A Lancaster County man is charged with sexually abusing a girl for whom he served as a babysitter. Police said Charles Bleacher, 54, sexually assaulted the child repeatedly over a 13-year period while watching her as a family friend. Bleacher had gained the trust of girl’s family as well as the child herself over that time, according to police. His charges include rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and statutory sexual assault. Police said the victim is under 13 years old.

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A federal grand jury has indicted a Vancouver man — already facing trial in Clark County on allegations of abusing two young children — on 17 counts of child pornography-related charges. The grand jury returned the indictment Wednesday charging Michael Scott Norris, a former youth minister and Bible camp counselor, with 11 counts of production of child pornography relating to sexual tapes he allegedly produced of a 10-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother, whom he met at church.

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Newark, Ohio  – Betty Hottinger, a 35-year-old Ohio woman was jailed Saturday after police discovered her five children living in a virtual landfill, filled with trash, urine and feces. According to Newark Police, five children were removed from Hottinger’s home after police discovered an environment they described as having multiple health hazards and an “unbearable smell.”

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Muskogee, Oklahoma  – Jennifer Edwards, 28, and Jesse Wilson Sr., 64, were jailed on child abuse and child rape charges after a terrified 13-year-old boy locked himself in a closet and pleaded with police dispatchers for help. According to the Muskogee County Sheriffs Office, a terrified 13-year-old boy armed himself with a knife, locked himself in a closet and called police from a mobile phone. He begged dispatchers for help, telling them he and his 9-year-old sister were being abused.

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Although child sexual abuse is reported almost 90,000 times a year, the numbers of unreported abuse is far greater because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened, and the legal procedure for validating an episode is difficult (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004). It is estimated that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will have experienced an episode of sexual abuse while younger than 18 years. The numbers of boys affected may be falsely low because of reporting techniques (Botash, Ann, MD, Pediatric Annual.

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OCALA – A 25-year-old Ocala man was arrested Saturday, accused of molesting four small boys. Jason William Smallwood faces four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under age 12. Two of the victims told deputies that on different occasions in April and May Smallwood touched their genitals, according to the report.

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Police: Army Wife Killed Kids for Being ‘Mouthy’

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 29) — When police responded to a call from a concerned relative and found Julie Schenecker on the back porch of her Tampa home, they said she was covered in blood and made a gut-wrenching admission: She had killed her teenage son and daughter because they were “mouthy.” Police said the military officer’s wife, described by her mother as depressed, shot and killed her son on the way to soccer practice, then drove to their upscale home and shot her daughter in the head while the girl studied at her computer.

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BJS has developed a new data query tool for the FBI that improves access to the FBI’s UCR data and includes the latest available crime data (2009). The tool was developed for the FBI as part of on-going collaboration between the two agencies to improve crime data accessibility and provide information to the public. The ucrdatatool.gov website will replace the long-standing “data online” tool available via the BJS website. More information about methodology and best practices for using the new tool are available at http://www.UCRDataTool.gov/. The official OJP press release related to this new tool contains additional details about this collaboration.

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http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/

Each State designates specific agencies to receive and investigate reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. Typically, this responsibility is carried out by child protective services (CPS) within a Department of Social Services, Department of Human Resources, or Division of Family and Children Services. In some States, police departments may also receive reports of child abuse or neglect. For more information or assistance with reporting, please call Childhelp USA ®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency.

In most cases, the toll-free numbers listed below are only accessible from within the State listed. If calling from out-of-State, use the local (toll) number listed or call Childhelp USA® for assistance. Also listed below are links to State websites, which can provide additional information.

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http://www.nccafv.org/child_abuse_reporting_numbers_co.htm

KING, N.C. — A 22-year-old King man is facing sex charges in the assault of a 4-year-old, King police said Thursday.Police said Stephen Ray Buchenauer is charged with first-degree rape of a child and first-degree sex offense of a child.

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A 34-year-old Rapid City man whose computer allegedly contained child pornography is being held on $500,000 bond. Rapid City police executing a search warrant at Glenn H. Muscato’s East North Street motel room found several images of child pornography on his computer, according to officials. A video what appears to be the rape of a child between 4 and 6 years old was also found on the computer, according to Pennington County deputy state’s attorney Joshua Zellmer.

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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A Macomb County man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in connection with a fire pit explosion that killed his 6-year-old daughter. Majd Muhammad Al-Shara says he wishes it was him and not his 6-year-old daughter, Aliaa, who died in the September accident at their Lenox Township home.

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Dade City, Florida – Deputies have arrested a Brooksville pastor after a girl says he molested her. The girl, who’s between 12 and 16 years old, told deputies Jason Allen Roberts, 36, touched her inappropriately about five years ago. Roberts is currently pastor of the Christian Fellowship Church in Dade City, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s office. The girl told deputies Roberts came into her bedroom and fondled her private area over her clothing while she was sleeping. When she awoke, Roberts stopped and immediately apologized, she told deputies.

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