Abusive head trauma, as shaken baby syndrome is formally known, often leads to permanent brain damage or paralysis.

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A 72-year-old foster parent has been charged with abusing an 8-year-old boy.

Salisbury Police charged Annie Mae Price of 1520 Statesville Boulevard with misdemeanor child abuse following an investigation requested by the Rowan County Department of Social Services.

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http://www.salisburypost.com/News/050310-WEB-cops-72-year-old-charged-child-abuse

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS (WABC) — In the neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side where 23-year-old Richard Figueroa worked closely with small children, the charges sent a shiver.

“Horror basically. That’s the ultimate violation of trust,” Noel Holton-Brathwaite said.

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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7416131

HOUGHTON – A Hancock teenager was arraigned for third-degree child abuse against his 4-week old son in 97th District Court Monday.

Michael Hilton, 17, was charged with third-degree child abuse, a two-year felony, and fourth-degree child abuse, a one-year misdemeanor.

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http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509814.html

Santa Maria police arrest a Santa Maria man on child sexual abuse charges.

Police say they began investigating 30-year old Fabian Flores back in January for the reported molestation of a young child.

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http://www.ksby.com/news/santa-maria-man-arrested-for-child-sexual-abuse/

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Detectives in Okeechobee said a 2-year-old suffering from shaken baby syndrome was abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend, and the mother did nothing about it.

Deputy Sarah Green went to the home in the 200 block of North Highway 98 for a welfare check on a child on April 21.

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http://www.wpbf.com/news/23325770/detail.html?taf=wpb

PORTLAND, Ore. — Child abuse detectives from the Portland Police Bureau fear a 78-year-old man arrested earlier this month may have more victims.

Richard Westfall, a registered sex offender, was taken into custody April 14 after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree sex abuse charge.

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http://www.kptv.com/news/23307847/detail.html?taf=ptl1

Child Abuse Skyrocketed During This Recession

According to a multi-center study led by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the number of cases of abusive head trauma, formerly known as “shaken baby syndrome,” increased signficantly since the beginning of the recession.

Lead researcher, Dr. Rachel Berger, a child abuse specialist and researcher at Children’s Hospital’s Child Advocacy Center, says they studied 512 patients with abusive head trauma ranging in age from 9 days to 6 years.

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http://wduqnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/child-abuse-skyrocketed-during-this.html