TAMPA, Fla. — Police say two people are accused of using a stun gun to discipline a 13-year-old boy. According to Tampa Police, 22-year-old Christopher Roosevelt Lewis says he bought the stun gun last week. Police arrested Lewis and 19-year-old Deonjhane “Amy” Menifield on child abuse charges.

A Yukon man and woman are accused of beating, choking, whipping and burning their adopted children and feeding them pet food, court records show.  John Edward Kluth, 50, and Sonja Kay Kluth, 57, were charged Tuesday in Canadian County District Court with three counts each of child abuse and three counts each of child neglect. They were booked into the Canadian County jail and released on bail, a jail spokesman said. It is not clear if they have retained or been assigned an attorney.

Jeremy McIntosh, 28, of the 200 block of East Midland Street was arrested after he admitted during questioning that he struck the child several times because she would not obey him and continued to cry wanting her mother and father, said police chief Danny Whiteley in a prepared release.

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SCRANTON – A federal jury Friday found former Luzerne County Court Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. guilty of racketeering in one of the nation’s worst judicial scandals, a crime in which prosecutors said the former judge used children “as pawns to enrich himself.”

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Carroll County, GA –A registered sex offender has been arrested for molesting seven boys, ages 10 to 15. Two more victims have since stepped forward. Dennis Eugene Colley, 41, is no stranger to being arrested for sexual assault. His crimes of choice began in 1992. He previously served four years in prison for three counts of first degree sexual abuse after being convicted.

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DELTA, Colo — A western Colorado man accused of molesting a boy 873 times was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday. Jeffrey Bigham, 47, was arrested last week on suspicion of sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of trust, Jamie Head, spokeswoman for the Delta, Colorado police department, told Reuters.

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SAN DIEGO– A karate instructor accused of carrying on a sexual relationship with one of his teenage students pleaded guilty Wednesday to 29 felony charges, including committing lewd acts on a child. Eric Dylan Protas, who had been free on $800,000, was ordered into custody without bail by El Cajon Judge Peter Deddeh.

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LONG BEACH– A former state mental hospital director found guilty of molesting his foster son for at least 10 years has been sentenced to 248 years in prison. Long Beach Superior Court Judge James B. Pierce sentenced 63-year-old Claude Foulk on Wednesday. He was convicted earlier this month 31 of 35 counts of sex crimes in Superior Court in Long Beach.

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One common form of sexual abuse of children is incest, which has been defined as sexual contact that occurs between family members. Most incest occurs between older male relatives and younger female children in families of every class and color. Other instances of sexual abuse of children are most often committed by friends who have access to children within the family setting and by people normally trusted by parents: doctors,dentists, teachers, and baby-sitters.

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Spartanburg, S.C. — According to the most recent statistics reported by The Children’s Defense Fund (2011), in South Carolina a child is abused or neglected every 41 minutes, a child dies before his or her first birthday every 16 hours, and a child or teen is killed by gunfire every 6 days. Child maltreatment not only includes physical and sexual abuse but also emotional abuse and failure to meet the basic needs of the child.

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http://news.uscupstate.edu/2011/02/a-brighter-future-ending-child-abuse-through-advocacy-and-education-2/

INDIANAPOLIS –  A 45-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into alleged child abuse that a family member says left the baby with cigarette burns on her feet. 24-Hour News 8 has learned the 6-month-old baby is in Riley Hospital for Children. Family members say the infant suffered a fractured skull and a fractured leg.

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OLATHE, Kan. — A judge ruled Tuesday that there was enough evidence to try a DeSoto, Kan., woman on three charges that she starved her 6-year-old son.Attorneys for Rachel Perez said she was willing to plead guilty to charges of child abuse and child endangerment, but she would not plead guilty to a third charge of attempted murder. The judge indicated a willingness to accept the offer, but said Perez would have to give up rights that she wasn’t willing to cede.

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Lincolnshire, IL —- An aspiring model sought to enhance her portfolio with some erotic girl-on-girl photos. Paula Ferdkoff, 19, convinced a 14-year-old to partner up with her to create some erotic photos at Digital Effects studio in Lincolnshire. All went well until the girl’s mother discovered the nude photos a month later and started to complain to Ferdkoff.

