As the popularity of the Internet increases daily, so does the number of children who are being solicited by online predators.
The recent case of the 11-year old St. Tammany Parish girl who was abducted and taken to Mississippi is another tragic case of an innocent child being manipulated and eventually assaulted by an online predator.
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http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100523/OPINION03/5230327
Criminals living behind bars for downloading and viewing child pornography are facing more than prison time as a novel — and judicially vexing — series of lawsuits has spread across the country and into Greenville.
Federal prosecutors from coast to coast are receiving requests from victims who a decade since their abuse are seeking millions of dollars in restitution from those who have been convicted of child porn charges but weren’t directly involved in the abuse.
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FORTY ALLEGATIONS of child abuse have been made against foster carers living in two local health office areas in Dublin.
In three of the cases the carers had not undergone Garda vetting, which is mandatory under national guidelines.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) told Minister for Children Barry Andrews about the abuse cases in March following an audit of its foster care services, which revealed serious deficiencies in a system catering for 90 per cent of the 5,500 children in State care.
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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0531/1224271504345.html
Cuyahoga County Prosecutors are calling it the worst case of child abuse they have ever seen.
Investigators say Andreia Huffman and her husband, Jason Dunikowski, from Slavic Township, abused their nine children inside their home and left an 8-year-old boy hog-tied underneath a table at night. The boy was not allowed to attend school and suffered numerous broken noses after having his face smashed into the wall.
The torturous acts finally came to an end when the boy’s brother called Cleveland’s Child Abuse Hotline.
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The ordeal of Afghanistan’s child brides illustrates an uncomfortable truth. What in most countries would be considered a criminal offense is in many parts of Afghanistan a cultural norm, one which the government has been either unable or unwilling to challenge effectively.
A police officer who headed a child abuse investigation unit is facing a string of child sex offence charges, it has emerged.
Detective Inspector Glen Boulton of West Midlands Police is accused of six sex offences involving two girls aged under 16.
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CARLSBAD — One little girl grew up with a part of her life that was different than other girls, although she did not know it at the time.A male relative would periodically ask her to undress and would inspect her genital area to make sure she was “clean.”
The routine did not begin to feel wrong until she got older, when the man gave her objects and he showed her how to masturbate so she would not have to go out with boys.
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http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_15186351?source=rss
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA – There were four times as many child abuse and neglect deaths in Sacramento County in 2008 than 2007, according to a report prepared for the Child Abuse Prevention Council.
The numbers showed 12 children’s deaths were ruled homicides compared to three in 2007. Biological parents were responsible for most of the deaths, according to the report, and half of the victims were known to Child Protective Services.
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http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=82439&catid=2
A woman now living in Arizona alleges she was raped twice 13 years ago by a prominent member of her church at the time, the fundamentalist Trinity Baptist Church in Concord, N.H.
Tina Anderson says the rapes resulted in her becoming pregnant when she was only 15.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/29/earlyshow/saturday/main6530160.shtml
Why are child abuse statistics on the rise? There are a myriad of reasons from more reporting, an increasing population, changing definitions to better recording systems. But the fact remains that national child abuse statistics are rising and that is most disconcerting.
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http://www.childabusecharity.com/2007/September/ChildAbuseStatisticsWhyAreTheNumbersRising.htm
Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible sign, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse or child neglect, also leave deep, long lasting scars. Some signs of child abuse are subtler than others. However, by learning common types of abuse and what you can do, you can make a huge difference in a child’s life. The earlier abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal from their abuse and not perpetuate the cycle. Learn the signs and symptoms of child abuse and help break the cycle, finding out where to get help for the children and their caregivers.
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http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm
MEEKER, OK — A 2-year-old girl is dead after she was left inside a car for close to 7 hours Wednesday.
