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KARA’s reporting is a small part of the abuse suffered by children each month –  the great majority of child trauma & abuse is never known.

American states are struggling to find answers for better foster care, trauma informed services, child protection and ending adverse childhood experiences and saving at risk children by reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect.

Today, state ward children are the 4th and 5th generation of abused children raising their own families without parenting skills and with serious drug, alcohol and mental health issues.

37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18.

(American Journal of Public Health 1.17)

6 – 12 million children a year are reported to child protection services each year and in many states, 1/3 of foster children are required to take psychotropic medicines

 

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Accused child killers plead not guilty in Seneca County Court

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The mother and stepfather of a 3-year-old taken off of life support last week after being beaten until he was brain dead pleaded not guilty to murder …

Seneca Falls couple plead not guilty to beating 3-year-old boy to death – 13WHAM-TV

Couple accused of killing toddler pleads not guilty – Spectrum News

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S. Daytona man found guilty in child’s killing, won’t face death sentence

Daytona Beach News-Journal

S. Daytona man found guilty in child’s killing, won’t face death sentence … DAYTONA BEACH — A man accused of beating and punishing his …

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Teachers from hell: Boy,6, in hospital after brutal beating

Citizen TV (press release)

A six-year-old has been hospitalised in Laikipia following a brutal beating allegedly by three teachers at the Kamkunji Primary School. The child was …

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Gang member arrested on suspicion of kidnapping child, beating ex-wife, police say

Fresno Bee

Fresno police held a late-afternoon news conference Friday seeking the public’s help to find a gang member who beat his ex-wife until she passed out …

Man abducted, assaulted his ex-wife and two children, police say – KFSN-TV

2-year-old found safe after father violently beats ex-wife, police say – yourcentralvalley.com

Police: Father arrested after beating his ex-wife and kidnapping his two-year-old daughter – KMPH Fox 26

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Police: 3-year-old Seneca Falls boy dies after brutal beating

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Seneca Falls Police have announced that a 3-year-old boy believed to have been brutally beaten with a belt by his mother and stepfather has died.

Seneca Falls couple faces murder charges in child’s deadly beating – WSYR

Mother, step-father indicted after death of Seneca Falls 3-year-old – CNYcentral.com

Police plan to update charges in case of child beaten in Seneca Falls – WSYR

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Des Moines man pleads guilty to beating baby boy, causing skull fractures, brain bleed

DesMoinesRegister.com

An 18-year-old Des Moines man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he beat his child, sending the baby boy to the hospital with two skull fractures and a …

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Woman accused of abusing child at Tulsa County Courthouse over missing cellphone

KOKI FOX 23

Tulsa County deputies arrested a woman for child abuse after they said she … Deputies said the abuse started Friday morning, when Kaniesha …

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EMT seen on video beating restrained 17-year-old boy

WSB Atlanta

DUNWOODY, Ga. – Disturbing video from from several Dunwoody police officers wearing body cameras shows an emergency medical technician …

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BC Man Accepts Plea Deal in Child Abuse Case

Midwest Communication

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — The second suspect in a child abuse case in Battle Creek is cutting a deal with prosecutors. Megan Schug was …

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‘Whitewash’ over Nazareth House children’s home abuse

BBC News

A man has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) the sexual abuse he suffered as a child in the 1960s was ”whitewashed and hidden”.

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Nonprofit aims to prevent child abuse by helping struggling parents

WKRN News 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Kristen Rector sees it all the time: parents or caregivers of small children at their wit’s end. “They feel like ‘This is a tough …

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2 arrested in Rogers County after child’s alleged beating with wooden paddle

kjrh.com

ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — Two people were arrested after a man was accused of beating his step son with a wooden paddle. Law enforcement …

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Casper Man Accepts Plea Deal on Child Abuse Charge

K2 Radio

A man who was set to face trial Monday on a felony child abuse charge instead elected to enter a guilty plea as part of an agreement with prosecutors.

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Memphis mother charged in beating death of 2-year-old son returns to court next week

The Commercial Appeal

Wooden was charged with first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child abuse, first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child …

Mother charged in 2-year-old’s beating death to face judge – WMC Action News 5

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Hearing Reset For Miami-Dade Cop Charged With Child Abuse

CBS Miami

Rosario turned himself in on April 2nd and was charged with one count of felony child abuse. His plea hearing has now been set for May 15th. Rosario …

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Couple Charged in Frightening Child Abuse Case

wnep.com

HAZLETON, Pa. — A man is accused of strangling, beating, and burning his children and stepchildren and the mother of the children is also charged …

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Daycare said toddler severely beat 1-year-old. A medical expert agrees, prosecutors say

Miami Herald

It was child abuse any way it goes. If it was me or (Jesse’s dad), we would be arrested,” Griffin said. The person who was working at the time of the …

No charges will be filed in Baby Jesse beating; Daycare to remain closed – WTHR

Prosecutors won’t file charges for 1-year-old beaten at day care – New York Post

No charges filed in Indianapolis daycare beating – WSFA

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Fairfield parents accused of abusing 10 kids had history of domestic violence

San Francisco Chronicle

Allen and his wife, Ina Rogers, are accused of forcing their 10 children to live in squalor while subjecting them to “sadistic” abuse and torture over the …

Fairfield mother calls child abuse accusations ‘ludicrous’ – KGO-TV

VIDEO: Inside Fairfield home where police say kids lived in ‘squalor’ – KGO-TV

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Cop Charged With Child Abuse Ordered To Stay Away From Daughter

CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Miami-Dade police officer charged with felony child abuse was back in court Tuesday morning. Appearing before a judge, …

Miami Police Officer Ordered to Stay Away From Daughter After Video of School Beating Released – NBC 6 South Florida

MDPD officer accused of child abuse ordered to stay away from daughter – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

Judge orders Miami-Dade police officer to stay away from daughter he’s accused of abusing – WPLG Local 10

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Officer arrested after video shows him beating up daughter at Florida school

KABC-TV

Rosario surrendered to authorities for child abuse with no great bodily harm on April 2. The Miami-Dade Police Department suspended him with pay.

Florida police officer beats daughter in school office as employees watch – WLS-TV

Video Shows Miami-Dade Police Officer Beating Daughter at School – NBC 6 South Florida

VIDEO: FL officer charged after beating daughter at school – WMC Action News 5

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Sedgwick County DA process discusses process for child abuse charges

KWCH

“If there’s bruises for instance, is the bruise someone’s poor attempt to strike or spank the child or punish the child? Or is this abusive beating the child …

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Seneca Falls couple charged with beating son; 3-year-old boy on life-support

Syracuse.com

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — A 3-year-old boy is on life-support in a Syracuse hospital after being seriously injured by his parents in Seneca Falls, police …

Police: Toddler on life support after beating by mother, stepfather – 13WHAM-TV

Court papers: 3-year-old Seneca Falls boy has no brain activity after beating – wivb.com

3-year-old boy in critical condition; mom, stepdad accused of beating – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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Tallahassee woman arrested after beating child with tree branches

WTXL ABC 27

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – A woman is being charged with child abuse after the victim says she beat him with three small tree branches twenty or …

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1-year-old hospitalized after beating at Indiana day care

KGO-TV

Ghebremichael said in a prepared statement that her business has never faced any allegations of abuse or maltreatment and it is cooperating fully with police, child protective services and state agencies. “This was truly a sad, shocking and unfortunate event,” she said in an emailed statement.

