SARASOTA – A second-grade substitute teacher at Booker Elementary School became so frustrated with the classroom’s ActivBoard that he reportedly punched two students and pushed a third, leading to his arrest Thursday on child abuse charges. William Amory, 55, of the 2400 block of 8th Street in Sarasota, was charged with three counts of child abuse, a felony. His bail had not been set as of Thursday night.

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http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110114/ARTICLE/101141053/2055/NEWS?Title=Sarasota-substitute-named-in-attack-on-3-students

A Sevier County mother is accused of beating and burning her 3 year old son. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, Sarah M. Haroldson, 24, of Sevierville, is charged with child abuse and neglect. Investigators say on Sunday morning, Haroldson brought her son to Leconte Medical Center in Sevierville with burns on his buttocks and feet and bruising to the head, back and arms.

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http://www.wbir.com/news/article/152383/2/Sevier-mother-accused-of-beating-and-burning-3-year-old-son

DENVER — A man accused in the death of his 3-week-old son a little over a year ago has been sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday.Travis Anderson, 27, was found guilty last November of child abuse resulting in death and manslaughter in the beating death of his infant son, Sean, in December 2009.

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UPDATE: Amber Bracci stood before a bond judge today, for the charge of homicide by child abuse. Bond was denied. She will now stay behind bars to await her hearing. Police arrest the mother of a 16-month old boy, who died from head trauma. 16-month-old Rowan Bracci died Saturday. The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office arrested his mother, Amber Bracci Thursday. She is being charged with homicide by child abuse.

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http://www2.counton2.com/news/2011/jan/13/6/mother-charged-16-month-olds-death-ar-1339082/

President Barack Obama signed the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act which includes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Dec. 20, 2010. With this act, the Senate and the House, with support from both parties, and all points on the political spectrum authorized funding for services for the prevention of child abuse.

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http://www.northjersey.com/community/announcements/113553354_Child_abuse_prevention_bill_signed_Dec__20.html

Larry Allen Hayes, Jr. 22, has been charged with the death of an 18-month-old girl who suffered a massive skull fracture and multiple bunt force trauma to the head, later dying from the injuries.

A South Charleston man has been indicted in the death of an 18-month-old girl. Larry Allen Hayes, Jr., 22, has been indicted for the death of a child by a custodian by child abuse.

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http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=92682

FORT LUPTON, Colo. — The mother of a 13-month-old boy who drowned in a bathtub told police she was on Facebook in another room when her son died. Shannon Johnson of Fort Lupton is due in court today on charges of child abuse resulting in death. According to an arrest affidavit, Johnson’s son died on Sept. 20 after she left him alone in the bathroom for a few minutes. She told police she was playing a game called ‘Café World’ while her son was in the tub.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-facebook-drowning-boy,0,2151588.story

Murder-Suicide: Two children and their mother are found dead inside a Novi, MI home

NOVI, Mich. – Novi Police say they were called out for a welfare check on Applebrooke Drive, near Nine Mile and Napier Roads. Police say a family friend called after the kids did not show up at school today and their mother missed work.  Officers went to the house to check on the family when they found three bodies inside the home, two boys and a woman.

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http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/two-children-and-their-mother-were-found-dead-inside-a-novi-home

Have you seen this? CHILD EXPLOITATION ON FACEBOOK…Short documentary about pedophile users on Facebook exploiting children. Contains disturbing screenshots, but no illegal images. The very words exploit means to use unfairly for one’s own advantage. Sexual abuse can take the form of child exploitation for example, by photographing the child in a compromising situation, with the intent to either use the photos for their own sexual stimulation or to sell the photos as pornography. It can also mean kidnapping and selling children into prostitution, or even just forcing someone younger and weaker to do your will.It has been estimated that 25% of the exploiters of children are other children!

This is disgusting and something needs to be done about this immediately.

YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daS3KPRNpb4

Recent studies show that one in seven youngsters has experienced unwanted sexual solicitations online. One in three has been exposed to unwanted sexual material online. One in 11 has been harassed or bullied online. And as we all know, these are only some of the dangers that our kids face while surfing the Internet. How can we simultaneously protect them from these threats and enable them to take advantage of the positive things the web has to offer?

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http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/january/online_011111/online_011111

BEND, OR — Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Bend man last week, after investigators learned he had downloaded child pornography from the Internet. On Thursday, January 6th, deputies searched a home at 1543 SE Bear Creek Rd., where Gary Lee Hewitt, 45, had reportedly downloaded the images. Hewitt lived at this home with several other adult males as part of an “Oxford House”, a self supported addiction recovery home. Because of that, the County Parole and Probation Department was part of Thursday investigation.

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http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/local/1304098/Bend-Man-Arrested-On-Child-Porn-Charges.html

A Lauderdale County man who faces child torture charges after spanking his 5-month-old son so hard it left bruises will have his first court appearance in February. James Robert Smith, 19, 202 Chilton Ave., Florence, is charged with torture and willful abuse of a child under 1, Lauderdale County Sheriff Ronnie Willis said.

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http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110113/NEWS/110119924/1011/NEWS?Title=Man-accused-of-whipping-baby

WEEKI WACHEE – A 33-year-old man was charged with child abuse following allegations he struck a girl multiple times in his house and left bruises on her legs and face. Brandon Lee Daniels, of Weeki Wachee, was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday and booked at the Hernando County Jail. No bond amount was set.

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http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2011/jan/13/131143/weeki-wachee-man-charged-with-child-abuse/

A Columbia man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of child abuse after reports that his daughter had been beaten with a belt. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department was notified by children’s services authorities around 2 p.m. yesterday about a 4-year-old girl whose mother had found bruising on the child’s leg and buttocks, Detective Tom O’Sullivan said. Deputies questioned the suspect, Jeffrey P. Turner.

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http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/jan/13/child-abuse-report-leads-to-dads-arrest/