GRAND TERRACE, CA — Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who allegedly locked his 2-year-old daughter in the garage while he got food and watched TV. The toddler’s grandmother went to the home of her father, Terrence Ford, 46, just before 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 22400 block of Terrace Pines Drive in Grand Terrace.  READ MORE HERE

SOMERVILLE, NJ–A high-ranking Somerville educator is under arrest after allegedly videotaping boys as they showered in the locker rooms at Immaculata High School in New Jersey. Patrick J. Lott, 54, is accused of surreptitiously filming boys in the showers for nearly three years, according to court filings obtained by Courier News. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday.  READ MORE HERE

A mother-of-three was shot to death in the parking lot of a McDonalds by her former husband as her children waited inside. Donna Marie Royer, 40, from Denver, was shot three times in the chest last night just after 5pm after her estranged husband Mark Royer drove up to her in the parking lot. About 90 minutes after the shooting, police found Royer’s body near his truck at a trailhead near Ponderosa HighSchool, said Parker Police Sgt Doreen Jokerst.  READ MORE HERE

A 70-year-old Bremerton man convicted of child molestation in California in 1964 was arrested recently for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old Port Orchard girl, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office reports. According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect did not have to register as a sex offender in Kitsap County, even though he had a prior conviction.  READ MORE HERE

A WOMAN and child held captive in a Utah home were rescued after the mother was able to sneak on to Facebook and plead for help. Their alleged captor, Troy Critchfield, 33, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, sodomy, child abuse and animal cruelty, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Police said Critchfield had held the woman and her 17-month-old son captive for about four or five days, taking her mobile phone and keeping her locked in a home in Sandy, Utah, south of Salt Lake City.  READ MORE HERE

Legislation that would remove time limits on filing civil claims in child sexual abuse cases is stalled in both houses of the state Legislature, which has advocates for abused children demanding action. Advocates held a press conference on Thursday, according to NJ.com, demanding votes on the bill and they hand-delivered copies of a letter to the governor and legislative leaders asking “for their support in passage of the bill, which was introduced late last year.”

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Christmas calls to Childline up after debt stress

SAD: Children’s charity had call every minute

ALMOST one child a minute contacted Childline for support on Christmas Day. The ISPCC said 1,384 youngsters looked for help on Christmas Day — 38pc up on last year — with many experiencing family difficulties and loneliness. Margie Roe, national Childline manager, said for most children Christmas is a time to have fun and spend time with family, but for many others it can be a time of fear, stress and trauma with alcohol abuse having a huge negative impact. READ MORE HERE

AN international karate champion is facing jail after being convicted of child abuse against a girl of 13. Liam O’Grady, a World and European gold medalist, collapsed in the dock after being convicted by a jury which heard he texted her 4,759 times over eight months. He sent the girl sex texts and pictures and abused her in his house, his car and men’s toilets, York crown court heard.  READ MORE HERE

CALGARY — A dramatic rise in crimes against children is prompting Calgary police to bump up its child abuse unit. The addition of seven investigators, nearly doubling the unit, is designed to help police deal with an increasing workload of disturbing cases of violence against youngsters. “It’s not just Calgary that’s seen this dramatic increase. It’s right across Canada and the U.S. It’s a dramatic, notable increase in offenses against children,” said Calgary police Chief Rick Hanson. In Calgary last year, there were 873 cases of children being beaten, sexually abused or killed. That’s up from 713 in 2006.  READ MORE HERE

A couple who allegedly left four young children alone in an apartment covered with algae, mold and feces have been charged in court. While the children were alone, two of the four boys climbed on the edge of a second-story balcony drawing concern from neighbors. Jonathan Robert Brown, 30, and Warintip Loto, 24, both of Tamuning, are being held on $5,000 cash bail after being charged with multiple counts of felony child abuse, said Carlina Charfauros, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Attorney General.  READ MORE HERE

Authorities Say Toddler Had Bruises, Skull Fracture

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities said a 22-year-old Stokes County man has been charged with abusing his son.The child’s mother, Jennifer Daehnke, said she was at work last Dec. 4 when she received a call that her 5-month-old son, Payton, had been injured. READ MORE HERE

LOS ANGELES — A man in police custody after allegedly having sex with and pimping a 12-year-old girl. Michael Vincent Pree, 23, was arrested last week on charges of sexual assault of a minor, according to LAPD. According to LAPD, Pree contacted the victim, who was under the age of 12, took her to his home and forced her to have sex with him.

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