Baby hospitalized after beating at daycare – FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

Police probe 1-year-old’s apparent beating at Indiana day care – Cincinnati.com

Mom Furious After Daycare Blames Her 1-Year-Old’s Severe Injuries on Another Toddler – CafeMom

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York City woman gets prison for beating child who peed herself

York Dispatch

York City Detective Kyle Hower started investigating in September 2016 after being notified by the York County Office of Children, Youth and Families that the child had suffered “several severe injuries … consistent with child abuse that caused the child to be admitted to Hershey Medical Center for …

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Fitchburg man charged with severely beating 7-year-old child

Sentinel & Enterprise

Sentinel & Enterprise staff. FITCHBURG – A city man was arrested after police and Department of Children and Family Services social workers were …

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COURT: Woman pleads guilty in child abuse case

Richmond Register

Two Richmond women charged with more than a dozen counts criminal abuse of a child appeared last week in Madison Circuit Court. Christabel …

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Tulsa Man Arrested For Child Abuse After Allegedly Injuring Stepson With Belt

News On 6

A Tulsa man is free on bond after police arrest him Tuesday, May 8th on a child abuse complaint. In Cameron Oates’ arrest report, police say the 37 …

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Man with child in hand accused of beating daycare employee

Knoe.com

MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Authorities have arrested a man they say beat a woman at a daycare in Monroe and left his one-year-old at home unsupervised. The first incident happened on April 27th. That when, police say, Montario Hampton walked into Radiance Child Development Daycare on N. 29th …

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Five-year-old dies in suspected child abuse case, boyfriend on the run

WQAD.com

DAVENPORT- A five-year-old boy from Davenport has died from what police say is a deadly case of child abuse, while the man wanted in connection …

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Grand jury ups the ante in child beating case

The Gleaner

HENDERSON – A local grand jury did more than hear a case against a Henderson woman accused in the near fatal beating of a child. They added a charge. The Henderson County grand jury not only indicted Cheyenne Littlepage, 21, for first-degree criminal abuse, but also charged her with first-degree …

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Police say Rock Hill father beat 2-year-old to death; mother failed to stop abuse

The Herald

Williams is charged with murder and homicide by child abuse, according to arrest warrants and court testimony. Jackson is charged with homicide by …

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Alleged child killer weeps in court while prosecutors describe abuse to infant

WKRG

The child died of blunt force trauma to the head and abdomen. According to prosecutors, Caldwell hit the child because he wouldn’t take a bottle.

No bond for Mobile man accused in fatal infant beating – AL.com

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The Idyllic Restaurant Chain Owned by a Homophobic, ChildBeating Cult

VICE

Cults have always been good at making money. Generally, they do this by forcing their members to hand over huge amounts of cash and all of their worldly possessions. But some groups hustle harder. The FLDS scammed food stamps. The People’s Temple sold merch. Heaven’s Gate members built …

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Police probe 1-year-old boy’s apparent beating at day care

New York Post

Ghebremichael said in a prepared statement that her business has never faced any allegations of abuse or maltreatment and it is cooperating fully with police, child protective services and state agencies. “This was truly a sad, shocking and unfortunate event,” she said in an emailed statement.

Police investigate boy’s apparent beating at Indiana daycare – Tampabay.com

Daycare blames toddler for 1-year-old boy’s apparent beating – fox8.com

Police investigate possible beating of toddler at daycare – WKRG

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A Pierce County dad beat his 6-year-old for taking a waffle at school, charges say

The News Tribune

School workers were worried about whether the tiny 6-year-old boy was getting enough food. His parents allegedly restricted his diet, possibly for religious reasons, and teachers noticed his lunch usually was something small — such as a rice cake and applesauce. Then a kindergarten teacher saw …

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Oklahoma man facing charge after allegedly beating child over grades

kfor.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City man is facing a child abuse charge after police said he allegedly beat a child because of a bad grade in school. Jesus Perez, 35, was arrested Wednesday night after officers responded to a home near the 1200 block of N.W. 101st St. According to MSgt. Gary Knight …

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London couple jailed for ‘barbaric’ abuse to three children

The Guardian

The investigating officer, PC Alice Hammick-Smith from the Met’s child abuse and sexual offences command, said: “Chan and Heow carried out a despicable campaign of abuse on three young, defenceless children. “These children should have been protected from harm by Chan and Heow. Instead …

Couple jailed after ‘despicable’ abuse against their three young children was caught on CCTV – Evening Standard

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‘Despicable’ couple jailed for daily violent abuse of three children in their care

The Independent

A couple who subjected three young children in their care to hours of near-daily abuse, including beating, biting and hair-pulling, have been jailed. Yea Ping Chan, 42, and Foo Khong Heow, 49, also made the youngsters – a seven-year-old boy and two girls aged six and three – stand in stress positions …

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Couple charged with murder in autistic 7-year-old’s death

wreg.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A couple has been indicted after a 7-year-old boy died from alleged abuse, police said. In November 2016, Tevaun Williamson was rushed to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital from his South Memphis home unresponsive. The doctors told police the child sustained injuries to his body, …

Couple indicted in 7-year-old’s beating death – WMC Action News 5

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Police seek help in finding Muncie man accused of beating boy, woman

Muncie Star Press

MUNCIE, Ind.– Muncie police are looking for a local man accused of beating a seven-year-old boy with an electrical cord and choking the child’s mother. Authorities are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of 36-year-old Anthony M. Whigum to call Muncie Police Department dispatchers …

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Parent battles school to end corporal punishment

The Standard

“On or about January 2016, the first respondent (Kulola) used excessive force and malice in viciously beating the child with her bare hands and pinched him with her fingers and nails and on the inner arm, breaking his skin and causing the minor a lot of pain, bruises bleeding and harm,” she claims.

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Nuns ‘ignored beating of boy

The Times

A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a children’s home, an inquiry has been told. A witness at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, which is investigating the abuse of children in care, said that the man “battered hell” out of him at Nazareth House in Aberdeen in the 1960s when he …

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Authorities: 2-Year-Old Child Abandoned At Day Care With Apparent Cigarette Burn On Chest

CBS Pittsburgh

Thirty-year-old Chelsea Siska, of Johnstown, and 29-year-old Andrew Seese, of Ebensburg, are charged with aggravated assault and child …

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Officials: ‘Frustrated’ Pontiac mother burned 1-year-old son with hot water

The Detroit News

A Pontiac woman has been charged for burning her 1-year-old son with hot water, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Carmen Ann …

Pontiac woman charged with burning son in scalding water – Fox 2 Detroit

Sheriff: boy burned by water so badly he may have internal injuries – Fox 2 Detroit

Pontiac mother admits to placing 1-year-old son in scalding water after getting frustrated – WDIV ClickOnDetroit

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3 OKC women ordered to trial over baby boy’s burns, leg amputation

NewsOK.com

Three women were ordered Friday to stand trial on allegations they failed to get medical care for an Oklahoma City baby boy burned so badly his right …

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Tallahassee woman wanted for child cruelty, aggravated battery

WTXL ABC 27

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman accused of using a bowl of hot brownies to burn a 7-year-old …

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Middlesbrough hotel fined after child burned by hot gravy

The Northern Echo

A HOTEL company has been fined £11,000 after a five-year-old suffered severe burns at a wedding reception when he tripped over an electric cable, …

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Cambria pair facing child abuse charges

Altoona Mirror

EBENSBURG — A Cambria County man and woman face criminal charges after day care center employees allegedly found a burn mark on a …

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Sophie Lionnet murder: firefighters thought frail burnt body was a child’s

The Times

When firefighters asked Ouissem Medouni to explain the smoke that was disturbing neighbours, he claimed he was barbecuing a sheep’s carcass.

Obsession with former Boyzone member led to couple murdering nanny and attempting to burn her … – thejournal.ie

Couple who murdered nanny had ‘folie a deux’ psychosis, court hears – Telegraph.co.uk

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Pontiac mother facing charges for intentionally scalding 1-year-old son

The Oakland Press

Carmen Ann Smith-Portee, of Pontiac, is facing child abuse charges after … referred to the Detroit Children’s Hospital Burn Unit for further treatment.

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Man convicted of scalding toddler sentenced to 10 years

Dayton Daily News

He was accused of severely burning the boy in the bathtub after the child defecated through his clothing, according to court documents.

