A former Youth Development Center employee emphatically rejected claims that he aided others in the abuse of a teenage boy decades ago. Accused of helping to beat and rape a resident in the 1990s, he took the stand on Thursday to defend himself and declare that the allegations are false.

A Missouri foster mother faces child abuse charges after shocking allegations involving a rumored monkey-for-child trade, with officials suggesting deeper concerns. The Winfield woman, who has fostered children for ten years, is at the center of what authorities fear may be a larger issue.