Israeli reserve soldiers accused of grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee are calling for their trial to be dismissed, amid controversy over the leak of surveillance footage authorized by the military's chief legal officer, who subsequently resigned. The case has heightened tensions within Israel and drawn international attention, with debates over accountability and military conduct during the Gaza conflict.
YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for child abuse, with details emerging of horrific abuse inflicted on Franke's children, motivated by religious extremism. The 12-year-old son escaped through a window, seeking help from a neighbor, showing signs of malnourishment and severe bruising. Franke's journal entries revealed months of abuse, including starvation, forced labor, and isolation, with Franke justifying her actions by claiming her son was possessed by the devil. The abuse included binding the boy's arms and feet with weights, using cayenne pepper and honey to dress his wounds, and withholding food and water.
Timothy Ferriter has been found guilty of abusing his adopted teenage son by locking him in a box-like room in his Jupiter garage. Despite his lawyers' attempts to argue that Ferriter struggled to deal with the child's early trauma and attachment disorder, the jury convicted him of aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment, and neglect of a child. Ferriter has been taken into custody.