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Man accused of trying to burn house with wife, 6 kids inside

Tribune-Review

A man has been charged with trying to burn his western Pennsylvania house down last week with his wife and six young children inside.

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Tulsa mom stabbed eldest daughter 50 to 70 times, police say

Chicago Tribune

When officers arrived, they found the 11-year-old girl in the burning home and Ahmad and the youngest child missing. The arrest report said the eldest …

Mom allegedly held girls captive before binding them, stabbing eldest, torching home – CBS News

Police: Oklahoma mom stabbed daughter up to 70 times, set house on fire – Fox 59

Smiling mom stabbed ‘devil’ child up to 60 times with a pickaxe, Oklahoma cops say – Wichita Eagle

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Mom Arrested After Toddler Scalding, Vernon Police Say

Hartford Courant

Brocuglio gave inconsistent stories about how the 14-month-old was burned, police said. She initially said the child put her hands into a tub of boiling …

Boiling Water in Tub Leads to Child Neglect Charge in Vernon – Patch.com

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Police: Shelton firefighter had child porn on phone

CT Post

SHELTON — A firefighter accused of driving down Route 8 with burning boxes flying off his truck now faces child pornography charges.

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Man accused of trying to burn house with wife, 6 kids inside

WPXI Pittsburgh

(AP) – A man has been charged with trying to burn his western Pennsylvania house down last week with his wife and six young children inside.

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CPS taking custody of children left home alone when Groves fire started

KFDM-TV News

GROVES — Firefighters in Groves rescued a 12-year-old physically challenged child from his burning home and carried him away from the flames to …

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The Child Remains is a simple, effective horror movie that pays homage to slow-burn genre classics

NOW Magazine

Last November, when The Child Remains screened in Toronto at the Blood In The Snow film festival, I praised the performances of stars Suzanne …

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Cuyahoga County Children Services officials don’t want to testify in Euclid murder case

News-Herald.com

Cuyahoga County Children Services officials don’t want to testify in Euclid murder case … The child had burn marks and was emaciated and bruised.

Father of murdered 4-year-old speaks about Cuyahoga County Children Services, calls for change – fox8.com

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Toddler badly burned, police arrest stepdad

KKTV 11 News

(KKTV) A toddler is suffering through first and second-degree burns all over his face and chest. Investigators believe the boy’s own stepdad caused it.

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Wawa sued after NJ 3-year-old gets severely scalded in hot tea mishap

NJ.com

The attorney said after the child was burned his investigators tested water at the Neptune Wawa … “At 150 degrees, water will burn you in a second.

‘Her skin fused to her clothing’: 3-year-old scalded by hot water at store, suit says – Miami Herald

Parents file lawsuit after little girl burned by hot water at New Jersey Wawa – WABC-TV

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Police: Hazleton parents beat, burned children

Citizens Voice

Two Hazleton parents are facing child endangerment charges after police alleged they beat and burned their young children, using food deprivation …

Two arrested on child endangerment charges in Hazleton – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

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Latest Teen Trend Leaves Kids With Second-Degree Burns

U.S. News & World Report

The latest viral teen challenge is leaving kids with burns so severe some … Her daughter, Ellie, said the second-degree burn is “really painful,” Fox …

Mom warns parents about ‘Deodorant Challenge’ after daughter suffers burns – WKRN News 2

Why all parents mustn’t let their child take part in Deodorant Challenge – Coventry Live

This teen suffered second-degree burns after partaking in the ‘Deodorant Challenge’ – Deseret News

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VERIFY: Here’s why the ‘Deodorant Challenge’ causes permanent burn scarring

KVUE.com

Dr. Albert Yan- Chief of Pediatric Dermatology- University of Pennsylvania. Michael Peck- American Burn Association. Tom Eagar- MIT Professor of …

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Wawa beverages too hot, says lawsuit after girl is severely burned

New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

We are devastated by this unfortunate accident, and our hearts go out to the child and her family,” Lori Bruce said Tuesday in an email. “We can’t …

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Daily Dose: Man charged in burn injuries to 2-year-old boy

Lebanon Daily News

The serious burns obtained by a 2-year-old child in Myerstown were caused by someone intentionally holding the child’s arms under a hot liquid, …

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India rape crisis: Third teenage girl sexually assaulted and burned alive in a week

The Independent

A teenage girl in India has died after she was raped and burned alive in the third attack of its kind … “The main accused is married and has one child.”.

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Smith, Tyler face new charges in child abuse case

WPSD Local 6

Investigators have said the two women used hot water to burn the child, causing second degree burns; tying the child up, dropping a weight on the …

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Woman reportedly causes severe burns across over 24 percent of child’s body

Times Record News

Lettie Mae Fisher, 41, is accused of injury to a child causing serious bodily … The child had serious burn wounds to her front torso area and multiple …

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Mom to child killer sentenced to death: ‘BURN IN HELL’

Toronto Sun

A heartbroken mother told twisted death row-bound child killer Donald Smith she wants him to “burn in hell.” Smith was sentenced Wednesday to …

“I want him to burn in hell”: Man sentenced to death in rape, murder of Fla. girl, 8 – CBS News

Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of 8-year-old girl – New York Post

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VIDEO: Doctors said one burn covered 60 to 70 percent of child’s hand

KSPR

Seymour’s historic Owen Theatre is open again and has a new look thanks to the areas arts council. Police warn thieves are targeting your garage …

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Fire Rescue: Child in serious condition after suffering burns

WJXT News4JAX

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A child was hospitalized in serious condition after suffering burns Tuesday, St. Johns County Fire Rescue said. According …

Grandmother: 5-year-old boy accidentally sets himself on fire in Hastings – FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX

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Man accused of trying to burn several sex offenders to death at motel

myfox8.com

Man accused of trying to burn several sex offenders to death at motel … Witnesses said he screamed, “I’m going to kill you, child molester,” and started …

Man faces charges for trying to burn 4 people, says they are “child molesters” and “deserve to die” – Fox 35 Orlando

Florida man wanted to ‘barbecue all the child molesters’ with motel fire, police say – WGN-TV

‘He wanted to barbecue all the child molesters’: Man, 50, is arrested for trying to burn down a … – Daily Mail

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Bonfire Burn Victim Has ‘Spirit Like Nobody Else,’ Uncle Says

NBC Chicago

“Any father or mother who sees their child in a burn unit, it’s just a roller coaster of emotions,” her uncle said. “You go from high to low, almost angry to …

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Sidney Crosby gifts child hockey gear after fire burns family’s house

Sportsnet.ca

Young Bennett Tauch and his family had their home burn down in the early hours of the morning on Monday, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St.

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Woman accused of burning young, nonverbal son with cigarette lighter

WPXI Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh detectives got the case and confirmed with a doctor at Children’s Hospital that the boy had burn marks from a cigarette lighter on his …

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‘I wish I had never did that’: Portland babysitter admits to burning infant

KPTV.com

A man accused of burning a 10-month old baby while the child was in his care last year has been sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says. Sean Anthony Middleton, 22, pleaded guilty to all charges Friday and told the court he felt horrible for what he …

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Kelso man arrested for allegedly burning son with a hot spatula

Longview Daily News

Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Kelso man Thursday after allegedly giving his son a three-inch long burn on his neck and back with a hot spatula, police say. Deputies arrested … The child said that on April 22, Pekrul touched his neck with a hot spatula to get his attention. He said it was okay …

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Plainfield Fire Protection District collecting for Burn Camp

The Herald-News

Camp “I Am Me” provides the setting for child burn survivors to share their common experiences while being able to play and not feel self-conscious about their scars providing physical, psychological, and emotional benefits to campers. Since 1991, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance has been providing this …

Plainfield Fire Protection District Asks Public to Help “Fill the Boot” – 1340 WJOL

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Couple forced child to drink toilet water, police say

WMUR Manchester

… space heaters that can overheat, causing fire or burn hazards. The recall affects VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heaters in multiple colors. Spirit Halloween recalled 20,000 Nickelodeon “PAW Patrol” Deluxe Marshall hats with flashlights. The flashlight batteries can overheat and burn children.

