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Father of 20-Month-Old Boy Found Guilty of Brutalizing and Burning Him, and Faces 80 Years in Prison

October 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Deviaun Toler, 29, in his last hours of freedom this afternoon, about three hours before the verdict. He was found. guilty on all four charges he faced. (© FlaglerLive)

A jury this evening found Deviaun Toler, 29, formerly of Palm Coast, guilty on all charges of aggravated child abuse, felony abuse and neglect at the end of a five-day trial. The victim was his 20-month-old son, who was near death when hospitalized, but survived.

2 High-Profile Trials, in Killing of Brandi Celenza and Alleged Disfigurement of a Child, Are Set for Monday

October 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Keith Johansen in his court appearance from the Flagler County jail this morning. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

They are two of the most lurid, high-profile, long-lasting cases on the felony docket of Flagler County’s court: Keith Johansen, 39, faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife Brandi Celenza. Deviaun Antriel Toler, 29, faces two counts of first-degree aggravated child abuse. Life in prison is at stake for the relatively young defendants in both cases. And today, both cases were set for trial the week of October 25.

Catholic Leaders Promised Transparency About Child Abuse. In Florida and Elsewhere, They Haven’t Delivered.

February 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Where's the transparency? (Ian Sane)

After decades of shielding the identities of accused child abusers from the public, many Catholic leaders are now releasing lists of their names. But the lists are inconsistent, incomplete and omit key details.

2nd Trial Day Curdles for Pehota as 3-Hour Tape Shows More Resolve Than Remorse in Husband’s Killing

July 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The defense rested without calling a single witness in Anna Pehota’s murder trial today, and what dementia issues may have played a role in her husband’s killing could not be introduced before the jury. Closing arguments are Friday morning.

In Jury Selection for Anna Pehota Trial, Pronounced Sympathies for the Killer

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Anna Pehota, 76, facing a second-degree murder charge for shooting her husband in the Hammock last September, is benefiting from inherent sympathy going into her trial, which began with jury selection Monday and starts in earnest Wednesday.

Flagler’s Family Life Center Now a Certified Rape Crisis Center, Ensuring Critical Services

January 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Until Family Life took over the service in an arrangement with the sheriff’s office in March 2014, Flagler County had been without a reliable crisis center because the Children’s Advocacy Center had quit providing that service.

Days After Girlfriend Pleads With Judge to Let Him Bond Out, He Is Re-Arrested For Battering Her and Abusing Their Child

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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34-year-old Daniel Garcia was rearrested on charges of battering his girlfriend and her friend, abusing their 1-year-old child and stealing a car two days after Judge Walsh acceded to the 22-year-old girlfriend’s plea to let him out on a lower bond,

Elder Abuse: A Huge, Expensive and Lethal Problem

May 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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There is little doubt that elder abuse is growing, driven by growth in the elderly population. To address it, some governments are training police and social workers to investigate it.

DCF Abuse Hotline Refused 2 Calls Before Phoebe Jonchuck Was Thrown Off Bridge

February 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

DCF did not deem urgent a message from a lawyer for the girl’s father the day before the killing warning that Jonchuck was “driving all over town in his pajamas with Phoebe” and “seems depressed and delusional.”

Domestic Violence: Challenges Go Beyond A Brute’s Fists or White, Middle-Class Women

September 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The sheriff's office has made its domestic violence initiative a priority since 2017.

Because the movement to help battered women largely has been driven by white, middle-class women, the attention has generally been on generic domestic violence, with absent attention to the nuances of race and class.

Rarely Punished, Guards May Be Responsible for Half of Sexual Assaults in Prisons and Jails

January 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The federal report is based on data from all of the nation’s federal and state prisons as well as many county jails. It shows more than 8,000 reports of abuse each year between 2009 and 2011, up 11 percent from the previous report, and extremely rare prosecutions.

In Juvenile Detention for Girls, Health Care Is Shoddy, Absent or Geared Only to Boys

November 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Incarcerated girls are “one of the most vulnerable and unfortunately invisible populations in the country,” and up to 90 percent have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, yet the health care provided to children, and girls in particular, in juvenile detention is often ill-equipped to deal with their complex health needs.

Chronic, Scandalous Abuse and Worse at a Florida Brain-Injury Center Demands Attention

August 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It is impossible to look at the pages-long list of abuse allegations at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation and not wonder how it is allowed to remain open: Sexual abuse. Mental abuse. Burns. Broken bones. Bruises. Cuts and punctures. Bizarre punishment. And much worse.

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