Misty Lynch

Rocky Mount police are searching for an area woman facing several charges related to felony child abuse and neglect.

Authorities said warrants have been obtained on Misty Lynch, 32, for felony child abuse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and animal cruelty.

Police reported that officers responded at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday to Lynch’s residence on Wildberry Drive, attempting to serve her existing warrants on charges related to school attendance violations, failure to appear on traffic charges and injury to real property.

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http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/woman-sought-child-abuse-charges-19627

UTAH (ABC 4 News) – Ethan Stacy’s murder is putting a spotlight on child abuse in broken families.  The boy’s biological mother Stephanie Sloop is accused of covering up his murder. Ethan’s biological father lives in Virginia.

He learned about his son’s death shortly after the 4-year-old’s body was found.  ABC 4 is taking a closer look at what a parent can do to protect their children from an ex-spouse or partner.

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http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Protecting-children-from-abuse-in-broken-families/mb_dsu6H00KkYgLwlSikZQ.cspx

Alarm as hackers spread child abuse porn on social websites

Computer experts today warn of an “alarming trend in exploitation of social networking websites” for distributing images of child sex abuse.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), based in Oakington, said popular websites and image sharing services were being used to spread the sick photos, and legitimate sites were being hacked into for the trade.

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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/Alarm-as-hackers-spread-child-abuse-porn-on-social-websites.htm

NEW YORK (CBS) Ethan Stacy’s last days before allegedly being beaten to death and buried in the mountains of northern Utah were nothing but constant torturous abuse, according to police documents released late Wednesday and viewed by Crimesider.

According to probable cause documents from the Layton County Sheriff’s Department concerning the arrest of Ethan’s mother Stephanie Sloop, the mom received a phone call last Friday from her husband, Nathanael Sloop, saying the 4-year-old had burned himself while taking a bath.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004890-504083.html

Backlash Over Census Bureau’s “See No Evil, Speak No Evil” Law

Law prevents Census workers from reporting child abuse

The government’s census workers are out and about in South Florida neighborhoods and beyond, going door to door and being invited into homes, but a little-known law is being criticized by local child advocates.

Under the law, census workers can’t say anything about or report sex abuse, child abuse, or any type of abuse of kids they may get a whiff of while visiting a home.

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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Cebsus-workers-cant-report-child-abuse-93322289.html

28-year-old David Laird of Oklahoma has been charged with felony child abuse after using a “powerbomb” to discipline his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son, according to TulsaWorld.com.

According to the article, Laird “repeatedly slammed slammed the child into a doorframe while baby-sitting him.” The child was brought to a local hospital on 4/29 with a arge bruise on the back of his head, fractures on his skull and chest, bruising on his shoulders, back, legs and genitalia.

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http://www.pwinsider.com/article/47428/adult-charged-with-felony-child-abuse-after-using-powerbomb-on-four-year-old-boy.html?p=1

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/390490-als-vault-scary-but-true-wrestling-move-used-to-discipline-a-child

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Parents and teachers alarmed by the news of a substitute teacher arrested for possession of child pornography are reminded to talk to kids about reporting abuse.

The investigation of the substitute teacher is ongoing and police aren’t sure if the images might lead to something more.

Detective Tammy Dunn says possessing child pornography is often a precursor to child sexual abuse.

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http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=12466940

Prosecutors call it one of the most complex cases they’ve ever had to try.

After a two-week trial, a father is now convicted of abusing his infant son, breaking more than two-dozen bones.

After more than three years, the case of 30-year-old Robert Lee Heck of Mankato is coming to a close.

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http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S1553379.shtml?cat=10219

John William Gonzales, convicted of first-degree murder and felony child abuse in the death of his 1-year-old son, is staying in prison.

Gonzales is serving a life term and up to 22 years for the child abuse charge.

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http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20100512/NEWS05/100512006

Being a parent sometimes requires a measure of tough love. But even according to some of the leading law enforcement minds in the state, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes unclear – specifically when it comes to spanking.

There are many methods of correcting a child by spanking – with a hand, a belt, an extension cord, a wooden spoon, etc.

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http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Special-Report-Discipline-vs-Child-Abuse/Sh2o2ZaO8ky7vZMr4vhufA.cspx

Baltimore police are seeking to question a man who may have assaulted an 18-month-old girl who contracted the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, according to a city police spokesman.

Police said they have tried several addresses for the man but had not found him as of Wednesday evening. The spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, said on Wednesday evening that state parole and probation agents requested and received a warrant charging the man violating the terms of his release from prison.

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-police-child-gonorrhea-20100512,0,7151576.story

A mother already on probation for child abuse now faces a new charge involving the same 4-year-old child.

Diana Leigh Otwell, 24, of 1047 Jesse Drive, Cleveland was charged May 6 with misdemeanor child abuse.

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http://www.salisburypost.com/News/051210-WEB–mother-charged-again-child-abuse

SAN DIEGO – A disproportionate percentage of victims of severe physical child abuse in San Diego County tend to be infants, and the perpetrators are often younger parents or caregivers, according to a report released Wednesday. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency examined the most severe physical child abuse cases locally over the past 18 months to look for trends.

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http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/New-Report-Looks-at-Abuse-of-Young-Children/qoktcvS9UkanYin0HU7jkg.cspx