The Orcutt neighborhood where as many as nine children were allegedly abused by two adults was quiet Thursday.
There was no evidence of what court records say were years of abuse by foster parent Bertha Savoy, 71, and her nephew, Duane James, 38, who live next door to each other in modest two-story homes in a middle-class neighborhood.
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ELMA -Officials say the boy that was shot in the head by his 8 year old brother is now dead.
The boy, identified as Jacob Banks, died Thursday night from injuries he sustained during the shooting.
Investigators say the 6-year-old was shot by his 8-year-old brother. Police say he found the gun in a locked safe at his house in Mason County.
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MEDINA, Ohio -A little girl is dead and another is in critical condition at a Medina hospital after the children were found in a hot car, Fox 8’s Stacey Frey reports.
A spokesperson for the Medina County Sheriff’s Office tells Fox 8 News that, while their parents worked the concession stand at the fair, the girls were being cared for by a 13-year-old cousin and her 12-year-old friend.
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CHICAGO – There’s a game rising in popularity every parent should be aware of. It’s called the ” choking game,” and it’s claimed the lives of two teenage girls.
One of the victims, Rebekah Toia, was a bright, attractive, 15-year-old Northwest Side girl with lots of friends. She was an honor student at Whitney Young High School, a softball player and loved writing fantasy stories and poetry.
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Cyberbullying simply refers to the act of bullying online. This type of bullying can consist of any of the following actions committed by an individual or group to another individual or group:
Further, these offenses are often committed by people impersonating someone else, anonymously, or under the guise of a group, making accountability and preventability difficult.
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THIBODAUX, La. – And here I thought we were gonna get through the day with no real bad news. A Lafourche Deputy assigned to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center has been arrested, accused of raping a six-year-old relative. The girl went to a teacher and told them that David Lewellen, 33, had been sexually assaulting her. After his arrest, investigators claim Lewellen confessed to the charges.
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San Diego, Cali. – When Sharrel Blankenbaker and her three grandchildren walked out of a Texas gas station they were followed by 58-year-old Gary Carner. They were unaware that 10 minutes earlier, he had attempted to abduct a store clerk from a nearby truck stop. Carner would produce a gun and try to force 12-year-old Cassidy Blankenbaker into his truck but she refused and began yelling for help. That’s when Sharrel began fighting with Carner ordering him to let her granddaughter go. He did, but he also shot Sharrel in the back.
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WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. — Lisa Witt, 21, has been arrested and charged with child abuse after admitting that on two separate occasions she jerked her 3 1/2 month old son’s legs hard enough that she heard them crack. In both cases, she never took the infant to get medical treatment. In one case Witt admitted she was angry with her husband while changing the baby’s diaper.
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The Paso Robles Digital Film Festival is a Salute To Children and Youth, across the United States. The PDFF strides to shed light on the darkness that children suffer in, and honor those who expose the truth. The PDFF wants to honor some of the great people that dedicates their time, energy and life to cover these concerns on film, television and the Internet.
Dreamcatchers organization is well known for their work and dedication to fighting for children’s rights. During their quest, the writing duo co-wrote several books in hopes of educating the public on the signs, symptoms, prevention and recovery of child abuse. To show their support, the writing duo recently dedicated, “Extraordinary Confessions of Child Abuse” to The State and Fate of Children, The Pas Robles Film Festival and their non-profit organization, Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. For each book purchased a donation will be made to Standley and Potter’s cause.
After leaving her baby to drown during bath-time, a mother wrapped his lifeless body in blankets and logged on to her Facebook page, a court was told.
She spent the next half hour checking out friends’ pages and catching up on news on the Fiji Times website before telling her husband the baby was dead, the Crown alleges.
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Our group search for missing children online. We work with parents, grandparents and friends to help find their missing or exploited children. Dealing with missing child cases of stranger abduction, suspected online grooming, non parental child abduction, runaways, throwaways and long term missing children sometimes known as Cold Cases.
There are sadly thousands of children worldwide who are exploited or go missing each year. In many missing cases, keeping a high profile is very important to help generate new leads and perhaps uncover the key to find a missing child.
For parents of a missing or abducted child its perhaps the worst nightmare anyone can endure they need our support and a rapid response. We are here to raise awareness for missing children by using the latest online technologies to get alerts out fast.
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Police dealt Christine Hubbs 67 assault charges after discovering the 42 year old, who had been happily married for 20 years had been living a double life. In her public life, she had three kids and was married to a successful dentist, but according to investigators, she led an illegal private life as well.
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A Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy has been accused of aggravated rape of a 6-year-old child and fired, Sheriff Craig Webre said in a news release today.
David Lewellen, 33, Thibodaux, is being held at the Lafourche Parish Detention Center following an investigation that began Friday.
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A 59-year-old Dungeness man is under investigation on allegations of child rape and incest after four relatives said he sexually abused them.
Steven Guy Welty was charged in Clallam County Superior Court on Aug. 6 with six counts of first-degree child rape, six counts of first-degree child molestation and six counts of first-degree incest in the case of one of the relative.
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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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