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Archbishop convicted of covering up child sexual abuse

CBS News

Wilson, 67, had pleaded not guilty to concealing a serious crime committed by another person — the sexual abuse of children by pedophile priest …

Australian archbishop found guilty of covering up child sex abuse – PBS NewsHour

Australian archbishop convicted of covering up child sex abuse – USA TODAY

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up – Chicago Tribune

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Australian archbishop to step down after child sex abuse cover-up

CNN

The inquiry heard that 7% of Catholic priests working in Australia between 1950 and 2010 had been accused of child sex crimes and that more than …

In landmark ruling, Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of covering up child sex abuse – The Conversation AU

Australian archbishop steps aside after conviction for concealing child sex abuse – Reuters

Archbishop Philip Wilson stands aside after child sexual abuse cover-up conviction – The Guardian

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School janitor arrested on child sex abuse charges

Good4Utah

UTAH COUNTY, Utah (News4Utah) – A Santaquin man was arrested Tuesday on child sex abuse charges. A probable cause statement indicates at …

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Senate orders Pentagon to review child-on-child sex abuse

KKTV 11 News

AP found that cases of child-on-child sexual assault fell into a dead zone of justice, because military law doesn’t apply to civilians and the federal …

Senate orders Pentagon to review child-on-child sex abuse – Washington Post

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Walker open to lifting limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

WSAW

Scott Walker is suggesting he’s open to lifting the statute of limitations on civil child sex abuse lawsuits. Women’s March of Wisconsin has asked all …

Wisconsin Activists Ask Candidates To Commit To Child Sexual Abuse Laws Reform – Wisconsin Public Radio News

Gov. Walker suggests he’s open to lifting statute of limitations on child sex abuse civil suits – fox6now.com

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Walker open to lifting limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

Minneapolis Star Tribune

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker is suggesting he’s open to lifting the statute of limitations on civil child sex abuse lawsuits. Women’s March of …

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The Parenting Internet Is up in Arms About a Movie Critics Say “Grooms” Children for Sexual Abuse

Slate Magazine

To be clear, the movie is not actual propaganda for child abuse. The most disturbing theme is basically limited to two scenes, and it is almost certainly …

Parents and Experts Say Kids Movie ‘Grooms Children for Sex Abuse’ – CBN News

Parents and Experts Say Kids Movie ‘Grooms Children for Sex Abuse’ – CBN News

Show Dogs filmmakers respond to critics who say movie ‘grooms children for sex abuse’ – EW.com (blog)

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Walker Open to Lifting Limits on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

U.S. News & World Report

… office to support a version of the Child Victims Act, a legislative template that lifts states’ statute of limitations on civil child sexual abuse lawsuits.

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Show Dogs under fire for scene which ‘grooms children for sexual abuse’

The Guardian

Rottweiler groping in family comedy normalises ‘unwanted genital touching to its child audience’, according to US’s National Center on Sexual …

Parents Slam ‘Show Dogs’ Scenes As Grooming Children For Sexual Abuse – HuffPost

Dog film accused of ‘normalising’ child sex abuse to be edited before Aus release – The Canberra Times

‘Show Dogs’ sends message that sexual abuse is to be tolerated – Baltimore Sun

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Woodburn officer gets 150 days in jail for child sex abuse

KEZI TV

He acknowledged two months ago that he sexually abused a girl under the age of 16 and solicited sex online from a child. Kerbs was arrested at work …

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Ten in court in Coventry child sexual abuse case

West Midlands Police

Four members of a Coventry family have been convicted of child abuse following an eight week trial at Birmingham Crown Court after two others and a …

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Growing number of children groomed to film own sexual abuse

The Guardian

Children are being coerced and blackmailed into live-streaming their own sexual abuse from their own homes, researchers have found. The Internet …

Children groomed to live stream own sex abuse – Sky News

New horrifying research reveals 98% of online child abuse victims are under 13 – The Sun

IWF research on child sex abuse live-streaming reveals 98% of victims are under 13 – Cambridge Network

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Seven men sue former priest, alleging child sex abuse

KOB

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — For the countless victims of clergy sex abuse in New Mexico, many feel let down by police, prosecutors and other adults who …

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Whitney Houston documentary claims singer was victim of child sex abuse

The Independent

A brand new Whitney Houston documentary has alleged the singer was sexually abused as a child. Directed by Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, …

Whitney Houston Was Sexually Abused by Her Cousin, Singer Dee Dee Warwick, New … – PEOPLE.com

Who was Dee Dee Warwick? Singer accused of sexually abusing Whitney Houston – Atlanta Journal Constitution

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More child sex abuse charges filed against former Carpentersville substitute teacher

Chicago Tribune

Additional charges have been filed against a former Carpentersville substitute teacher in custody on charges he sexually abused and assaulted …

Ex-Carpentersville substitute teacher faces more sex abuse charges – Chicago Daily Herald

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Every bishop in Chile just resigned over the child sex abuse scandal

Vox

34 Chilean bishops have resigned together over the Catholic child sex abuse scandals. The unprecedented move — which saw the entire Chilean …

All of Chile’s Catholic Bishops Offer to Quit Over Sex Abuse Scandal – New York Times

Chile’s Catholic bishops resign en-masse over children sex abuse cover-up – St. Lucia News Online (press release)

Chile’s Bishops Offer to Resign En Masse Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up – Snopes.com

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Insanity plea for Trenton man charged with child sex abuse, porn

Hamilton Journal News

A Trenton man facing 25 felony charges, including rape, voyeurism and possession of child pornography, has entered a not guilty by reason of …

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Utah Supreme Court decision to decide victims of child sex abuse can sue as adults

KUTV 2News

Mitchell filed her lawsuit after the Utah legislature passed a law in 2016 that wiped-out the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases, opening the …

Case of ex-judge accused of sex abuse reaches Utah Supreme Court – Good4Utah

Lawsuit against ex-judge tests Utah law on sex abuse cases – KUTV 2News

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Children are being forced to livestream their own sex abuse: study

New York Post

The data, which comes from UK charity the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), revealed that the youngest victim of child sex abuse livestreaming was …

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Three men arrested in Alabama on child sex abuse, porn charges

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Three Alabama men have been arrested this month on child abuse and child pornography charges, according to DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office news …

Two men charged with child sex abuse – WAAY

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Child molester faces charges alleging sexual abuse from 1993

Journal & Courier

Child molester faces charges alleging sexual abuse from 1993 … Fifty-three-year-old Ronald Emery, a convicted of sex offender, showed a jail inmate …

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IWF research on child sex abuse live-streaming reveals 98% of victims are under 13

Internet Watch Foundation

The research, Online Child Sexual Exploitation: Examining the Distribution of Captures of Live-streamed Child Sexual Abuse(PDF 719KB) was …

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Man sentenced to six years in prison for possessing and making child sexual abuse images

rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Christopher Mark Lewis, a 47-year-old man from Canaan Forks has been sentenced to six years in prison in relation to child pornography.

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Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges

service.gov.uk

child on child sexual violence and sexual harassment at schools and …. Any reports of abuse involving children with SEND will therefore require close.

