Category Archives: Child Abuse

Facing Child Abuse Accusations in MN: Know Your Rights and Legal Options

Being accused of child abuse is a serious and distressing situation that can have far-reaching consequences for both the accused and the child involved. If you face child abuse accusations in Minnesota, knowing your rights and the legal options available is essential.

Understanding Child Abuse Accusations

Child abuse accusations can arise in various circumstances and may involve physical, emotional, or sexual abuse and neglect. Accusations can be made by anyone who suspects or believes that a child

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Can Minnesota Child Abuse Be Charged at the Federal Level?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Child Abuse

Want the short answer? Yes. Child abuse cases within this state can be charged at the federal level. In fact, there aren’t very many crimes that can’t be.

The vast majority of crimes can technically be tried at both levels, though thankfully most are only prosecuted at one of those levels. Moreover, often the feds prefer leaving matters in state hands when they can, so if you are accused of child abuse here, you will likely have to

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How Minnesota’s Child Abuse Laws Work

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Child Abuse

Recently, a 6-year-old boy in Fergus Falls, MN tragically died after suffering horrific abuse. Prior to his fatal beating by his caregivers, he had been beaten with a stick or a rod, had hair pulled out of his head, and had been scalded or burnt. Moreover, many of his wounds had been inflicted while he was duct taped to a wall.

A similar case occurred in 2014, when a boy was fatally beaten by his caregivers despite repeated

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Did A Drunk Minneapolis Man Really Punch His Baby on NYE?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Child Abuse

A Minneapolis-area man allegedly became violent this NYE after overindulging in alcohol and becoming intoxicated. According to reports, he punched both his girlfriend and his baby, and now faces charges of assault and child endangerment.

His girlfriend says that 29-year-old Viktor Eduardovich Kostriskiy became drunk and dropped the couple’s 15-month-old son. Alarmed, she asked to take the baby, which Kostriskiy allegedly refused before punching the girlfriend.

She was ultimately able to get the baby from him, but Kostriskiy

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Child Abuse Epidemic? What’s Really Happening in Minnesota

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Child Abuse

Child abuse is taken seriously here in Minnesota and throughout the United States.

Every year, 3.6 million reports involving over 6.6 million children are made to child protection agencies, which equates to a child abuse report every 10 seconds. On average, we lose four to seven children every day because of child abuse and neglect – one of the worst records among industrialized nations across the world.

Sadly, our state also has its own struggles with child

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