Sexual violence survivors deserve protection

Under the current state law, most victims do not have access to civil protection orders unless their assailant is someone with whom they have an existing intimate relationship, they have reported the attack and the case is being pursued for criminal prosecution. If Senate Bill 58, The Sexual Violence Protection Act, is passed, that will change. Sexual violence affects everyone regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, ability and sexual orientation. Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population has experienced some form of sexual violence ranging from rape and child sexual abuse to human trafficking and sexual harassment.

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http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_17958754

WAVERLY, Ohio — A former Pike County sheriff’s deputy is indicted on five felony charges in connection with a child who was younger than 10. Clyde Franklin Sanders Jr. was indicted on two kidnapping charges, one gross sexual imposition charge, and one endangering children charge. Sanders was the chief deputy under former Pike County Sheriff Larry Travis.

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http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/apr/29/ex-deputy-indicted-child-rape-kidnapping-charges-ar-471138/

GLOUCESTER — Investigators in Gloucester took a girl from a residence on Thursday night after finding her emaciated and being kept in a crib that had been modified to form a cage. The girl, who police believe is 5 or 6 years old, was removed from the residence on Carrie Lane in Hayes. Lt. Scott Little of the Gloucester Police Department said in a prepared statement the girl was “extremely malnourished and suffering from severe starvation.”

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http://www.dailypress.com/news/gloucester-county/dp-nws-gloucester-child-abuse-20110429,0,2024738.story

Massachusetts ranks No. 1 nationally for the highest rate of child abuse — mostly involving neglect — a ranking that officials say derives from the state’s strict reporting laws.  Massachusetts had the highest rate of child abuse of any state in federal fiscal 2009, the latest year for which statistics are available, as well as in 2007 and 2008. Also, Massachusetts ranked second among the 50 states in 2004 through 2006, according to a report from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

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http://www.telegram.com/article/20110429/NEWS/104299840/-1/NEWS06

MURRIETA, CA– Authorities say a choir director at a Temecula church — who was previously convicted of a sex crime — has been arrested on accusations of raping a 16-year-old girl. On Monday, the teen told police that her church choir director sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions at his home in Murrieta, according to Murrieta Police Department officials.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-murrieta-pastor-rape-arrest,0,1768880.story

Mom Gets 25 to Life For Stabbing Toddler to Death

RIVERSIDE — A 40-year old woman could spend the rest of her life in prison for the brutal beating and stabbing death of her toddler son. Lori Burchett was convicted in February of first-degree murder and assault following the 2009 stabbing death of her son, 17-month-old Garrison Burchett.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-mother-sentenced-in-toddler-stabbing-death,0,5194994.story

The Original Charity Cars (DBA Free Charity Cars) is a 501-C-3 non-profit charity, EIN 59-3362703. Established in 1996, our founding mission is to provide refurbished donated vehicles to struggling individuals or qualified entities. Year after year, our charity leads the nation in awarding free vehicles to deserving candidates across America (over 4000), many times paying for the down-payment for auto insurance, as well as the tag, title and registration fees.

The Original Charity Cars has enjoyed an avalanche of local and national publicity, including being featured Montel Williams, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, and Two Guys Garage. Articles about the program have appeared in a host of publications including People Magazine, Women’s World Magazine, Motor Trend, The Non-Profit Times, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Among its many awards, our organization is honored to be a past winner of the prestigious Walt Disney World Outstanding Community Service Award.

Mustangskids is a group of people who have banded together, in fellowship and love, on Free Charity Cars. We are working together to support a very special group of Families. These Families all have one thing in common: They all have either ill, disabled or special needs children.

What we do:

We actively transfer votes to these Families and promote for them in their individual states. These Families are struggling, greatly, and need all of the help and support that they can get. We promote these Families by contacting their local media outlets, newspapers, place of residence periodicals and on-line advertisements. If the need arises, we administer their accounts for them, until such a time when they are able to do so themselves.

Our Vision:

To have the transportation needs of Families with special needs children met.

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$1 Off Every Bottle To Support DreamCatchers For Abused Children

Mother starts 16-year term for killing three children

A mother who admitted killing her three children has been jailed for 16 years after a judge told her she had taken their lives with “a truly disturbing degree of violence”. Theresa Riggi stabbed her eight-year-old twins Austin and Luke and her five-year-old daughter Cecilia to death at a townhouse in Edinburgh.

The new film “Trust” does not have a happy, Hollywood ending. The movie details the online recruitment and subsequent rape of a 14-year-old girl by a sexual predator in his 40s. “Charlie,” the rapist, initially masquerades as a 16-year-old in a chat room for young volleyball enthusiasts. There he meets “Annie Cameron” and showers the 14-year-old with flattery, attention and eventually romance at a time when she most craves it. Charlie turns himself into Annie’s on-demand confidant. Soon he sets up a real-life rendezvous. Annie is distressed when she meets a man much older than she expects, but the combination of her emotional investment in him at this point and his practiced seductive skills enable him to still lure her to a nearby hotel. He rapes her — and disappears.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hemanshu-nigam/kids-internet-safety_b_854952.html

JACKSON, Tenn. – Jackson police said an 81-year-old man was arrested for raping a 4-year-old girl. Officials said the alleged abuse by Robert Fisher took place in April. Police investigated after receiving a call from the mother of the child on Tuesday. She reported that her daughter had been molested.

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http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14533078/man-arrested-for-raping-4-year-old-girl

Investigators say Tyra violently shook an 18-month-old child