DELAWARE: Earl Bradley case spurs legislation

DOVER — A seven-bill package addressing shortcomings uncovered in the investigation of Dr. Earl B. Bradley, the Lewes pediatrician accused of sexually abusing 103 patients, was unveiled Wednesday.

The proposals, drafted by the governor’s and attorney general’s offices, include measures that would increase the power of the Board of Medical Practice, strengthen penalties against abusers, mandate adult supervision while a child under 15 is being treated and provide additional training for law enforcement, doctors and prosecutors.

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http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100610/NEWS01/100610001/1002/DELAWARE–Earl-Bradley-case-spurs-legislation

CHILD abuse and neglect cases in Aboriginal communities uncovered as part of the radical Northern Territory intervention have more than doubled, from 106 in 2007 to 247 last year.

The new figures, released by Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin, also show that the 18 communities which have benefited from additional police account for 84 per cent of the increase in the number of child abuse and neglect reports made to police between 2007 and last year.

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/northern-territory-intervention-sees-abuse-cases-double/story-e6frg6nf-1225878161011

A Dexter couple is behind bars this morning following an investigation into a neglected infant.

According to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Briney Welborn, the three month old baby was not being fed adequately and reportedly has Down Syndrome.

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http://www.dddnews.com/story/1641516.html

KINSTON, N.C. – A 23 year old mom is in jail tonight facing charges for the death of her son.

Ashley Terrell is charged with first degree murder and one felony count of child abuse.

Her son, Jailyn McKoy died in November 2008.

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http://www2.wnct.com/news/2010/jun/10/mom-faces-charges-death-son-ar-219488/

WASHINGTON – Two ROTC instructors were indicted for child sexual abuse in unrelated cases by grand juries in two separate Maryland counties Wednesday.

The Howard County grand jury indicted a Bowie man, Charles Ray Moore, a JROTC instructor, charging him with having sexual contact with a 17-year-old member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Atholton High School in Columbia, the Baltimore Sun reported.

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http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0610/744661.html

West Columbia, SC – Police say 29-year-old Jason Lemmon Sr. got all stabby with an 11-year-old kid before attempting to strangle another. According to authorities, Lemmon began the assault against the older boy by punching him in the face. He then stabbed the child in the upper torso at least three times – violently enough to break the knife.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An assistant coach of a youth hockey team got pissed off at another player after they fouled his 17-year-old son after the whistle. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and two heaping handfuls of hot-headed stupidity, 50-year-old Ronald Synan entered the penalty box and confronted the 15-year-old Calvin Dickinson.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/

Poland now has a harsh punishment on the books for perverts convicted of raping children or committing incest – chemical castration.

And that’s after the sex fiend serves a prison sentence!

The new law, which went into effect Tuesday, states that anyone convicted of rape of a minor under 15, or a close family member, “can be obliged by a court ruling to undergo pharmaceutical and psychological therapy in order to reduce sex drive.”

OLYMPIA — An Olympia salon manager has been charged with four counts of first degree child rape.

Mark J. Ford is accused of forcing a young boy to perform sex acts on him over 100 times over a six-year period in the early 1990s.

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http://www.komonews.com/news/local/95886679.html

Flint — The 24-year-old man accused of torturing and beating 4-year-old Dominick Calhoun to death was found competent to stand trial.

Brandon Hayes, formerly of Argentine Township was in 67th District Court in Flint Tuesday morning for a competency hearing. Hayes is facing life in prison since he has been charged with nine felony counts, including torture, child abuse, murder and drug charges. He remains lodged in the Genesee County Jail.

Hayes is accused of beating Dominick over several days, beginning on Thursday, April 8, through Sunday, April 11. Investigators on the case said Hayes allegedly beat the boy, as discipline, after he wet his pants while sitting on the living room sofa.

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http://www.tctimes.com/articles/2010/06/08/news/doc4c0ea62a9f464449726677.txt

How and When to Talk to Your Child About Sexual Abuse

Telling kids about sexual abuse:  how young is too young?

I think that talking to our children about sexual abuse is one of the most unpleasant aspects of parenting. We don’t want to scare them, yet we must prepare them. We want to protect them from the horrors of molestation, yet even contemplating bringing up the subject can make us feel as if we’re stripping away the purity of their innocence.

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/overcoming-child-abuse/201006/how-and-when-talk-your-child-about-sexual-abuse