A former child abuse investigator was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday for failing to protect AJ Freund, a 5-year-old boy killed in 2019 by his mother in Crystal Lake, and welfare workers ...

JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund Sr. of Illinois, US, were charged with murdering their son Andrew “AJ” Freund after his beaten body was found wrapped in plastic, following a desperate police search ...

Mom charged in wrong-way crash that killed 9-year-old son: NY police Judge finds 1 of 2 ex-DCFS workers guilty in AJ Freund case AJ Freund case: Defense rests in trial of ex-DCFS workers AJ Freund ...

CHICAGO - A former Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) worker convicted of mishandling the AJ Freund case is being released from jail. Carlos Acosta, 58, was convicted in October on ...

The judge convicted Acosta of child endangerment in October. The boy, Andrew "AJ" Freund of Crystal Lake died in April 2019 after his mother beat him. Acosta was accused of ignoring numerous warning ...

Child seen clinging onto SUV's roof amid street takeover: VIDEO AJ Freund case: Defense rests in trial of ex-DCFS workers AJ Freund case: Testimony continues in trial of ex-DCFS workers AJ Freund ...