Plymouth, WI-A Plymouth man has been charged with child abuse after beating up his teenage son over a food fight.  48 year old Alan Wambold has been formally charged with felony physical abuse of a child after his 13 year old son and started an oatmeal fight with his younger sister where they flung oatmeal at each other, making a mess in the kitchen.

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http://whbl.com/news/articles/2011/may/02/plymouth-man-beats-son-over-spilled-oatmeal/

A Chicago man raped a 6-year-old girl while her young brother watched from under his blankets, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday in bond court. Jerry Harris, 38, was held Saturday in lieu of $1 million bail. He is charged with predatory sexual assault of a child, a felony.

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http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/chibrknews-prosectors-man-raped-girl-in-front-of-her-brother-20110430,0,457747.story

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children: 2011 Top-Rated Nonprofit Organizations

Dreamcatchers has been named to a new list of 2011 Top-Rated Nonprofit Organizations by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews for nonprofit organizations. The top-rated nonprofits list is composed of organizations that have received at least ten positive reviews from stakeholders, such as volunteers, donors, or clients.

The reviews were posted as part of the “Children and Families” campaign conducted by GreatNonprofits, in partnership with Guidestar and a coalition of nonprofit organizations. “We are gratified to be able to honor Dreamcatchers for Abused Children for its work on children’s  issues,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits. “They deserve to be recognized for the support they have from their community of stakeholders.”

The entire list of top-rated Children and Family nonprofits is available at:

http://greatnonprofits.org/campaigns/view/children-families

You can view Dreamcatchers Page/Reviews here:

http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/profile2/dreamcatchers-for-abused-children

This list can be used to find great nonprofits to support with your giving, volunteering, and patronage.

About the Campaign

The campaign was hosted by GreatNonprofits, Guidestar, and a coalition of other nonprofit organizations.

The success of the campaign and the diversity of organizations reviewed reflect the core of GreatNonprofits’ mission to bring visibility, transparency, and accountability to the sector and allow nonprofits to engage with their community in a different way.

All reviews appear on GreatNonprofits.org as well as GuideStar.org, the premiere source for donor research on nonprofits. Nonprofits with 10 or more positive reviews during the campaign are included on the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Children and Family Nonprofits list.

Death of our children losing the power to shock

ANOTHER MONTH and another dead kiddie, another predictable murder scene and another predictable range of suspects. It will be no surprise if the person arrested over Serenity’s death turns out to fit the classic profile – young, Maori, male, most likely a beneficiary, well-known to police and other government agencies, and with a history of booze and drugs. Another refugee from Loserdom.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/opinion/4944583/Death-of-our-children-is-losing-the-power-to-shock

Eddie Monroe VanHouten

PLEASANT HILLS, Pa. — A local school administrator has been suspended and accused of sex crimes against two children.The suspect, Leslie Smith, is facing some pretty serious charges.One of the victims is a mentally challenged child.According to court paperwork, the abuse is alleged to have occurred over years.Friday night, the suspect was behind bars. His job and his status as a respected member of the community is in jeopardy.

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http://www.wpxi.com/news/27726753/detail.html

SALT LAKE CITY – 39 men were arrested in Operation Frosty Lime Squeeze.  The Utah Attorney General says law enforcement officers collected enough images of child porn, that if they were stacked one on top of the other, they would rise nearly 2000 miles high.  This is the largest sweep of this kind in state history.  Agents tracked down men who were collecting and sharing child pornography as well as taking the photos.

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http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story/Utah-task-force-nets-39-child-porn-suspects/q3qp_ZRyOEqr3DnKUzcG7A.cspx

A Church Hill man is behind bars tonight after trying to get a prostitute to have sex with both him and a minor. Johnson City police arrested 30 year-old William Taylor Friday night after he went to a local hotel in hopes of soliciting a prostitute to perform sex on both he and a 12 year old child. Neighbor Danny Hall says he had no idea that his neighbor, Taylor, was a sex offender.

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http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011/apr/30/sex-offender-caught-child-soliciting-prostitution-ar-1008108/

While I was out at the NORML Conference, this bombshell of a story exploded in Oklahoma: OKLAHOMA CITY — Converting marijuana to hashish could land Oklahomans a life prison sentence under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward said the goal of the bill is to “send a message” that illegal drugs won’t be tolerated in Oklahoma. Conviction of a first offense of cooking hashish would result in a prison sentence from two years to life in prison. Sentences would be doubled under a second offense, and those convicted would not be eligible for a suspended sentence or probation.

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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/oklahoma-life-in-prison-for-hash-1-year-for-child-rape

New Delhi: Serial or child rapists should be castrated – this is what Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau recommended as she heard a case where a 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather for four years. “The Indian legislatures are yet to take notice of this alarming situation and address the issue with all seriousness by exploring the possibility of alternative sentences of surgical castration or chemical castration, particularly in cases of minors, serial offenders and child molesters,” she said.

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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/judge-for-castrating-serial-rapists-102714

Melissa Owens’ childhood was riddled with abuse of every kind. But today, at 35, she’s done with the title of “victim.” Owens spoke Friday at the Child Abuse Prevention Service Providers Conference, sharing her personal story of sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse from two alcohol- and drug-addicted parents.

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http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110430/NEWS/110429743/1011/NEWS?Title=Abuse-victim-Empathy-needed

She locked herself and her three small children in the bathroom all night, waking the neighbors with their screaming. She covered the windows with blankets and barricaded the door with furniture to stop intruders she believed would kill her.If the truth were laid bare, Gatluak Jerweng believes everyone would see he tried desperately to save his kids from their seriously mentally ill mother.

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http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110501/NEWS01/105010048/Dark-past-found-death-infant?odyssey=mod_sectionstories

BREAKING NEWS: Deputies find body of young child buried near home of couple accused of child abuse

GLOUCESTER — It looked like a fairly tranquil scene on a sunny Friday afternoon — a blue-and-white single-wide mobile home with an American flag on the porch. The grass surrounding it was neatly trimmed with pink spring flowers in bloom. But inside the residence at Waterview Mobile Home Park on Thursday night, the Gloucester Sheriff’s Department discovered a 5- to 6-year-old girl imprisoned in a crib that had been modified to form a cage. The girl was “extremely malnourished and suffering from severe starvation,” according to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office. She was “covered in feces and in the nude.” A piece of wood kept the girl in her prison, according to a news release.

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