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Sexual Abuse of Children

SAGE Journals

Sexual Abuse of Children: Implications for Practice. Descriptive data on sexually abused children confirm that most children are abused by members …

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Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse

Chicago Tribune

The top Republican and a top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee asked the GAO to review the handling of child-on-child sexual assault reports at Pentagon-run schools that educate about 70,000 military kids, as well as how military investigators and lawyers seek justice for cases they …

Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse – KMOV.com

Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse – mySanAntonio.com

Congress wants review of child-on-child sex abuse cases on Fort Polk – KLFY

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Cuomo pooh-poohs GOP lawmaker’s $300M child sex-abuse restitution fund

New York Daily News

ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo threw cold water on a Republican state senator’s proposal to create a $300 million fund earmarked for child sex abuse …

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Pruitt dinner included Vatican figure accused of sexual abuse

CNN

(CNN) Among a dozen or so dinner guests at a five-star restaurant in Italy last year were EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and a controversial Vatican …

EPA Hid Scott Pruitt’s Dinner With Climate Denier Accused Of Child Sex Abuse – HuffPost

Endangered EPA chief Scott Pruitt secretly dined in Rome with Catholic cardinal who is the most … – Daily Mail

Trump Totally Supports Pruitt’s Decision to Wine and Dine an Accused Sex Offender – Vanity Fair

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Military eyes child sex-assault solution without Congress

ABC News

Members of Congress demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that many reports of child-on-child sexual violence on …

Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse – KCTV5 – KCTV Kansas City

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Utah man gets 30 years to life for child sex abuse

KUTV 2News

Eric Fell of Roy pleaded guilty in a plea deal in March to one count of sodomy of a child and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse. The two female …

Roy man sentenced to prison for guilty pleas on child sex abuse charges – Standard-Examiner

Utah Man Gets 30 Years to Life for Child Sex Abuse – U.S. News & World Report

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Arkansas teacher arrested in child sex-abuse case

Seattle Times

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a Little Rock high school teacher on charges stemming from years-long sexual abuse of two children decades ago. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that police arrested Hall High School teacher Donald Moore Tuesday night. Moore faces …

Arkansas Teacher Arrested in Child Sex-Abuse Case – U.S. News & World Report

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Manchester man arrested again for child sex abuse

13WHAM-TV

Deputies arrested him again this week for abusing another child over the course of six years. The new charges include Predatory Sexual Assault …

Ontario County man accused of sexually assaulting girl – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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EXCLUSIVE: State pol seeks ‘way forward’ for adult victims of child sex abuse

New York Daily News

ALBANY – A top state senator is set to introduce Thursday legislation she dubbed “a way forward” to finally making it easier for victims of child sex …

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Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse

WTVY, Dothan

(WTVY) Congress has asked its watchdog agency to investigate the Pentagon’s handling of child-on-child sex assaults on U.S. military bases.

Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse – WRBL

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Making the connection between child porn and child sex abuse

WLOS

His arrest has sparked discussions about child pornography and child sex abuse, topics officials at a local nonprofit said are difficult to talk about but …

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Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse

Cal Poly Safer – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

National Resources Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse Darkness to Light works with survivors and adults that have been affected by …

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Jury Convicts KC Man of Child Sexual Obscenity

Department of Justice

David R. Buie, 63, of Kansas City, was found guilty of one count of possessing obscene images of the sexual abuse of children, contained in an Oct.

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Oregon Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Child Sex Abuse

U.S. News & World Report

Oregon Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Child Sex Abuse. An Oregon man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a young relative of a woman he dated. May 2, 2018, at 2:15 a.m.. Oregon Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Child Sex Abuse. Share. ×. Share on Facebook.

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Son of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb arrested on child sex abuse charges

The Denver Channel

DENVER – The son of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb has been arrested on a number of child sex assault charges. Allen Wayne Webb, 55, was arrested on Friday. Court records show Webb is being held on seven felony counts of sex assault on a child, including several counts of child sexual …

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Labour outraged as Ukip accuses party of ignoring child sex abuse across the country

The Independent

Ukip has been accused of making “completely untrue and grossly offensive” claims after it suggested Labour had ignored sexual abuse of children in towns and cities across the country. A leaflet distributed by the party ahead of local elections on Thursday claimed “politically-correct” Labour councils had …

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Former MP sues Met over Westminster child sex abuse investigation

The Guardian

A former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor is suing the Metropolitan police and the man who sparked the controversial Westminster child sexual abuse …

Ex-MP Harvey Proctor sues Met Police over child sex abuse claims – Sky News

Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor sues Metropolitan Police for £1m over false child sex abuse claims – The Independent

Former MP suing Scotland Yard over controversial Westminster child sex abuse probe for more … – Mirror.co.uk

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Swingers child sex abuse accused in court

9news.com.au

A 62-year-old man has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing a girl and is the fourth person to be charged in an ongoing investigation into “swinging” sex parties in Western Australia. Police allege the man abused the girl, who was seven at the time of the first offence, between December 2013 …

Swingers child sex abuse accused in court – NEWS.com.au

Swingers child sex abuse club: fourth person charged – PerthNow

WA child sex ring investigation leads to fourth person being charged – ABC Local

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Child sex abuse: Pirated-content users ‘reluctant’ to report images

Irish Times

Internet users who accidently encounter child sex abuse material while illegally downloading pirated movies and music are reluctant to report it due to worries about being prosecuted, an internet watchdog has warned. Hotline.ie is a joint initiative between internet service providers (ISPs), the …

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Child sex abuse suspect seeks to reduce bail from $300K to $16K

KTVA

In previous charging documents against Loggins, troopers said the truck driver had befriended children before abusing them with sex toys, including one incident which occurred in a church. Loggins allegedly denied owning any such toys, but investigators found them during a search of his room.

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Salem man sentenced to 25 years in prison for child sex abuse

Statesman Journal

A Salem man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to sodomizing and sexually abusing a young girl. Ryan James Fox, 30, was arrested in November on two counts of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. According to court …

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Cárdenas, Member of Democratic Leadership, Denies Allegations of Child Sex Abuse

Roll Call

Tony Cárdenas, a junior member of Democratic leadership, is denying through a lawyer allegations of child sex abuse raised in a lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit did not name Cárdenas, describing the defendant, John Doe, as “an elected politician in Los Angeles County.

Rep. Cardenas denies allegations of child sex abuse – The Mercury News

House Democrat identifies himself in suit alleging child sex abuse, denies allegations – The Hill

Rep. Tony Cárdenas denies allegations in lawsuit claiming child sex abuse – SFGate

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NYS Exposed: Who’s opposed to giving child sex abuse victims more time to file lawsuits?

WHEC

Should victims of child sex abuse be able to sue their abusers decades later? The New York State Legislature is considering extending the statute of limitations on child sex crimes but there are some big organizations spending thousands of dollars to fight it. Currently, someone who is sexually abused …

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UWI takes real steps to respond to Child Sexual Abuse

UWI St. Augustine

The experience of Child Sex Abuse (CSA), has very real negative effects on victims’ behaviour, psychological state, academic performance and ultimately affects the wider society. These were some of the major conclusions of research conducted by a team of experts led by University of the West Indies …

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Child at risk of harm and neglect

Family and Community Services

Children and young people have a right to be safe in their own homes and in the community, and live without violence and abuse. Child abuse and neglect is a crime, yet it continues to be an issue in Australia. There are different forms of child abuse: neglect, sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

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The Equestrian Coach Who Minted Olympians, and Left a Trail of Child Molestation

New York Times

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — There’s no trace of Jimmy A. Williams, the Show Jumping Hall of Fame trainer, at the equestrian club where he …

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GBI: DeKalb man had child pornography on phone, molested several children

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Dectavious Thomas Moore remained in the DeKalb County jail Thursday on aggravated battery, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and two counts …

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Former CCSD bus driver sentenced for molesting special needs children

News3LV

Former CCSD bus driver sentenced for molesting special needs children … This included special needs children, just three or four years old.

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Santa Maria man charged with child molestation faces life in prison

KEYT

Dudley says Ruiz molested two victims multiple times over a three year period, beginning when the children were as young as three years old.

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Former Delbarton teacher admits he had sex with 50 boys; school settles 5 sex abuse suits

NorthJersey.com

The Catholic order that runs the Delbarton School in Morris Township has settled lawsuits brought by five men who alleged they were sexually abused …

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UPDATE: Child molestation suspect arraigned on new charges

WSAZ-TV

Investigators say the child who was molested was Thompson’s relative. They say the videos were made at a home in South Charleston three years …

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19-year-old arrested for allegedly molesting child near Pier Park

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY BEACH — A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday after police say he molested several children on the beach near Pier Park.