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Cops: Mother Kills Young Son With Hammer, Then Slits Own Throat

ONTARIO– The bodies of an Ontario woman and her son were found in their home just days before they were supposed to be evicted, authorities said. Officers responded to a home in the 900 block of East Rosewood Court around 8 p.m. Friday night after receiving a tip about a possible dead body. Two bodies, along with a hammer and knife, were found inside the residence.

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“Monster” Uncle Gets 25 Years to Life for Beating Niece to Death

SANTA ANA — A 33-year-old Cypress man — who prosecutors described as a “monster” — was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life for the brutal beating death of his 2-year-old niece. Michael David Balderas was given custody of little Jo Jade in 2005 when his sister was imprisoned in Texas.

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POMC^® provides the on-going emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a “new life” and to promote a healthy resolution. Not only does POMC help survivors deal with their acute grief but also helps with the criminal justice system. The staff of the National Headquarters of POMC will assist any survivor and if possible, link that survivor with others in the same vicinity who have survived their loved one’s murder. In addition, the staff is available to provide individual assistance, support and advocacy. The staff will help interested parents or immediate family members form a chapter of POMC in their community.

POMC will provide training to professionals in such fields as law enforcement, mental health, social work, community services, law, criminal justice, medicine, education, religion, the media and mortuary science who are interested in learning more about survivors of homicide victims and the aftermath of murder.

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The MOSAC site is designed specifically for mothers who have experienced the sexual abuse of one of their children. Life is difficult for mothers following the disclosure of a child’s abuse, and they often have few, if any, resources available to them. Mothers sometimes have no supportive family or friends. They often have very little knowledge about child sexual abuse and want to read about and understand what has happened to their children. Most mothers of sexually abused children say that they need and want help following disclosure. This site is designed to be a comprehensive source of information about sexual abuse and to offer support and resources.

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http://www.mosac.net/

A former soldier brutally beat his girlfriend’s eight-year-old son into a coma because he accidentally deleted a game on his Xbox. Rocky Donadio, a father-of-two, stomped on the boy’s stomach so hard he permanently damaged his internal organs. The boy will have to be fed through a tube for the rest of his life.
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Janet and Bill Thompson recently discovered that their son Scott had been molested. They were appalled and saddened by the idea that someone violated their child, nine-year-old Scott. Friendly an bright, Scott is a popular child who played Tom Sawyer in his class play, and with his red hair and freckles, he was well suited to the part. He loves the outdoors and enjoys building tree houses and forts with the other neighborhood kids.

The Thompsons feel numb and confused. They wonder why they couldn’t prevent their son’s abuse. Would Scott believe them when they said they would protect him from further harm? Was it a realistic promise? Why did their emotions swing so dramatically? And how were they to keep their seven-year-old daughter, Beth, safe? Had their seventeen-year-old son, Brad, been molested as well but was too afraid to let them know?

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(Memphis 02/18/2011) Jimmy and Janice Clay remember the precious moments they spent with their grandson, Brennan Rayford. They keep a picture of him on their wall. It’s been almost two years since the 11-month old died but now they say they can finally begin to heal. “He was a sweet grandbaby and we’re just thankful that justice is done,” said Janice Clay.

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FARMINGTON, MO. • Nearly four years after the crime, a former St. Francois County man accused of severely assaulting his infant son accepted on Friday a plea deal that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. Steven Roloff, 23, appeared in a Farmington court Friday on the charges of second-degree assault and abuse of a child in connection with the March 2007 beating of Conner Zwierksi, now 4, at his Bonne Terre, Mo., residence. In his plea, called an Alford plea, Roloff did not admit guilt but conceded there was enough evidence to be convicted through a trial.

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Study: Child abuse, neglect up in Colorado

DENVER — The rate of child abuse and neglect in Colorado is on the rise, in sharp contrast to the rest of the nation, which has seen a decrease over the last several years. That troubling conclusion comes in a new report from the Kempe Center for Child Abuse and Prevention, based in Denver. The study has experts in this field asking some tough questions like:

• Has too much money been cut from prevention programs?
• Are people who are suffering economically taking it out on their kids?
• Are agencies at fault for not doing enough to identify, intervene and help families at high risk?
• Why is the number of child abuse and neglect cases increasing in Colorado, while the rest of the nation is experiencing a decrease?

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http://www.kwgn.com/news/kdvr-study-child-abuse-neglect-up-in-colorado-20110218,0,6244312.story