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2014 Mar 28
A 14-year-old girl adopted by a couple from Sedgwick County, Kansas, was tortured by her adoptive parents, locked in the basement and withheld food.

Kansas Department for Children and Families had received concerns about the girl’s treatment nine time in a little more than five years, but found there was not “clear and convincing” evidence that abuse had occurred.

Hannah Hoag

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2014 Mar 24
18-months old girl adopted by Rebecca Cotes died as the result of medical neglect.
2014 Mar 21
An 8-year old girl and a 5-year-old boy adopted by Eraca Dawn Craig and Christian Jessica Deanda were starved, chained and abused by their adoptive parent. A 3-year-old boy, who was the biological child of one of the two women received similar treatment.
2014 Mar 20

Three girls, at the time aged between 9 and 12 adopted by Dwight and Janet Solander were systematically tortured by their adoptive parents.

2014 Mar 1
A girl adopted by a couple from Wichita, Ka, was physically abused by her adoptive parents.
2014 Feb 3

3 year old Hyunsu (aka Hyeonsu or Hyun-su) was adopted from South Korea under the new laws by Brian and Jennifer O'Callaghan in October 2013. He had a diagnosis of hydrocephalus. He died less than 4 months after his arrival in his adoptive home with a skull fracture, bleeding in the brain, eye hemorrhaging, trauma to his scrotum, and other evidence of blunt force trauma. Jennifer was out of town for several days leaving Madoc with his father Brian Patrick O'Callaghan, a former marine. Brian O'Callaghan has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death.
2014 Feb 1
Two girls, out of six children adopted by Travis and Stacy Yates, were sexually abused by their adoptive father. The abuser confessed to the abuse in 2014, but was allowed to live with his wife and four of the adopted children, until being sentenced to 37 years in prison a year later.
2014 Jan 1
5-year-old girl adopted by a couple from Jackson county, Michigan, was sexually abused by her adoptive father.
2013 Dec 16
9-year old boy adopted by John A. Kelley and his wife, was beaten with a belt and paddle.
2013 Dec 10
3 year old girl was beaten to death by her adoptive mother surnamed Yi. Father's surname not released. The family had been reported for abuse previously. This was a domestic adoption in China.