A man accused of attempting to castrate his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son was convicted on multiple charges Friday and is facing at least 33 years in prison. According to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, Todd Louis Lanford, 36, of the 2400 block of Cleveland Avenue, was found guilty by a jury of attempted malicious castration of privy member, several counts of felony child abuse, several counts of felony assault, felony child abuse, assault by strangulation, communicating threats, first degree sex offense and taking indecent liberties with a minor.

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http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/08/06/1113678?sac=Crime

ASHEVILLE— Firefighters broke through a window to rescue a 2-month-old girl locked inside a hot car Saturday, police said. Police charged the child’s mother, 29-year-old Jennifer Knox, of Arden, with child abuse. Social workers will meet with the mother, Lt. Wallace Welch said in a statement released late Saturday night.

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http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110807/NEWS/110806004/Asheville-firefighters-rescue-baby-in-hot-car?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE

Manassas residents confronted a woman for taping an infant’s mouth shut in July.  According to police, when confronted, Kristina Leigh Moore, of the 9200 block of Hood Road, became so agitated that she assaulted her accusers. Officers were called to the scene.  When they arrived, Moore’s accusers said that Moore had taped an infant child’s mouth shut to keep it from crying.

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http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Woman-Accused-of-Taping-Infants-Mouth-Shut-127069123.html

One Child Abuse Survivor 2 another is a blog for anyone who has experienced child abuse and is on their healing journey..it is a place where people can share resources, tell our stories, and share in the knowledge that we are not alone and should not suffer in silence. Keep reaching out!!!

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http://onechildabusesurvivor2another.blogspot.com

Four years ago, a now 71-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the child-abuse murder of her adopted 3-year-old son who died in 1974 of what she claimed for decades was from falling off a lawn chair into the grass. Thursday, Catherine Wyman, formerly of Sparks, was sentenced to time served after the Nevada Supreme Court reversed her conviction in 2009 of second-degree murder, saying she was entitled to review her accuser’s psychiatric records.

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http://www.rgj.com/article/20110804/NEWS01/110804040/Former-Sparks-woman-convicted-murdering-son-released-from-prison?odyssey=nav|head

LAWRENCE – A Lawrence father is facing child abuse charges after allegedly beating his newborn child blind. Emmanuel Quadros, 32, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Wednesday. Police say the injuries to the 3-week-old baby boy are so severe that the child is now blind and will likely be wheelchair-bound.

School board giving parents the choice to opt out.

Macon County schools recently revised the Board Policy to give parents the option to opt out of allowing their child to be subjected to corporal punishment. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse and neglect at a minimum as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents as imminent risk of serious harm.”

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http://www.maconnews.com/news/1421-is-corporal-punishment-child-abuse

UK–A paedophile described by police as the UK’s most prolific hoarder of pictures of child abuse has been given an indeterminate prison sentence. Daniel Taylor, 31, possessed more than 300,000 indecent images, including a large number considered the most extreme, Bradford crown court heard. Taylor used 47 devices including hard drives, phones, memory sticks and a laptop to store the pictures.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/04/daniel-taylor-paedophile-jailed

SANTA ANA – A Santa Ana man facing trial in the beating death of his girlfriend’s sister’s 18-month-old daughter has been charged with abusing another child in 2009, prosecutors said Thursday. Juan Carlos Aguilar, 25, of Santa Ana is now charged with murder, assault on child with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death and two counts of child abuse.

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http://www.ocregister.com/news/aguilar-310851-old-charged.html

NEW YORK — Levi Aron, accused of butchering an 8-year-old boy on his first walk home alone from an Orthodox Jewish day camp, is competent to stand trial, according to a court evaluation released on Thursday. That means Aron is able to participate in his own defense and understands he is charged with kidnapping, suffocating and dismembering Leiby Kletzky, his defense lawyers said outside state Supreme Court in Brooklyn.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-levi-aron-trial,0,7354009.story

TARZANA, CA – A Los Angeles city official appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has resigned amid a child porn investigation blaming his “odd behavior” on a tumor. 63-year-old Albert Abrams stepped earlier this week. FBI agents seized computers and other materials from his Tarzana home on Wednesday.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-child-porn-search-city-official,0,2815057.story

Polygamist Leader Convicted

SAN ANGELO, Texas— A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls “spiritual marriages.” The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as the verdict was read.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/warren-jeffs-polygamist-leader-convicted_n_918915.html?ncid=AOLDSN00280000000001#s322872

Help For Abused Children Is Out There– You Just Need To Know Where To Look

As a parent, I really cringe when I hear about a child being abused by anyone.  Unfortunately, children remain prime targets for physical, mental and sexual abuse perpetrated in diverse settings. In order for us to help child abuse victims, we first must acknowledge its existence and then begin to understand how and where it occurs.

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http://www.childinjurylaws.com/community-news/help-for-abused-children-is-out-there—you-just-need-to-know-where-to-look/

Jonathan Rosenfeld: Child Injury Lawyer

About Jonathan Rosenfeld

My law practice is focused on representing the most vulnerable members of our society in claims and lawsuits against individuals and companies that have caused them harm.  The young and old are impacted in unique ways as a result of injures suffered due to the fault of another.  The specialized needs demand an experienced and dedicated advocate.

I take great pride in helping individuals and families fight to recover all damages they are entitled to under the law. Many times, my representation utilizes an out-of-the box approach to both establishing liability on the part of wrong-doer and using the latest technology to assist in proving damages to an insurance company or jury.

All appearances lean toward the mass media approving what is newsworthy stories regarding a mother abusing, neglecting and in many cases murdering her child/children literally and emotionally? Within the last week Los Angeles channel 7 KABC news reported at least two severe cases of child abuse and neglect. On the internet I’ve come across numerous cases of child maltreatment, neglect, abuse and fatalities many never reach newsworthy attention. U.S Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families gives a very detailed report on child maltreatment.

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http://www.examiner.com/abusive-relationships-in-los-angeles/child-maltreatment-part-2-our-study-of-stress-and-motherhood