The girl’s mother, Sarenity Morse, says a friend was supposed to drop the young girl and two other children off at the Tender Care Daycare Wednesday morning.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-forgotten-tot-dies,0,2021584.story
Mahwah, NJ – Georgette Massi, 36, is accused of driving drunk with three children in her car. Massi had a BAC of .39 – nearly 5 times the legal limit. Jesus! At that level, I’d be way past puking and incapacitated and into a coma of sorts. She was pulled over Wednesday afternoon for swerving and driving at a low rate of speed.
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After prosecutors Thursday charged an imprisoned sex offender with the 2004 rape and murder of 3-year-old Riley Fox, some residents of Wilmington, where the family lived, said they hoped that this will help end a very painful chapter for all those involved.
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The Chester County Prosecutor’s office has announced the arrest of a Kennett Square Police Officer. He has been charged with over 500 counts of sexual assault.
54-year-old Jose Manuel Santiago has been charged with rape, aggravated indencent assault, statuatory sexual assault and other first degree felonies after being investigated by the Chester County Detectives Child Abuse Unit.
In a written statement, officials say the incidents allegedly occurred with multiple victims between 1991 and 2000 involving victims as young as ten with abuse continuting into the victim’s teenage years.
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http://www.kyw1060.com/Kennett-Square-Cop-Charged-With-Hundreds-of-Sex-As/7347698
The parents of an 8-year-old boy found hog-tied with duct tape and tied to a coffee table have been indicted on a series of charges.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio prosecutors say 37-year-old Andreia Huffman and her husband, 32-year-old Jason Dunikowski, are responsible for one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen, Fox8News reports.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/28/ohio-couple-duct-taped-son-hit-count-indictment/
A married couple who both admitted guilt to parental incest were each sentenced today in Clark County District Court.
Judge James M. Bixler sentenced Frederick Vonseydewitz to eight to 20 years in prison and his wife, Mary Vonseydewitz, was sentenced to four to 20 years. They each had pleaded guilty to charges stemming from allegations of sexually abusing their children, a boy and a girl, when they were minors.
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/27/man-woman-get-20-years-incest-case/
The INDIANA family of a 14-year-old boy allegedly abused by fellow student-athletes in a locker room and on a school bus is planning to sue an Indiana school district for $2.2 million.
The boy, who is not identified in court records because of his age, was the alleged victim of several instances of sexual abuse and harassment by varsity basketball players at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A woman was arrested Wednesday evening on two felony battery charges after she abused her children in a fit of rage, police said.
Officers said that Alisha Foster, 21, was arguing with the father of the children, Dustin Dodd, 21, over the phone when she became very upset, grabbed two kitchen knives and attacked her 2-year-old son, leaving him with contusions on his head and face and choke marks on his neck.
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http://www.theindychannel.com/news/23621857/detail.html?taf=ind
An Elgin man is scheduled to appear in court Thursday on charges he sexually abused three children younger than 13, authorities said.
Jose L. Jaramillo, 58, of the 300 block of North Jackson Street, faces seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count each of child exploitation and predatory criminal sexual assault.
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BREAKING NEWS– The body found partially submerged in an irrigation ditch has just been identified as missing 12-year-old girl Kayleah Wilson.
The body of 12-year-old Kayleah Wilson, who vanished as she headed to a friend’s birthday party, is found in a flooded irrigation ditch just a mile from home.
Nancy Grace investigates, 8 & 10 p.m. ET on HLN.
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LISBON, Portugal — A new witness has come forward saying he saw Madeleine McCann only hours after she disappeared in 2007.
Carlos Moreira, 65, told detectives that on the morning of May 4, 2007, he saw a blond girl sitting in the back of a truck, wearing pajamas similar to those worn by Madeleine the night she vanished.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-madeleine-maddy-mccann,0,618953.story
A teenage girl in Garland, fearing she would be harmed, waited nearly five months to accuse a teaching assistant of raping her in January, according to a court document.
Dennis Connor, 27, of Garland, was being held Wednesday at Dallas County jail, with bail set at $25,000, jail records showed. He is charged with aggravated sexual assault of child.
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