BRUNSWICK — Ten days after his arrest by Troy police on multiple sex counts, a 25-year-old man from that city was arrested again Monday by State Police and charged with raping a 14-year-old girl on New Year’s Eve in 2008.

At the time of the first arrest, city police said Robert Simmons could face charges in other municipalities.

In the latest case, Simmons of 333 Congress St. was charged with first-degree rape, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Simmons was arraigned and sent back to the Rensselaer County Jail.

NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor prosecuted on NY child rape charges

NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was prosecuted Wednesday by a suburban New York grand jury on charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. He was arrested on May 6 at a Holiday Inn in Ramapo, N.Y. The prosecutors say he paid a 16-year-old girl $300 to have sex with him. He was released on $75,000 bail at a hearing on May 6. He was not asked to enter a plea.

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http://whatisonline.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-lawrence-taylor-prosecuted-on-ny-child-rape-charges/2022/

MIDLAND, TX – A drastic spike in child abuse cases has one local advocacy group trying to find help. The abuse is happening all across the Basin, but the latest surge of cases are in Midland County. Most of the children being hurt are under the age of five.

This time last year our West Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates served 232 children and as of May of this year that number jumped to 344. CASA of West Texas says usually Howard County holds the most abuse reports but recently the cases have climbed in Midland County. CASA works with 7 counties in our West Texas area and about 1/3 of those cases are in Midland alone. They say, that’s most likely due to the growing population, domestic violence and the economy.

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http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12693130

We must not wait to address widespread child abuse

“If the most prosperous country in the world can afford to fight two wars, battle terrorism in far-off lands and bail out Wall Street, why can’t it offer its most vulnerable and voiceless citizens anything but bureaucratic red tape?”

That is the question asked by Seema Jilani in a recent article in McClatchy Newspapers about the growing problem of child abuse.

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http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=458258

1 in 6 abused children still mistreated after Iowa DHS intervention

One in six abused children suffers some new neglect or abuse after intervention by Iowa’s Department of Human Services – a statistic that has worsened since the last time the federal government reviewed Iowa’s child-welfare system, a report released by the state Tuesday shows.

The report, the first prepared by Iowa’s Department of Human Services for federal regulators since 2003, shows Iowa continues to lag tough federal benchmarks in child safety and other key areas. But it also shows social workers are doing a better job in some areas, such as visiting children in foster care, in spite of a spike in new abuse reported last year and significant budget cuts.

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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100623/NEWS10/6230358/-1/GETPUBLISHED03scripts/1-in-6-abused-children-still-mistreated-after-Iowa-DHS-intervention

Christopher R. L. Thomas

A Vincennes, Ind., man is in jail today charged with battery on a child while his infant son is being treated for life-threatening injuries at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

Vincennes police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to a 911 call for a small child not breathing at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

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http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jun/23/vincennes-father-arrested-battery-infant-son/

LAS CRUCES – A five-year-old Anthony, N.M., girl is in critical condition in at Providence Hospital in El Paso and her 27-year-old mother is now behind bars, charged with child abuse and evidence tampering.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office was called to Providence Hospital on Sunday after learning the child was brought there unconscious and with multiple injures, according to a DASO news release.

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http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_15356448

NEW YORK – A man claiming to be the son of the founder of a once-influential Roman Catholic religious order, and accused his father of repeatedly molesting him.

In a lawsuit, Jose Raul Gonzalez, 30, accused the late Rev. Marcial Maciel of abuse beginning at age 7.

Gonzalez said Maciel led a double life, explaining his long absences from the family by saying he was a CIA agent and oil executive.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-priest-abuse-marcial-maciel,0,6070049.story

Los Angeles – I would have used one our really lame headlines like “THE DEL TACO MASSACRE!” like we usually do with stories like this, but CBS news beat me to it. The massacre they are referring to happened on Saturday afternoon when Jimmy Schlager walked inside a California Del Taco and opened fire on his 29-year-old stepdaughter and her family. Schlager murdered her husband, Alex Trujillo, and her 6-year-old son Adrian. He shot her 10 times and her other 5-year-old son twice but miraculously, they are both currently alive. They have undergone surgery at the hospital where their conditions have improved.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/06/21/man-opens-fire-on-family-in-a-del-taco-killing-two-before-killing-himself/

SPRING HILL, Fla. – Neighbors describe the house where 21-year-old Stanley Eckard and his family lived as the “rowdy” house of the neighborhood. Loud fighting, visits by police, stuff like that. On Friday Stanley’s 19-year-old brother, Sean Eckard, went missing. Later that night, his mother observed something that helped pinpoint his whereabouts.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/06/22/cops-man-kills-younger-brother-buries-him-in-yard/

Monday, four people, including Sheri Lynn Davis from the Jamie’s House Charter School in Texas were charged with injury to a child; the videotaped incident occurred April 29 and has been under investigation ever since.

Monday, Sheri Lynn Davis was charged with injury to a child by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, and other authorities at the school who knew of or watch the alleged crime occur were also charged. Gabriel Hahn Moseley (a teacher), David Leonard Jones (the principal), and Ollie Williams Hilliard (superintendent) were charged with failure to report child abuse, according to MSNBC.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-19632-Salt-Lake-City-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m6d22-Sheri-Lynn-Davis-charged-with-beating-13yearold-student-principal-superintendent-also-charged

At the closing Mass of the Year for Priests, referring to the fact that, in this very year of joy for the sacrament of the priesthood, the sins of priests had come to light, particularly the abuse of the little ones, Pope Benedict XVI made a very significant declaration.

It reflects his determination to address everything related to child abuse by priests with all the courage that it requires.

The Holy Father said: “We insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved, while promising to do everything possible to ensure that such abuse will never occur again; and that in admitting men to priestly ministry and in their formation we will do everything we can to weigh the authenticity of their vocation and make every effort to accompany priests along their journey.”

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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100621/opinion/editorial

Internet crimes against children will be the subject of SOS’ first Child Abuse Prevention Summit scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 15 in the Flint Hills Technical College.

Sgt. Chet Pinkston of the Wichita Missing and Exploited Children Unit and the Emporia Area Multi-Disciplinary Team will be the presenters for the summit.

Pinkson, with 20 years of law-enforcement experience, also is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He will provide an overview of both organizations, as well as internet safety and social media.

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http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/2010/jun/21/plans-set-first-child-abuse-summit/