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Marianna man charged with molesting 2 children

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — A Marianna man is being held on a combined $600,000 bond in connection with charges that he repeatedly molested two children …

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Debilitating stomach pain sent boy to hospital — and revealed a serial molester, Ga. cops say

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

At his sister’s urging, the boy told his parents about the abuse the very next day, and then revealed the abuse to medical staff at Children’s Healthcare …

Man gets 30 years after boy’s stomach pain leads to child molestation conviction – MyDaytonDailyNews

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Child molester determined to be sexually violent offender and a risk to community

The Daily News Online

Two weeks after his misdemeanor conviction, Sewar was indicted by a Genesee County grand jury and accused of molesting a child under 11 while in …

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Suspect in Jehovah’s Witness child sex abuse case arrested

Philly.com

Martin Haugh rolled out of bed one morning earlier this month, shuffled into his kitchen, and turned on his coffee maker. While the machine gurgled to …

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Moses Farrow Claims Mom Mia Was Abusive As Sister Dylan Calls Accusations ‘Hurtful’

PEOPLE.com

Moses Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, defends his father …. Amid the custody trial, Farrow alleged that Allen had molested Dylan.

Woody Allen’s son defends him, says mom Mia Farrow abused all her children – USA TODAY

Moses Farrow Defends Woody Allen, and His Family Pushes Back – New York Times

Woody Allen’s son says father did not molest daughter – The Times of Israel

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Parents: Our children were abused at a Christian pre-school

6abc.com

Parents and their attorneys are accusing a South Jersey Christian preschool aide of sexually abusing their kids. They say it could’ve been prevented.

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A Boise priest abused him and kept him quiet with beer. He was 12. Police never knew.

Idaho Statesman

In 1964, he allegedly molested an altar boy in Springfield, Oregon. Between the 1950s and ’80s, he served in several Washington churches, where …

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Who’s who: People mentioned in the Statesman’s report on child abuse by priest

Idaho Statesman

The following is a list of people named in the Statesman’s May 2018 report on alleged child abuse committed by former Catholic Rev. James McSorley …

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Stockton PD: Pastor accused of molesting children

KCRA Sacramento

A Stockton pastor has been arrested on child molestation charges after two young girls came forward earlier this month, Stockton police said.

Stockton Pastor Arrested on Child Molestation Charges – FOX40

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Michael Jackson Accuser Wade Robson Claims He Suffered Sexual Abuse at the Hands of King of …

Inside Edition

He got his start as Michael Jackson’s protégé and was a child when he … When he was 7, Robson claims the King of Pop sexually abused him.

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Babysitter Behind Bars, Charged With Molesting Child In His Care

CBS Pittsburgh

We have information to believe that he has molested children throughout his life from the time that he was… before he was an adult up through the …

Adult babysitter accused of sexually assaulting young child – WPXI Pittsburgh

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2 Nodaway County men charged with child molestation, sexual abuse

Maryville Daily Forum

NODAWAY COUNTY, Mo. — Two Nodaway County men were charged on May 18 with several counts of felony child molestation and sexual abuse in …

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Creep accused of sexually abusing 5-year-old girl may have more victims, cops ask public to help …

New York Daily News

Investigators fear he may have molested other children. They released a photo of him Wednesday and asked the public’s help finding additional …

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North Phoenix crossing guard may have molested children in Sedona

12news.com KPNX

SEDONA, Ariz. – A Sedona father said Wednesday, he first warned police about a crossing guard and her husband accused of filming sex acts with a …

Sedona father says couple arrested on child sex charges abused his kids too – AZFamily

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Whitney Houston documentary claims singer was molested as a child by Dee Dee Warwick

ABC News

A new documentary centered on the life of late pop star Whitney Houston claims that the singer was molested as a child by her cousin. For “Whitney …

Whitney Houston Documentary Alleges the Singer Was Sexually Abused as a Child – Billboard

Friends say Whitney Houston was molested by cousin Dee Dee Warwick – CBS News

Whitney Houston’s Dark Family Secret Uncovered in New Documentary – Vanity Fair

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Cops: Man molested girl, concocted tale of moving to Montana

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Holley, 61, is wanted on charges of child molestation and two counts of false imprisonment after the child told her mother that he touched her …

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Coos Bay man convicted of child abuse at Cambodian orphanage

KTVZ

A federal jury in Portland found Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40, of Coos Bay, guilty Wednesday of repeatedly sexually abusing children who lived at an …

Jury finds Christian missionary from Oregon guilty of abusing Cambodian orphans – USA TODAY

Coos Bay man guilty of sexually abusing children at Cambodia orphanage – KEZI TV

Coos Bay Man Found Guilty of Sex Abuse at Cambodian Orphanage – KDRV

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Man Who Molested Boys At Brighton Birthday Party Gets Prison

WHMI

Arnett was first charged with sexually molesting at least four boys under the age of 13 at a birthday party in Brighton in January 2017. During …

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Boston school gym teacher allegedly molested four 4th grade students while drunk

The Boston Globe

A not-guilty plea was entered for Speller on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. He was held on $2,500 cash bail with …

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New Whitney Houston documentary reveals she survived child sexual abuse. But the silence …

NBCNews.com

Child sexual abuse is one of the most silent pandemics in societies because most survivors are often taught and usually expected to keep that …

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He molested a child 5 times, Gulfport police say

The Sun Herald

On May 5 and 7, the Gulfport Police Department was contacted regarding three complaints of Davis touching a child. There were three victims under …

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Two defendants waive hearings in Joplin child sexual abuse cases

Joplin Globe

Two Joplin men waived preliminary hearings Thursday in separate child sexual abuse cases. Ronald D. Daniels, 46, waived his hearing in Jasper …

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Child molester gets 12 years in prison

Mountain Democrat

Raymond M. Prine, whose conduct resulted in multiple felonies charged against him, molested the girls over a period of years dating back to 1996.

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Developmentally Disabled Women Who Were Molested as Children

SAGE Journals – Sage Publications

Who Were Molested as Children. The problems involved in treatment of developmentally disabled women who were sexually abused as children are.

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Jehovah’s Witness elders cover up sexual abuse of congregation’s children

York Daily Record/Sunday News

Along with Bible teachings and online lessons on how to lead a good life and find peace and happiness, the Jehovah Witnesses website at JW.org …

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Pa. Catholic priest sexually abused at least two boys, made one say confession, AG says

York Daily Record/Sunday News

Susan Blum of New Freedom, talks about discovering her abuser on a list of other priests who molested children. Jason Plotkin, York Daily Record.

Priest accused of abusing 2 boys, making 1 confess afterward – Allentown Morning Call

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Mom pleads guilty to allowing men to rape her 5 and 6-year-old children in exchange for cash

ABC Action News

The same thing happened on a separate occasion, where Summerlin took her children to Alfredo Trejo’s home and allowed him to molest and rape …

Mom Let Her Daughters, Ages 5 and 6, Get Raped For Money – Patch.com

Mom admits she let men rape daughters, ages 5 and 6, in exchange for money – WGN-TV

Mother pleads guilty to allowing men to rape her children in exchange for cash – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

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Report: Young church member molested, raped by Orange Park pastor since 2007

ActionNewsJax.com

Report: Young church member molested, raped by Orange Park pastor … She says she has heard rumors Randall was involved with children for the …

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Brooklyn parents discuss horror of discovering their son was sexually abused by his teacher

New York Daily News

Takisha Randall’s casual glance at her son’s cell phone led to the daunting discovery that the 14-year-old boy was the victim of a sexual predator.

