It was my prayer in writing “Inside Scars” that this book might be like a hand reaching out to all those who dare to reclaim their life. I wanted to encourage others to heal. Recovery is possible. I want others to remember that in the midst of so much pain there is healing. To those supporting friends, family and clients going through this long scarry process, there is “light at the end of the tunnel”. “Inside Scars” shows that though the healing process can be difficult, it is also rewarding to those who dare to heal. I now live my life with a daily affirmations of, “I am not responsible for what has happened to me in the past but I take full control so that it doesn’t dictate my future”.

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The sister of a man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a gruesome home invasion told a jury Monday he sexually abused her as a child for years, but she said he wasn’t a violent person and wouldn’t intentionally kill.

5,000 child molesters: The US scout movement’s guilty secret

They call them the “perversion files”, and more than 5,000 alleged child molesters aren’t the only ones hoping to prevent their hitherto-secret contents ever seeing the light of day. Boy Scouts of America is at the centre of a growing legal crisis as it attempts to block publication of documents that name and shame the extraordinary number of adults expelled from the organisation amid accusations of sexual misconduct.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/5000-child-molesters-the-us-scout-movements-guilty-secret-6255037.html

Loudon County, TN—– A pedophile incest father was sentenced to 44 years in prison for raping his 2-year-old son while videotaping the abuse. Edward William Crandall, 24, is a single father, nickname “Eddy” on his MySpace. His handle is ProudDad87. Proud dad? You’re kidding me. This scum of society lived in a camper besides his grandparent’s home and had visitation rights with his son.

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http://deadkidsofmyspace.com/

NEW DELHI – India experienced thousands of cases of violence, including rape and murder, against children last year, as 5,484 children were sexually assaulted and 1,408 others killed in different parts of the country, reported local daily The Times of India Monday. The report quoted the latest National Crime Records Bureau data as saying that 10,670 children were also kidnapped or abducted during the year.

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-10/31/content_14009569.htm

AN Adelaide man caught hoarding child pornography by US authorities has been jailed for three years. The District Court this morning ordered Stephen John Foster serve at least 18 months of that sentence before being eligible for parole. Foster, 63, of Ethelton, pleaded guilty to aggravated dissemination and possession of child pornography.

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VAN NUYS, Calif. — The Supreme Court issued a final, stinging rebuke of a lower court’s decision on three separate occasions to dismiss the assault conviction of a grandmother in the shaking death of her 7-week-old grandson.

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HEATH and Deborah Campbell have three children: Adolf Hitler, 5, Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, both 3. They insist they aren’t racist – they just like the names. Heath and Deborah Campbell have covered their house in swastikas and have swastika tattoos. But still, they insist they aren’t racist – they just like swastikas.

IT’S a new dangerous drinking fad dubbed “drunkorexia” and gripping NSW — women starving themselves so they can booze and not gain weight. Medics say the growing craze is most common among university students faced with the challenge of staying slim and peer-pressure drinking.

Child molestation is a disease. The child molester is a sick person with an illness that he is unable to control or stop on his own. He has a preoccupation and a sexual desire for young children. In order to stop, he needs help through treatment, supervision or incarceration. In our collective experience working with this population in the Jewish community, approximately one-third of pedophiles have a preference for boys, one-third prefer girls, and one-third have no preference. Some pedophiles also have distinct preferences within select age groups. And one predator may abuse dozens or hundreds of children. What can we — as parents, educators and a community — do to protect and respond to sexual abuse?

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http://www.aish.com/ci/s/48955861.html

Priests accused of child abuse appear beyond the reach of law

Editor’s note: Gary Tuchman reports on allegedly abusive Catholic priests who are living, unsuspected, in communities across the country on CNN Presents, Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.

Los Angeles (CNN) – Former LAPD Detective Federico Sicard still remembers the Monday he arrived at a school to interview children who said a priest had molested them, even though the visit took place 23 years ago. Sicard found four children at the school, Our Lady of Guadalupe in East L.A., who said they’d been abused by Nicolas Aguilar Rivera, a priest who’d recently arrived from Mexico. But police never had a chance to interview Aguilar.

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http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/on-the-trail-of-an-abusive-l-a-priest-who-vanished-to-mexico/