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Father Smothered 6-YO Boy While Playing Video Game

Posted by Sandra On December - 31 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

james-dearman-mug-shot-weSARASOTA, Florida — Deputies say a 270 lb. Sarasota father played a video game and at the same time used his body weight to smother his 6-year-old son. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputies say the dead boy’s 7-year-old sibling watched the horrific Christmas Eve incident unfold. The sibling reported seeing the father, James “Rick” Dearman, 31, smother the boy on the couch, as Dearman played a video game with his live-in girlfriend. READ MORE HERE

Man Raped Two Children At In-Home Daycare

Posted by Sandra On December - 31 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

minimagick201512303xooc63_landscape_croppedAn Arkansas man is accused of raping two young girls at an in-home day care, a police report with the Little Rock Police Department stated. Ronald Thrower, 45, was arrested on December 18 for two counts of rape on a four and five-year-old girl. One of the girls disclosed that while she was in the day care, Thrower allegedly pulled his pants down and made her perform a sex act on him, the arrest report stated. After further investigation, police noted that a five-year-old victim reported a similar encounter with Thrower. READ MORE HERE

Bill Cosby Officially Charged

Posted by Sandra On December - 30 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

downloadPennsylvania prosecutors said on Wednesday that comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident in 2004. An arrest warrant has been issued for the comedian for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said at a press conference that new information came to light this year in the case. READ MORE HERE

 

 

Arrest Warrant Issued for Bill Cosby for 2004 Sexual Assault of Andrea Constand 

Bill Cosby Is Charged With Felony Sex Crime

Bill Cosby Criminally Charged in 2004 Sex-Assault Case

‘Glee’ Star Mark Salling Arrested for Possession of Child Porn

Posted by Sandra On December - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

capture-20151229-221128Mark Salling, best known for his portrayal of Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the hit show “Glee,” has reportedly been arrested for possession of child pornography after the LAPD searched his home early Tuesday morning. The LAPD confirmed that the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Unit served a search warrant at an address listed under the actor’s name in Sunland, California, after Crime Watch Daily broke the news. Authorities arrived at the home around 7 a.m. local time. READ MORE HERE

WANTED for Child Rape

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

Babysitter accused of child rape added to Massachusetts Most Wanted list

A 75-year-old man used a “friendly, grandfather-like” act to get close to the child he is accused of raping this summer, State Police said. Now, he is on the state’s Most Wanted list after fleeing the child rape charges. State Police said John F. Munroe cut off his GPS monitoring device, which he was ordered to wear while awaiting trial, on or around Oct. 23. His car was later located in Hull, but authorities have not seen him since. READ MORE HERE

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Married Pastors Guilty of Rape

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

Married pastors guilty in decade-long rape, abuse of child

LOWELL, Massachusetts —A married couple of pastors from a northeast Massachusetts church have both been convicted in connection with the decade-long rape and abuse of a child. The Boston Globe reports 35-year-old Oscar Sanchez was found guilty Tuesday of child rape, indecent assault and battery and reckless endangerment of a child in Lowell Superior Court. READ MORE HERE

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Pedophile Caught With Half Million Child Rape Pics, Videos

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

 

MORE than half a million pictures and videos depicting the abuse of innocent children were found in a South West man’s home. Pedophile Stephen McGill was jailed for 8-years after being caught with the area’s largest ever stash of child rape and torture images. McGill was living in Southeast Cornwall when police went to his home in Callington on April 14. Truro Crown Court heard how the 60-year-old lifelong pedophile, who said he had battled with his “affliction” of being attracted to youngsters for decades, also had photographs he had taken of a young naked girl aged under 13. READ MORE HERE

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4 Face Abduction, Abuse Charges

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

amber+alert47GEORGIA – Authorities say two men and one woman were arrested by Georgia State Police after two boys were reported as being kidnapped. Asheville police say Georgia suspects, Natasha Cantrell, Christopher Carter, and Chadwick Agan are being held in the Jackson County Jail in Georgia. Cantrell and Carter are each charged with 2nd degree kidnapping and child abduction. Agan is charged with 2 counts of child abduction. A fourth suspect, Trena Weaver of Asheville, is charged with misdemeanor child abuse. An Amber Alert was issued for 1-year-old Elijah Joyner and 3-year-old Harlee Joyner around 12:00 Sunday afternoon. The alert was lifted around 2:30 p.m. READ MORE HERE

One Of John Wayne Gacy’s Unidentified Victims Identified

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 1 COMMENT

capture-20151228-193113They were murdered by one of America’s most notorious serial killers, but for three decades they remained nameless. Now, the efforts to solve the mystery of killer clown John Wayne Gacy’s eight unidentified victims has yielded results for the first time – not only for the 33-year-old cold case but for scores of missing persons cases. Thanks to scientific breakthroughs in DNA testing, Sgt. Jason Moran has identified one of the unnamed men discovered in the serial killer’s Chicago home in the 1970s. William Bundy‘s mother had long suspected her son was among the killer clown’s 33 murder victims. READ MORE HERE

Identified Victims: Headshots of some of the boys/young men whose bodies were identified as victims of John Wayne Gacy

Victims: Headshots of some of the boys and young men whose bodies were identified as victims of John Wayne Gacy

Man Stabbed 9-YO Boy as “Audition” to Join ISIS

Posted by Sandra On December - 28 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

downloadA student who allegedly plotted a Times Square bomb attack is also suspected in the stabbing of a young boy, as part of an audition to join ISIS. Police say that last January, 21-year-old Fareed Mumuni stabbed 9-year-old Jermaine Culver in the neck as he was walking to school in Staten Island. Culver survived the attack but the case went unsolved for some time. READ MORE HERE

Terrorist suspect ‘stabbed boy, 9, in neck as part of ISIS audition’