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Disturbing photo surfaces of Pasco library volunteer arrested for child molestation

ABC Action News

LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. — A library volunteer has been arrested after he reportedly enticed a 14-year-old boy to engage in sexual activity at the Land O’ …

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Boy Scouts lobby in states to stem the flow of child abuse lawsuits

Washington Post

The Boy Scouts of America, which acknowledged last year that it has taken a financial hit from settlements in child abuse cases, has lobbied against …

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Mother of molested child arrested, case charged under POCSO

Deccan Herald

The mother of the 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually molested by a businessman in a cinema theatre, was on Sunday arrested after detailed …

Mother of 10-year-old girl molested in Kerala cinema theatre arrested, charged under POCSO – Times Now

Minor molested in theatre: Chennithala seeks action against police officers – Kaumudi Online

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Man babysat two young girls and molested them. Now he will spend 780 years behind bars

Fresno Bee

A Fresno Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced a 42-year-old man to 780 years in prison after he was found guilty of 36 counts of child …

Judge sentences Fresno man to 780 years to life in prison on child sex and pornography charges – KFSN-TV

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Lawrenceville man gets nine consecutive life sentences in child sexual abuse case

Gwinnettdailypost.com

Askew was convicted on 14 counts of child molestation, two counts of rape, two counts of incest, four counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts …

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Former day care teacher who molested children in North Carolina will spend 2.5 years in prison

myfox8.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A former Ballantyne day care teacher who admitted to molesting children will spend a maximum of two and a half years in prison, WSOC reports. Joseph Starnes was in court for about 15 minutes Tuesday morning and admitted that he had sexually assaulted two young boys at an …

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Catholic friars sentenced for enabling predator who molested more than 100 kids

Allentown Morning Call

Two Franciscan friars pleaded no contest Friday in Blair County to allowing a member of their order to sexually abuse more than 100 children at a Johnstown Catholic high school in the 1990s, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office. Robert D’Aversa, 70, and Anthony Criscitelli, 63, are the …

Ex-Franciscan friars plead no contest, get probation in child-sex coverup case – PennLive.com

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Hunt for man who ‘molested teenage girl in front of children’s playground’

Metro

A sex attacker who molested a teenage girl he met online is being hunted by police. In a terrifying first date the victim, 19, was sexually assaulted on a park bench and later received threats that his friends were out to ‘get her’. Detectives say that after chatting online the pair met at Walthamstow bus …

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Sex offender who molested child pleads guilty in 2nd child porn case

NJ.com

A sex offender previously convicted for molesting a 6-year-old and possessing child porn has pleaded guilty to possessing it again. Timothy Corwonski, 37, of North Wildwood, admitted before Superior Court Judge Michael J. Donohue that he both possessed child pornography and violated his lifetime …

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Centerville pastor enticed girl to pray in sanctuary, then molested her, warrants say

The Telegraph

A Centerville pastor faces new child molestation charges days before finishing a 35-day jail sentence for a misdemeanor sexual battery conviction against a 9-year-old girl. Wiley Green Leverett, 58, preacher at Solid Rock Community Church, is charged with two counts of child molestation and one count …

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Napa Man Suspected Of Molesting Several Children: Police

Patch.com

NAPA, CA – Police now suspect that a Napa man arrested last week after he was allegedly caught masturbating in public view of children has molested several children over the course of several decades. Ronald Fryer, 57, was initially taken into custody Wednesday, April 25 after the Napa Police …

Napa Police allege multiple counts of child molestation by man arrested for indecent exposure last … – Napa Valley Register

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Lawsuit: Oregon DHS covered up, ignored Keizer couple’s abuse of foster children

Statesman Journal

Because of Oregon Department of Human Services’ ignorance and inadequate investigations, three children were abused for years in a filthy Keizer foster home, according to a $100 million civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court. The abuse became so severe, one foster child, a 10-month-old girl, was …

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Cheney woman accused of molesting child on camera

KXLY Spokane

CHENEY, Wash – A Cheney woman is in the Spokane County Jail on the charge of Promoting the Commercial Sex Abuse of a Minor. Court documents say a convicted sexual predator tipped off investigators to her alleged behavior. Cheney Police received a tip in early April through the Internet Crimes …

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Stuarts Draft man accused of molesting two girls

Staunton News Leader

STUARTS DRAFT – A man is behind bars following his arrest Monday amid allegations he molested two young girls. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the Stuarts Draft man in mid-April after the family member of a young girl reported the man allegedly molested the child. During its …

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NH to Pay $6.75 Million to Settle DCYF Abuse Case

Valley News

The state has agreed to pay $6.75 million to settle a suit brought by the grandparents of two young girls who were sexually abused by their parents while under the supervision of New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families. The lawsuit alleged DCYF and two nonprofits — Easterseals …

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Mother Accused Of Molesting Her Child, Selling Video Of It

iHeartRadio

An Indiana mother is facing charges of child molestation, child exploitation, and possession of child pornography after police say that she recorded herself molesting her children and then selling the videos to buy drugs. Jaime L. Simms was arrested after the father of her children found the videos on her …

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British institutions ‘prioritise reputation of political leaders over children’, warns child sex abuse …

The Independent

British institutions are prioritising the reputation of political leaders and their staff over the sexual abuse of children, an inquiry has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which was started in 2014 in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, has heard evidence of horrific crimes …

Child abuse inquiry: Victims must be offered more legal support – Sky News

Among the worrying findings of today’s report are how political reputations are still too often … – The London Economic

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DCF Defends Response To Report Of Foster Child Molested In Home

CBS Boston / WBZ

WBZ (CBS) – “I feel so hurt that this happened to her. She’s a sweet little kid.” A Massachusetts foster parent is devastated. One of the foster children he and his wife have been caring for was molested in his home. She’s only 6 years old. No names or locations are mentioned in this story to protect the …

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He sexually molested her 6-year-old son and fled the country. So this Fort Collins mom tracked him …

The Denver Post

Lydia Lerma was horrified when she learned that a man had admitted sexually molesting her 6-year-old son, and she was beyond angry when she heard he had skipped out on bail and fled the country. Her fury and frustration rose to an entirely different level when she felt law enforcement was dawdling …

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Parents of 12 pupils claim teacher molested their children

The Star Online

MIRI: The parents of another 12 pupils in Batu Niah near here have lodged police reports, claiming that their children were molested by a teacher. This follows after the teacher was detained on Tuesday (April 24) over the alleged molest of an eight-year-old pupil. The parents of the children, aged eight to …

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West Lafayette man charged with child molesting

Journal & Courier

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Forty-two-year-old Shawn Robert Thomas Cowling faces allegations that he regularly molested a girl over the last year, according to the probable cause affidavit. The girl’s descriptions made it sound like the assaults were a regular occurrence, according to the affidavit. Cowling also …

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Drug addict sold films of herself sexually abusing a three-year-old child to paedophiles, police claim

The Sun

… that happens, I’m not sympathetic to the argument that drug addiction caused this.’ Simms is being held at Clark County jail on a $50,000 cash bond and is expected back in court in May. She has denied felony counts of possession of indecent images of children, child exploitation and child molestation …

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New exam sought for man accused of molesting 19 children

Seattle Times

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The attorney for a southern Indiana man charged with molesting 19 children is seeking an examination to determine whether her client is mentally ill. A Clark County judge is expected to make a decision next Wednesday on the request by Jennifer Culotta, who represents …

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Southern Indiana mom admits molesting daughter, selling video for drug money

WTHR

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WTHR) – A southern Indiana mother admitted she molested her young daughter and shared video of the sex acts for money to buy drugs. According to WAVE-TV in Louisville, the children’s father suspected something was wrong and went through Jaime Simms’ phone.

