YOU JUST DISCOVERED YOUR CHILD IS BEING ABUSED—NOW WHAT?

The statistics are startling. An estimated one in four girls will be molested by the time she turns 18. One in six boys will too. The great majority of sexual abuse is done by someone the child knows – either a relative or family friend. A U.S. Department of Justice study released in 2000 showed that 34.2 percent of attackers were family members and 58.7 percent were acquaintances. Only 7 percent were strangers.

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http://www.kmov.com/community/blogs/reporters-blog/Coping-with-child-abuse-revelations-101438509.html

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — State Police say a Berkeley County man allegedly forced his two malnourished children to live in a concrete basement.

Jesse Arlo Lafferty was being held on $140,000 bond Wednesday at the Eastern Regional Jail. The 32-year-old was arraigned Monday on charges of child abuse, child neglect and conspiracy.

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http://www.dailymail.com/policebrfs/201008250581

Study of N.C. parents finds spanking remains widespread

Though spanking children who misbehave has been a source of debate among child development researchers, the traditional corporal method remains popular with parents in North Carolina, according to a recent study from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Can football practice be child abuse?

As teens head back to the practice field, recent events raise questions about our attitude toward sports training

If you’re one of the millions of fans who tunes into sports talk radio, chances are you’ve heard a lot of trash talk this week about Albert Haynesworth, the Washington Redskin’s star nosetackle who has refused to practice for health reasons. The majority view on Haynesworth – proffered by fat guys sitting in air conditioned studios, natch – is that he’s a spoiled brat who should quit moaning and hit the field.

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http://www.salon.com/life/football/?story=/mwt/feature/2010/08/25/football_child_abuse

Tacoma, WA – Tyler Savage, 18, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Monday night after leading police to the body of 16-year-old Kimmie Daley – a developmentally disabled teen who functioned at the level of a 9-year-old. Daley was reported missing on August 17 after she failed to show up at a friends house two blocks away from her own.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/08/25/tyler-savage-accused-of-raping-murdering-developmentally-disabled-teen/

Monroe, WA – Ivan Belardo, 37, was babysitting for his ex-girlfriend’s twin boys early Monday morning when one of the tots reportedly hit him square in the baby-maker with an aluminum bicycle tire pump, supposedly drawing blood. And according to Belardo, the child, just 22-months-old, “looked as if he meant to do it.” At that point, the 6-foot tall, 195-pound Belardo said he “just lost control.”

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/08/25/man-accused-of-beating-twin-toddlers-with-tire-pump/

No Suicide Note Left Behind; Police Left Wondering Why

MADISON, Wis. — Investigators are looking for clues as to why an Iraq war veteran in Wisconsin might have killed his pregnant wife and young daughter before committing suicide.

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http://www.wsmv.com/news/24690945/detail.html

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish police on Friday charged the American mother of three children who were found dead in an Edinburgh town house with their murder. Theresa Riggi, 46, was arrested late Friday after police completed autopsies on her children: 8-year-old twins Augustino and Gianluca and their 5-year-old sister Cecilia.

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http://www.wsmv.com/news/24529954/detail.html?taf=nash

An 18-year-old woman will be charged with second-degree murder, following the death of her infant son two weeks ago at Alberta Children’s Hospital. The accused was arrested Tuesday. It’s expected a murder charge will be formally laid by Wednesday.

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http://www.am770chqr.com/news/local/Story.aspx?ID=1269102

A bill that seeks to increase prison sentences and extend parole terms in California for certain sex crimes against minors was passed in a unanimous vote by the state Senate on Tuesday.

“Chelsea’s Law” — named after 17-year-old Chelsea King, who was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender this year — will go to the State Assembly next week for a vote. If it passes, it will go to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has already lent support to the legislation formally know as AB 1844.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/24/california.chelseas.law/

No Sympathy for Those Who Traffic in Child Porn

Recently, a Chicago newspaper printed an editorial titled, “Sex-offender limits sometimes go too far,” that amazingly sought sympathy not for the thousands of children who fall victim to sex crimes each year in Illinois, but rather for a convicted child pornographer.

The assertion was that this man, “Scott,” deserves to be pitied because his life is more difficult thanks to his placement on the Sex Offender Registry. What nonsense. I find this argument both misleading and insensitive to the true victims of these heinous crimes.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-madigan/no-sympathy-for-those-who_b_691839.html

THIBODAUX — A 46-year-old Thibodaux man is accused of raping an 11-year-old male family member at least four times, authorities said.

Gregory Harris, 471 Frederick Drive, was arrested Saturday after the alleged victim’s mother filed a complaint with the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office, alleging her child had been raped in that parish. From that complaint, allegations emerged that Harris raped the same boy inside the Thibodaux city limits, police said Monday.

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http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100824/ARTICLES/100829680/1212?Title=Relative-accused-in-boy-s-rape

Two 19-year-old men have been accused of raping two girls they met in a church youth group, Woodstock police said. Police say there could be more victims.

While police were at an apartment complex investigating a burglary, two 14-year-old girls revealed to investigators that they had been sexually assaulted, Woodstock police spokeswoman Brittany Duncan said.

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http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/teens-accused-of-raping-598667.html