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Man who allegedly swung 13-year-old with autism off a pier knowing he could not swim will have to face trial

Jamie FreveleApr 3rd
'Hurt by someone who was supposed to care': School bus aide who knocked out tooth, fractured bones of nonverbal students headed to prison

David HarrisMar 22nd
Mom left 2 teenagers with autism home alone on the night her 14-year-old accidentally strangled himself with a blanket: Police

Jamie FreveleMar 20th
Cops find nonverbal 4-year-old locked in a bedroom alone covered in blue stains after teen calls 911 about a separate domestic violence incident: Police

Jamie FreveleMar 9th
'I wanted it to be something else': Mom whose nonverbal son was 'shaking' after his routine therapy appointment was horrified when she saw the video

David HarrisMar 2nd
'Hit him on his face': Florida woman admittedly beat 7-year-old son with autism with a belt after he kissed classmate on the cheek, police say

Colin KalmbacherFeb 28th
'Like he was nothing': Mom gave investigators fake story about 6-year-old autistic boy falling off his bike after boyfriend nearly beat the child to death, police say

Colin KalmbacherJan 24th
'No more angry bear': 11-year-old begged for 'mommy' while being confined in 'makeshift classroom prison' before banging head on floor and dying, lawsuit says

Chris PerezJan 13th
'Harnessed to a bus seat': Autistic 9-year-old gets 'slapped' and 'smacked' by school aide on video while on the way home from class, cops say

Chris PerezJan 12th
'Gotta do this': Great-grandmother drove around all day trying to kill her disabled 13-year-old great-granddaughter, deputies say

Colin KalmbacherDec 31st
16-year-old who threw boy with autism off a pier, causing him to drown, will be charged as an adult: Prosecutors

Jamie FreveleDec 10th
Mother let her son with autism waste away and die weighing 65 pounds, with 'grime' over most of his body: Police

Chris PerezOct 27th
13-year-old boy with autism died after allegedly being pushed off a pier by 2 people he barely knew

Jamie FreveleAug 28th
'It was bad to arrest him': Florida man with autism allegedly threatened to 'shoot Donald Trump with a gun'

Colin KalmbacherJul 8th
'Abusing this man beyond belief': Hidden camera captures home health care employees 'smacking' around 29-year-old with autism, forcing medication down throat, cops say

David HarrisMay 25th
'One too many': Preschool teacher erupts in anger at 4-year-old boy with autism because he was throwing crayons at her, cops say

David HarrisMay 4th