REHOBOTH – The local mother accused of beating her 2-year-old son to death in a fit of rage while pregnant with another child has since given birth while held in custody awaiting trial for murder. No trial date has been set yet for Kim Peno, 39, a woman authorities say had a lengthy history of child abuse and neglect when she allegedly fatally beat her son Timothy at her Blanding Road home on the night of March 17. She has pleaded innocent in Fall River Superior Court and her husband, 65-year-old Joseph, was subsequently charged with child endangerment and is awaiting trial in Taunton District Court. He has pleaded innocent.

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Bikers volunteer their time to keep children safe

(WICHITA, Kan.) — T-bone, Hillbilly, Turtle – uncommon names for some people doing a dangerous and uncommon job. “It’s never too cold to have that security of the child knowing nothing’s going to happen,” explains Sticks. He’s just one member of a volunteer group called BACA – Bikers Against Child Abuse. When Eyewitness News caught up with the group, they were stationed in front of Wichita home, protecting the child inside, a child that is believed to have been abused. “There’s a gap between when the abuse happens and trial and BACA comes in a fills that gap. We provide security, comfort, safety and empowerment for children that have been abused.”

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http://articles.kwch.com/2010-12-28/abuse-cases_26348934

VISIT BACA HOMEPAGE HERE:

www.bacausa.com

The mother of a deceased 4-year-old child will remain behind bars after final autopsy reports confirmed Tuesday that the child died from restraint-related asphyxia on Oct. 20, 2011. According to Montgomery Police Department spokesman Ron Cook, 23-year-old Brittany Ellis of 3020 Kelly Circle was arrested and incarcerated in October for child abuse charges for allegedly killing her son Keante Taunton, who was pronounced dead at Baptist Hospital South on Oct. 20.

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http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2010/12/autopsy_confirms_montgomery_ch.html

Thiensville, Wisconsin – Aaron Zenke, an 18-year-old Wisconsin man was jailed after he allegedly demanded that a 13-year-old girl send him nude photos, or he would “come find her.” According to police, an investigation was launched after a 13-year-old girl told detectives that she was chatting with Zenke on a social networking site called iMesh when he ordered her to send him nude photographs of herself – and if she didn’t, he would “come find her.”

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http://www.theweeklyvice.com/2010/12/aaron-zenke-jailed-after-theatening-to.html

BOISE, IDAHO – A 68-year-old passenger on a Southwest flight from Las Vegas was arrested when his plane landed in Boise after police say he punched a teenage passenger. According to reports, the 15-year-old was flying alone and was playing games and listening to music on his iPhone when the announcement was made to turn off all electronic devices. Either not hearing the announcement, or not caring, the teen kept on using his iPhone as the plane began its landing. This really aggravated Russell Miller who feared the electronic device usage was a threat to his safety so he reportedly got the teen’s attention by punching him in the arm hard enough to leave a mark and ultimately garner him one count of misdemeanor battery.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/12/29/man-arrested-after-punching-teenager-using-phone-on-plane/

PITTSBURGH, PA – Just when you think it can’t get much worse than stealing from kids with cancer, along comes 38-year-old Jody Lynn Bennett. He has been arrested and accused of stealing items from the casket of a teen who died in a Christmas Day car crash. Bradley McCombs, 17, was on his way to pick up a relative but was killed after losing control of his vehicle and flipping it. During Bradley’s open-casket viewing on Monday night, Bennett allegedly reached inside Bradley’s coffin and stole a Game Boy, Game Boy Light and three games that had been placed inside by Bradley’s family.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/12/29/man-accused-of-stealing-gameboy-from-dead-teens-coffin/

A 5-month-old baby is in critical condition after police say he was shaken violently. Waterbury police responded to a home Sunday night in responded to a medical call of a child having a seizure. The boy was taken to the hospital where doctors determined he was the victim of child abuse, police said. Officers arrested Luis Colon, 21, and charged him with first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor.

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http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Man-Shook-Baby-to-Make-Him-Stop-Crying-Police-112555784.html

TIGARD, Ore. — A maintenance man is accused of sexually abusing a young boy at the Tigard apartment complex where he works.Last week, deputies arrested Doroteo Perez-Tapia, 54, after getting a call about sex abuse at the Beef Bend Court Apartments.Law enforcement officials say the caller claimed Perez-Tapia fondled an 11-year-old boy inside an empty apartment at the complex.After the arrest, detectives say, other allegations began to surface and now they believe Perez-Tapia might have more victims.

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http://www.kptv.com/news/26293935/detail.html