TOMBALL, Texas – A Magnolia man, charged with the Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a 4-year-old girl, is now accused of raping her 2-year-old sister, according to Tomball Police. The 4-year-old victim has tested positive for the Herpes Simplex virus, a sexually-transmitted disease. Erik Medrano, 23, was arrested and charged Wednesday.
DETROIT, MI– Police are investing the death of a 4-year-old boy who may have been tortured inside his Highland Park home. The boy’s mother had died and he was living with his aunt and five other children, all boys between the ages of 4 and 10, in a home in the 200 block of California, Highland Park Det. Sgt. Brenda Perkins said.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – After a police chase, a Virginia Beach man was arrested for allegedly entering a home and sexually assaulting a young girl. Virginia Beach police said Vincent Michael Barrett, 27, of the 3000 block of Birch Bark Drive, entered a home Thursday through an unlocked door in the Red Mill South section of the city. Police said he then entered the bedroom of a girl younger than 13 and sexually assaulted her.
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http://www.fox43tv.com/dpps/news/crime/child-sexual-assault-suspect-arrested_3803270
The father of a 16-year-old girl who fought off an attacker Thursday said he thinks the karate lessons she had been taking for about a month helped her defend herself. “Oh yeah, big time it helped,” said William Givens, whose daughter suffered a mild concussion when she was struck in the head from behind with a heavy object as she was walking on the trail in the woods near Pattison Lake. She also had minor cuts and bruises, he said. Givens added that his daughter was traumatized and was kept home from her classes Friday.
RIVERSIDE– Authorities are searching for an unidentified man suspected of kidnapping a sleeping 9-year-old girl from her home and dropping her off on a nearby street. Residents in a Riverside neighborhood called police around 1 a.m. Sunday after they found the girl knocking on doors in the area of Bolton Avenue and Giles Court asking for help. The girl told police a man climbed into a window in her apartment on Herman Drive and Pike Street and took her into his car.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-riverside-girl-abducted,0,4545425.story
The father of a 13-year-old Indiana boy found buried in a shallow grave was charged in his son’s death Thursday after he admitted burying him there. Riley Choate told police he wrapped his son, Christian Choate, in a blanket, placed a Bible on him and buried him under concrete in a mobile park home in Gary, Ind., in April 2009, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Choate, 28, was charged with removal of a body from a death scene, failing to notify authorities of a death and failure to report a body to authorities.
**NOTICE** This family has contacted Dreamcatchers for Abused Children and is seeking assistance in obtaining help for Christina Choate (murder victim’s sister–now 17-years old) with much needed therapy, counseling, education(she has not been to school since the 7th grade) and legal representation. If you would like to help this family, please contact me at: dreamcatchersforabusedchildren@gmail.com
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http://crimesceneusa.blogspot.com/2011/05/riley-choate-buried-son-13-under.html
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/indiana&id=8116878
The stories are heartbreaking, all-too-common and shrouded in misconceptions. “Child sexual abuse is kind of a taboo subject,” said Celena Ditz, therapist and co-parenting coordinator. “People don’t want to talk about it.” Margie Christopher, executive director of Children’s Homes of Cleveland County, said it seems like every time she picks up the newspaper, there is another story about a child who has been sexually abused. More often than not, it was by a family member or someone trusted by the family.
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http://www.shelbystar.com/news/misconceptions-55136-stories-parents.html
A steady, baritone voice echoed in the House chamber, crowded with representatives, staff and guests gathered in the gallery to recognize the importance of the fight against child abuse. “Katelynn Stinnett.” The name ran among the marble-toned pillars and sailed into the vaulted ceiling. “Katelynn Stinnett,” the voice announced once more; and the name coaxed sniffles, then tears from several guests.
WASHINGTON — A volunteer at a Texas church home to the largest congregation in the United States has been charged with sexually abusing an autistic child. Alvaro Daniel Guzman, 25, was charged with indecency with a child over a February 2010 incident at a Lakewood Church activities program for special needs children, according to local media reports in Houston. The arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday, but Guzman is still free.
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Social studies teacher, youth pastor and girl’s basketball coach
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — A 28-year-old social studies teacher, youth pastor and girl’s basketball coach at Yearling Middle School was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation on a child. Joel A. Huddleston, of 3844 NW 30 Ave., also is youth pastor at the Buckhead Ridge Christian Church, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office.
A MAN who today admitted murdering his two-year-old daughter posted a message on Facebook which read “Bout 2 kill ma kid” just before he stabbed her with a massive Ninja-style knife.
Shortly afterwards Ramazan “Ramzy” Acar, 24, sent a text message to the toddler’s mother Rachelle D’Argent which read “It’s ova I did it”. A magistrate heard today that as little Yazmina Acar lay dying beside her father he posted another Facebook message which read “Pay bk u slut”.
EAST LOS ANGELES– Sheriffs Homicide Bureau are investigating a murder-suicide which occurred late Saturday that left twin children, their mother and father dead. According a report written by Deputy Lillian Peck, the suspect, identified as 45-year-old Salvador Acevedo, and his girlfriend, identified as 33-year-old Iris Oseguera, reportedly engaged in a domestic dispute while in Acevedo’s vehicle with their 5-year-old twins and three adolescent children. Acevedo shot Oseguera and the twins before dropping the adolescent children off at a relative’s home.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-east-la-murder-suicide,0,1358246.story
The group made £2.2m from subscriptions to their ‘news service’, which was run from the hamlet of Martin Dales in Lincolnshire. A total of 132 British children have been put into protective custody as a result of the investigation. More than 1,300 people from 45 countries used the site to access millions of child abuse images. Those subscribing to the service, called Athenanews, were able to access and download folders labelled “teens”, “baby” and “boys”.
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