WORCESTER —  A Northbridge man and his wife, each charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault, pleaded not guilty at their arraignments yesterday in Worcester Superior Court.

Joseph Mayotte, 47, of 67 Laura Lane, Northbridge, was indicted March 18 on four counts of unnatural rape of a child, eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, five counts of indecent assault and battery and single counts of rape of a child aggravated by age difference, assault with intent to rape, reckless endangerment of a child, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, a morals offense, failure to secure a firearm and intimidation of a witness.

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A Sussex County Grand Jury Monday indicted Earl Bradley on 58 counts of rape and other sexual offenses related to his abuse of 24 girls.

“These charges are the next step forward in our continued efforts to hold Bradley accountable for his actions,” Attorney General Beau Biden said at the Delaware Department of Justice’s offices in Georgetown. “We are working just as hard to ensure the victims and their families have everything they need.”

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A housekeeper has been accused of child abuse after allegedly being seen spanking and then hitting a preschooler on the back with a closed fist. Police said the 5-year-old girl had had major back surgery in late 2008. Artrella L. “Quilla” Gilreath, 51, of 916 N.E. 19th St., was arrested Tuesday after she went to the Gainesville Police Department to talk to investigators about the case.

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http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100421/ARTICLES/100429904?Title=Housekeeper-charged-with-abuse-of-5-year-old-girl

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A Lansdale, Pa. couple is charged in the sexual abuse of a neighbor child.  For one of the suspects, it’s the second such incident in recent months.

Erica Dillon (top photo), 31, is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy, allegedly after her boyfriend, Antonio Morano, 26, invited the boy in their home to watch some internet porn.

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http://www.kyw1060.com/Lansdale-Woman–31–Charged-With-2nd-Sex-Child-Abu/6857678

MYFOXNY.COM – A 38-year-old Queens public school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing five female students whose ages ranged from eight and ten years old at P.S. 15 in Springfield Gardens.

This is the second case of a Queens teacher being charged with sexual abuse of a minor in the last week.

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Santa Maria, CA– Lorena Arenas, 23, and Jose Luis Gonzalez, 41, are accused of torturing their 2-year old child last Wednesday. Authorities believe Lorena punished the toddler by holding her arms under scalding tap water for about five minutes which gave her third-degree burns on her hands and forearms. Police say it is Jose who refused to take the child to the hospital.

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Sex Offender Caught Trolling For “Customers” In Ice Cream Truck

Roseville, CA (The Weekly Vice) – John Carl Alderson, a 62-year-old Roseville man, was arrested this week after he allegedly violated his sex offender requirements by driving an ice cream truck.

According to the Roseville Police Department, they responded to an anonymous tip about Alderson’s activities.

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Lance Austin Williams

Man was babysitting girlfriend’s daughter.

Swansea, NC – A 25-year-old Swansea man was arrested after beating and sexually his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter. Lance Austin Williams had been left alone to babysit the child. During the time alone with her, she was beaten and sexually assaulted.

Family members discovered bruising to the child’s head, neck, around her ear and injuries to her genital area, and took her to a hospital. Deputies arrested Williams.

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A ten-year-old girl is at the heart of a controversy that has reopened the abortion debate in Mexico. Currently, the only place in Mexico that allows for abortions is Mexico City. The girl became pregnant after her stepfather raped her. She resides in Quintana Roo, which will only allow an abortion in the case of rape within the first 90 days of the pregnancy.

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http://www.ecanadanow.com/health/2010/04/20/10year-old-rape-victim-denied-an-abortion/

Joseph Leroy Johnson

Raeford, N.C. — Hoke County sheriff’s officials arrested a 32-year-old Raeford man on Monday and charged him with multiple sex offenses against a child.

Joseph Leroy Johnson, of 137 Oregon Trail, is charged with first-degree sex offense on a child, statutory rape/sex offense on a 13-, 14- or 15-year old, three counts of indecent liberties with a minor, three counts of felony child abuse-sex act and two counts of crime against nature.

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Since the enaction of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in 1974, several programs and initiatives have been coordinated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

One of those implementations was to recognize the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, is the 20th Judicial District’s group for children in the “child welfare maze,” who are often alone in the process of prosecuting their parents or guardians and are unable to live safely at home, their Web site says.

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http://thecabin.net/news/local/2010-04-19/child-abuse-prevention-month-series-signs-neglect-and-abuse

SAO PAULO — The detention of an 83-year-old priest in Brazil for allegedly abusing boys as young as 12 has added to the scandals hitting the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, even as Chile’s bishops asked pardon on Tuesday for past sexual abuse cases.

The allegations against Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa — and two other Brazilian priests — have made headlines throughout the world’s most populous Catholic nation and come amid accusations of sexual abuse by priests across the world.

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