SAN ANTONIO – A married couple arrested after attending a Santeria ceremony involving animal sacrifice say they aren't cruel people or criminals -- they're just believers of a misunderstood religion.

Jamie Amoguea Fonseca, 32, was arrested and charged for allegedly pressing a lit cigar into a child’s back during a Santeria ceremony, Tampa police said. Fonseca told police he was possessed and did ...

TAMPA (WFLA) — Tampa police arrested a man who allegedly burned a 14-year-old child during a Santeria ceremony Sunday. Officers responded to a home in Tampa around 1:30 a.m. due to reports of child ...

SAN ANTONIO – Animal cruelty charges against 10 of 11 people who participated in a Santeria ritual involving animal sacrifice have been dropped due to insufficient evidence, online court records show.

From a two-room concrete home on the fringes of Cuba’s capital, the rumble of wooden drums spills out onto the streets. Neighbors gather at the door and kids climb a fence to peer inside. They watch ...