BENSON, N.C. –A Johnston County father has been arrested and charged for allegedly using fishing line to sew up a wound on his son’s head. Johnathan Ashley Avery, 31, of Benson, N.C., was arrested on Friday and charged with felony child abuse.
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“Bringing Adam Home” by Les Standiford (with retired Miami Beach Detective Sgt. Joe Matthews) brings back all the horror of the infamous 1981 abduction, rape and murder by decapitation of 6-year-old Adam Walsh. Regrettably, it delivers that horror in merciless and diabolical detail.
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http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2011/02/bringing_adam_home_offers_stro.html
The Catholic Church of Sweden confirms three priests are believed to have sexually abused children over the span of 30 years. It is reported that the paedophile priests, one of whom is dead, sexually abused a collective of five children between 1940 and 1970, thus falling under that statute of limitation. Stockholm Bishop Anders Arborelius said Saturday there could “be no redemption” for the three.
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A 29-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting his children and stepchildren and forcing them to take drugs, Phoenix police said. Police believe the man’s two daughters, stepdaughter and stepson were victims of abuse, Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos said. Police believe the abuse took place between 2004 and 2010, when the children ranged in age from 5 to 13 years old.
The details of Nubia Barahona’s death are grisly: Soaked in toxic chemicals, decomposed and stuffed in a garbage bag, she was found rotting on the shoulder of the interstate on Valentines Day. Authorities believe she had been stashed in a septic tank for weeks before her adoptive father dug up her corpse.
Statistically, however, Nubia’s story is rather common: She is one of hundreds of Florida children who died of abuse or neglect during the last decade after child welfare authorities had performed at least one investigation into their welfare. Florida not only leads the United States in the number of such deaths, it dominates the nation.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-barahona-dcf-policy-20110227,0,3754006.story
When it comes to disciplining your child, when are you crossing the line into abuse? “Leaving physical marks that’s kind of crossing the line. I think taking things they enjoy away work more sometimes,” said Pam Bixler, Lebanon County parent. “Nothing that’s going to cause physical harm to the point when they need medical attention,” said Ron Bixler, Lebanon County parent.
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Police in Minnesota have arrested a 35-year-old EMT worker on horrific crimes after allegedly confessing that he stole narcotics from his employer in Bemidji and used them to drug and then rape a 13-year-old girl while babysitting the teen at her home.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla — A man faces charges of raping a two-year-old girl last week at SeaWorld Orlando after her mother left him to watch the toddler, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The crime was discovered when pictures of the rape were found on Michael Grzybowicz’s cell phone, sheriff’s records state. A member of the Cocoa Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit confiscated the phone.
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NASHUA – Christian Jackson was killed by “significant blunt force trauma,” and the 3-year-old’s death has been deemed a homicide, the prosecutor said Thursday. Authorities have not yet charged anyone, or identified any suspect. Police are still interviewing witnesses, and the state medical examiner’s office has not yet pinned down the exact time of Christian’s death, or offered an estimate as to when the injury was inflicted, Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati said.
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http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/910290-196/nashua-boys-death-ruled-homicide.html
Judge Larry Thorne ordered today that a 4-week-old admitted to the hospital with multiple signs of physical abuse be released to a rehabilitative foster home.Medical staff determined that the newborn was a victim of physical child abuse. He suffered a skull fracture caused by compression or crushing, a rib fracture, liver injuries, a broken femur and tibia, broken jaw and bleeding of the brain, according to previous Enterprise reporting.
‘Child abuse, financial crisis linked’
DENVER — A teenage boy was covered in lighter fluid and burned during a party in southwest Denver on Valentine’s Day and now eight young men have been arrested.Police received a call at about 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 of a boy acting erratically and possibly in need of medical attention. He was stumbling near a McDonald’s restaurant. The boy was transported to The Children’s Hospital for treatment of burns to his hands, chest, neck and face.
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PENSACOLA, FL – An Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy is being held without bond for alleged child abuse. According to the arrest report, Mildred Blanche Goodwin and her son were involved in an altercation. She was attempting to discipline her son, and tried to strike him in the leg with her department issued expandable baton. Her son attempted to block the strike and received injuries to his right forearm and wrist.
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http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/pensacola/fla-deputy-charged-with-child-abuse
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