Numerous human bite marks on the body of an Asheville-area 4-year-old child found beaten to death led investigators to request dental impressions of his accused killer, according to search warrants returned today. William Godfrey Hedden is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Trenton Scott.
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BUTTS COUNTY, GA – A Georgia man accused of killing his wife and her child was convinced by a pastor to turn himself in. “We have him, Herman, and we’re taking him there,” said Sheriff Gene Pope, Butts County Sheriff’s Office. Pope says it started with a text message. Herman Jackson’s pastor wanted him to me them at the Henry County Jail.
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(BREAKING NEWS) Man charged with murder in death
Rico Jones was charged with murder today for the death of his stepdaughter, Camryia Arnold, who died in December. Camyria was first brought to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital by Jones, who told doctors she had been acting sluggish and was breathing heavily. At the time, police charged Jones with one count of misdemeanor reckless conduct in that he had previously smoked or possessed marijuana in the child’s presence, but the reckless conduct charge was not directly connected to the child’s death, District Attorney Greg Edwards said.
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The search for a man wanted on charges related to assaults on children ended around 3 p.m. Wednesday with the man’s capture near Fordland. Calvin Bloomer, 23, was taken into custody without incident, U.S. Marshals Service supervisory deputy Kelly Palmer said.
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Prosecutors called 60-year-old John Rolfe’s victimization of a little girl a case of obsession and control and the jury agreed, finding Rolfe guilty of raping the young girl and possession of child pornography Friday afternoon after a week-long trial. “He didn’t want me to get close to anybody else except him, at all,” his victim testified earlier this week.
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Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse doctor who is imprisoned in Cambodia, accused of sexually abusing an underage boy, has been placed on leave without pay from Upstate University Hospital. 56-year-old James D’Agostino was arrested on Feb. 16 by the Phnom Penh anti human trafficking and juvenile protection police on charges that he purchased a child prostitute. D’Agostino was under investigation by the Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) after they received information that he was abusing a boy who he had taken into his care.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Maricopa Sheriff’s deputies arrested a three-year-old boy’s adoptive parents Friday in Scottsdale after finding the boy unconscious in a bathroom and documenting multiple other instances of possible abuse, officials said. Roman Bravo’s adoptive parents, Angel and Osanna Bravo, were taken into custody after an investigation revealed multiple incidents of potential abuse to their three-year-old son, officials said.
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MANILA, Philippines – TV host Willie Revillame and top officials of TV5 have been sued for child abuse by rights advocates on Monday in connection with a crying boy who was made to dance suggestively and was given P10,000 on “Willing Willie” last March 12. Six people, including officials of the End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT), filed the complaint with the Quezon City Fiscal’s Office on Monday.
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/04/25/11/willie-revillame-tv5-execs-sued-child-abuse
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DENVER — Although more than two decades have passed, 26-year-old Rezal Martinez clearly recalls the extreme emotional toll sexual abuse took on her as a child.”From about the ages of 3 to 5, I was sexually assaulted by my father, and my whole life changed,” Martinez said. “It was so bad at age 5, I actually tried committing suicide. That’s when my mom decided, obviously, I needed to see a counselor.”
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The suspect in an alleged child abuse case in Revere was ordered held on $15,000 bail during his arraignment Monday morning in Chelsea District Court. Joseph Testa, 28, is accused of causing serious injuries to his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son. The boy was found by rescue personnel Friday morning lying unresponsive across the street from 590 Revere Beach Parkway. Testa was with the boy when medical personnel arrived.
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The trial of a Southwest Missouri man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl will not go ahead as scheduled on Monday. The judge in the case has declared a mistrial in the case involving Christopher Collings, according to Phelps County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk, Jill Cooksey. A person who tells KY3 News they were in the jury pool says the mistrial was declared due to a lack of an adequate number of jurors left in the pool to meet legal requirements.
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Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States; however, those reports can include multiple children. In 2007, approximately 5.8 million children were involved in an estimated 3.2 million child abuse reports and allegations.
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An Orange County woman was molested for several years by a relative, becoming pregnant at age 11 and giving birth at age 12, prosecutors said. The man, Mariano Antonio Castro, 56, Santa Ana, was charged Thursday with a variety of felony counts of continuous sexual abuse and lewd acts on a child under 14. He is being held on $1 million bail and faces more than 30 years in prison if convicted.
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