2011 Had Most Shocking Child Abuse Cases for Calcasieu Parish
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA — For law enforcement in Calcasieu Parish, 2011 presented some of the most shocking child abuse cases filed. Children who were allegedly beaten till their ears were bleeding, children living in terrible conditions and children even burned by their parent or caretaker are just some of the situations Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Sex Crimes Division had to deal with. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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