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Dad ‘sick’ after learning mom sold sexual videos of their toddler for drug cash, Indiana cops say

Miami Herald

She faces one charge of possession of child pornography, two charges of child exploitation and a single charge of child molesting. All are felonies, according to the News and Tribune. She faces up to 42 years in prison if found guilty on all charges and has a $50,000 cash-only bond. A conviction would …

Police: Mom recorded molestation of daughter, sold video for drug money – 8News

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Silent Witnesses

Philly.com

But the child-abuse claims are just one piece of the complicated puzzle that lies at the heart of the inner workings of the Witnesses, an often misunderstood religion that grew from humble beginnings in Pittsburgh to become an organization with eight million followers around the world, more than a dozen …

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Parents of 12 pupils claim teacher molested their children

MSN.com

Provided by The Star Online. MIRI: The parents of another 12 pupils in Batu Niah near here have lodged police reports, claiming that their children were molested by a teacher. This follows after the teacher was detained on Tuesday (April 24) over the alleged molest of an eight-year-old pupil.

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Justices: Washington teachers not required to report own child’s abuse

KOMO News

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Teachers in Washington are supposed to tell authorities when they believe a student has suffered abuse or neglect, but the state’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday the requirement doesn’t necessarily apply when a teacher’s own child is the victim. In an 8-1 ruling, the court …

Justices: Teachers not required to report abuse of their own children – Seattle Times

Justices: Teachers Not Required to Report Own Child’s Abuse – U.S. News & World Report

Court: Teacher wasn’t required to report own children’s abuse – The Daily Herald

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Her brothers were molested by a priest as kids. Now she’s trying to reconcile with the Catholic Church

Press-Enterprise

For Jennifer Wortham, the process of reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church began with a six-page letter to Pope Francis. Wortham’s two younger brothers were molested by their parish priest more than three decades ago. In December 2016, the Rancho Mirage resident and healthcare …

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Former Country Day teacher, accused of abuse, worked with kids through last year

Greenwich Time

GREENWICH — Former Greenwich Country Day School teacher Peter French — who the school said sexually abused children during his four-decade career there — continued to work closely with children through last year, sources close to the case confirmed. An investigator from Shipman and …

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Autistic 6-year-old molested at school, Hoover mother claims

Alabama’s News Leader

A Hoover parent claims her six-year-old daughter was molested at school, just feet away from teachers. “If you’re going to open your doors to children with special needs, you need to have a system in place, to make sure that they’re not being taken advantage of, that they’re safe,” said girl’s mother.

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Olympian McKayla Maroney Says Child Molester Larry Nassar Abused Her ‘Hundreds’ of Times

PEOPLE.com

McKayla Maroney says convicted child molester Larry Nassar abused her “hundreds” of times, beginning at her first-ever meeting with the man when she was just 13 years old. In her first-ever television interview about the headline-making allegations, the 22-year-old Olympian told NBC News that …

McKayla Maroney says Larry Nassar molested her ‘hundreds’ of times – USA TODAY

Olympian McKayla Maroney trying to move on after being molested ‘hundreds’ of times – Atlanta Journal Constitution

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3 children sexually abused

The Nation

SIALKOT-Three minor boys were molested in separate incidents in Sialkot district on Tuesday. Accused Haider Ali molested local labourer Malik Fiaz’s son Zain Ali (10) in Sialkot city’s congested Ambaanwali Chhapri-Hajipura locality. In Muradpur-Sialkot, accused Boota molested shopkeeper Ghulam …

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Man Who Dressed as Spider-Man at Children’s Hospital Admits to 16 Child Porn Charges

PEOPLE.com

Prosecutors said that between October 2014 and May 2015, Turner molested two young children he was babysitting. He also “took sexually explicit images and videos” of the girl, a toddler, and the baby boy. According to authorities, he shared this material with other pedophiles. “Children of this …

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Jeff Hao, April 20: Stopping childhood sexual abuse in its tracks

Register Pajaronian

By JEFF HAO. Forty years sounds like a lifetime for most people. One hundred and seventy-five years is almost inconceivable. Imagine what was going through Larry Nassar’s mind when the judge sentenced him to 40 to 175 years in prison. Do you think he was thinking of all the little girls and boys he …

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Lumber Bridge man accused of molesting children

The Fayetteville Observer

LUMBERTON — A Lumber Bridge man was arrested Monday on allegations that he molested three children, according to a news release from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Victor Alejandro Baez, 22, was charged with five counts of first-degree sex offense with a child and three counts of taking …

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Sex-abuse report looms over Catholic dioceses

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Since July 2016, a grand jury seated in Pittsburgh has been quietly hearing testimony on alleged rape and sexual abuse of children by priests and others associated with the Roman Catholic Church. The scope of the investigation spans seven decades and from one end of Pennsylvania to the other.

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Latest Lawsuit Alleges Culture of Child Sexual Abuse, Cover-Ups At Indian Mountain School

Hartford Courant

A former student, the latest to accuse Indian Mountain School educators of sexual abuse, says in a lawsuit filed Friday that he was one of the boys molested in the late 1970s by teacher Chris Simonds at “photo club” meetings run by Simonds out of a padlocked basement and in the teacher’s on-campus …

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Crestview man sentenced for molesting children

WEAR

According to the State Attorney’s Office, the charges arose when Cory Allen Austin sexually molested two victims in between the ages of 10 and 13 over a two-year span. The incidents happened in Austin’s home in Crestview. Both victims told authorities they were afraid to tell anyone and afraid of what …

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‘He’s a disgrace to our state.’ Kentucky teachers outraged over Bevin’s sex abuse remarks

The Courier-Journal

“For the governor of the state of Kentucky to come out and basically say teachers are responsible for children being molested — are you serious?” said J.P. LaVertu, a Shelby County teacher. “He’s a disgrace to our state.” Bevin’s comments, which he made to reporters Friday evening, have been widely …

Kentucky lawmakers condemn Bevin over comments linking child abuse to teacher protests – The Courier-Journal

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Ex-Flagler soccer coach gets 20 years for molesting boys

Daytona Beach News-Journal

BUNNELL — Sean Stern sat silently in a Bunnell courtroom and listened as family members of the teenage boys he molested recounted how he had gained their trust as a Flagler County youth soccer coach. “Sean took complete advantage over these boys,” said a relative of one of the victims. “He had …

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‘Pedophile hunter’ mom travels to Mexico to find fugitive accused of molesting her son

The Coloradoan

She said she talked to some of the boys themselves and their parents, who told her Vanderwal molested at least three other children. One of those boys has come forward to police, the boy’s mother told the Coloradoan. But by the time law enforcement picked up Vanderwal’s box, he’d already posted his …

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Survivor of abuse warns that grand jury findings of Pa. Catholic dioceses will be graphic, troubling

PennLive.com

Shaun Dougherty, who as a child was molested by priest from the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, warned that the findings from the current investigation into six Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania are poised to be so extreme they could set the state on a historic path to bringing predators to justice.

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Trial continues for man accused of continuous sexual abuse of multiple children

KCBD-TV

The trial has begun for a Slaton man accused of continuous sexual abuse of a child. Doug Stapp Jr, 52, of Slaton was indicted by a Lubbock Grand Jury in March. The indictment alleges continued abuse of four different girls, all under 17, over a period of many years from 1995 through 2013.

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Man jailed on child molestation charge

Greensburg Daily News

According to court records, Deputy Pat Richards was called by a concerned parent on March 31, stating her 13-year-old daughter had been molested by an adult male family member on March 29 when she spent the night at his home. The child considered Bieker an uncle and her mother said it was not …

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Save Our Children: Woman recalls daughter’s sexual assault

FOX 29

Her then 31-year-old son-in-law, Eric Alvarado, was married to one of her older daughters. Alvarado molested Sotomayor’s 14-year-old daughter. “She delivered a little girl. Three days later, it was confirmed that it was my son-in-law that had been molesting her,” Sotomayor recalled. “At the time we found …

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The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma

The New Yorker

“Real” Dominican men, after all, aren’t raped. And if I wasn’t a “real” Dominican man I wasn’t anything. The rape excluded me from manhood, from love, from everything. The kid before—hard to remember. Trauma is a time traveller, an ouroboros that reaches back and devours everything that came …

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