Two HS Students Arrested for Raping Girl

Posted by Sandra On December - 21 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS
capture-20151221-233039Pinckney police say that they took a complaint on Thursday the 16th from a Pinckney HS staff member that a 15-year-old female student had been raped at a residence within the Village of Pinckney.  An officer responded and took the complaint. A witness was interviewed, as well as school staff, and the location was confirmed, as well as the identity of the three suspects. A search warrant was executed on the home of one of the suspects for physical evidence. All three suspects were then interviewed. READ MORE HERE

8-YO Girl Escapes Kidnapper

Posted by Sandra On December - 21 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

JEFFREY STORY_1450391155415_642491_ver1.0INVERNESS, Florida – Prosecutors have charged an Inverness man with kidnapping after an 8-year-old girl managed to escape her captor. Jeffery Story, 20, is accused of nabbing the young girl through her bedroom window in the middle of the night. READ MORE HERE

Citrus man charged with kidnapping girl from her bedroom

Citrus County man arrested for kidnapping girl

Man, 20, charged with kidnapping girl

Child Abuse Prevention Tactics

Posted by Sandra On December - 19 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

Best prevention means aligning resources, coordinating efforts

images (1)Child abuse prevention resources must focus on evidence-based intervention strategies and aggregating sound data, but the buck doesn’t stop there. Enhancing safety and resilience for at-risk children crosses many disciplines, including medicine, public health, education, childcare, law enforcement, child protection and foster and adoptive families.

The best prevention starts with aligning resources, coordinating efforts and engineering a safe and healthy environment to strengthen families and communities at risk. Vulnerable children require a deep investment, and police, hospitals, schools, foundations and social service agencies are only the first to help in the prevention of child abuse. Each of these organizations and coalitions gives vital support to children and families at risk, but the bottom line is: Invest in our children today, and we’ll all reap the benefits for years to come.

Editorial: Stiffen child abuse penalty (and) New ways to reduce child abuse

Abstract

Ninety-one child sex offenders were interviewed about the methods they used to target children, the age range of their victims, how they selected children and maintained them as victims, and what suggestions they had for preventing child sexual abuse. Offenders were selected from treatment programs, probation, special hospitals, and prisons. They were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results indicate that offenders gained access to children through caretaking, such as babysitting; targeted children by using bribes, gifts and games; used force, anger, threats, and bribes to ensure their continuing compliance; and systematically desensitized children through touch, talk about sex, and persuasion. Nearly half the offenders had no bad feelings about sexually abusing children. The implications for prevention programs are discussed.

Abuse Prevention

WHAT IS ABUSE AND NEGLECT?

According to the Missouri Legislature the following definitions apply to abuse and neglect:

ABUSE:

Any physical injury, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse inflicted on a child other than by accidental means by those responsible for the child’s care, custody, and control; except that discipline including spanking, administered in a reasonable manner, shall not be construed to be abuse.

NEGLECT:

The failure to provide the child the proper or necessary support, education as required by law, nutrition, medical, surgical, or care necessary for the child’s well-being by those responsible for their care, custody, and control. Those responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child include, but are not limited to, the parents or guardian of the child, other members of the child’s household, or those exercising supervision over a child for any part of a twenty-four hour day. Those responsible for the care, custody, and control shall also include any adult who, based on their relationship to the parents of the child of the child, members of the child’s household or family, has access to the child.

Source: 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, MO.

RECOGNIZING CHILD ABUSE

The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. The presence of a single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family, but a closer look at the situation may be warranted when these signs appear repeatedly or in combination.

The following signs may signal the presence of child abuse or neglect.

The Child:

  • Shows sudden changes in behavior or school performance
  • Has not received help for physical or medical problems brought to the parents’ attention
  • Has learning problems (or difficulty concentrating) that cannot be attributed to specific physical or psychological causes
  • Is always watchful, as though preparing for something bad to happen
  • Lacks adult supervision
  • Is overly compliant, passive, or withdrawn
  • Comes to school or other activities early, stays late, and does not want to go home

The Parent:

  • Shows little concern for the child
  • Denies the existence of—or blames the child for—the child’s problems in school or at home
  • Asks teachers or other caregivers to use harsh physical discipline if the child misbehaves
  • Sees the child as entirely bad, worthless, or burdensome
  • Demands a level of physical or academic performance the child cannot achieve
  • Looks primarily to the child for care, attention, and satisfaction of emotional needs

The Parent and Child:

  • Rarely touch or look at each other
  • Consider their relationship entirely negative
  • State that they do not like each other

Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway

Parental Resilience: Protective & Promotive Factors

Numerous researchers have concluded that how parents respond to stressors is much more important than the stressor itself in determining the outcomes for themselves and their children. Parents are more likely to achieve healthy, favorable outcomes if they are resilient. Resilience is the process of managing stress and functioning well even when faced with challenges, adversity and trauma. Some stressors parents face can be managed easily so that problems get resolved; for example, calling a relative or friend to pick-up a child from school when a parent is delayed. But some stressors cannot be easily resolved. For example, parents cannot “fix” their child’s developmental disability, erase the abuse they suffered as a child or be able to move out of a crime-plagued neighborhood. Rather, parents are resilient when they are able to call forth their inner strength to proactively meet personal challenges and those in relation to their child, manage adversities, heal the effects of trauma and thrive given the unique characteristics and circumstances of their family. READ MORE HERE

“Santa” Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

Posted by Sandra On December - 19 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

BBnIFWdTEXAS – A Santa Claus who has delighted children on the South Texas circuit for more than a decade won’t be coming to town this year. Reynaldo Ramirez, 37, of Corpus Christi was arrested this week by local authorities and charged Friday in a federal criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. READ MORE HERE

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DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.

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