 1

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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Amy Parmer (left) and Zyriah Schlitter are each charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment in the death of 19-month-old Kamryn Schlitter.

Two charged with first-degree murder in Cedar Rapids toddler’s death

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 [...]

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Fayette County man arrested on sexual assault charges 16

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 [...]

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Cedar Falls boy recovering after accident with curtain cord 3

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 [...]

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Toddler on Easter Egg hunt burned after falling into fire pit 1

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 [...]

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Police investigate Cedar Rapids toddlers’ burns 5

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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