MERCER COUNTY, OH – A Mercer County father was arrested Friday for abusing his 3-year-old daughter after she was found suffering from a head injury that had led to internal bleeding along with bruising and blisters on her lower body and extremities. According to the Celina Police Department, the girl was taken to Mercer Health by family members after they found her non-responsive.

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Police said it happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday after a man, later identified as Gordon Libby, took the child from the Walmart at 4400 13th St.Police said the victim told them the man, who is described as a heavyset white man, threatened to stab with a knife, even though a weapon was never seen.Police said Libby drove the victim to the Home Depot at 4560 13th St., where he performed a sex act on himself.

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LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — An autopsy performed on Christopher Beller, the man arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl at his son’s New Year’s Eve party, shows he committed suicide by stabbing himself to death. According to officials with the Lake County Coroner’s Office, Beller, 48, was found dead in his home on Ridgeview Trail on Saturday evening. Officials say he had several self inflicted stab wounds on his body and left a suicide note. On Sunday, Lt. Mike Reed, with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, told Fox 8 News authorities had no indication of foul play in Beller’s death.

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Accused Arizona Gunman/Child Killer Makes His First Court Appearance

TUCSON, Ariz — The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him.

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn — A Fort Campbell soldier allegedly beat his 4-month-old son.Pfc. James Marcinkowski has been charged with aggravated child abuse. According to Channel 4’s news partners at the Leaf-Chronicle, Marcinkowski took his son to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital on Friday. The boy was reportedly bleeding from his mouth and had bruises on both his head and stomach.

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Putting an end to child abuse is a shared responsibility. A HEADLINE screams out: “Child Abused!” We’re horrified. For a moment, we wonder how anyone could stoop so low and why such incidents are so common in our society today.  There are times when we may actually see or hear something that could well have been abuse. But we’re not sure and then the moment passes, and we relegate it to the back of our minds. In the meantime, the world continues to be a lonely and frightening place for quite a few children out there.

Oklahoma has cut its child death rate from abuse and neglect nearly in half in just four years and no longer ranks among the worst states in the nation.

Oklahoma has cut its child death rate from abuse and neglect nearly in half in four years and no longer ranks among the worst states in the nation. “That’s a good trend,” said Deborah Smith, director of the children and family services division for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Still, workers view any deaths as too many, she said.

An Anchorage high school vice principal is accused of child abuse and is on administrative leave pending the outcome of a misdemeanor case against her, according to the Anchorage School District. The child abuse charge filed Dec. 22 is not related to Patsy Shaha’s position as a vice principal at West High School, said School District Superintendent Carol Comeau. Shaha is a longtime employee of the district, having worked at all age levels either as a teacher or administrator, Comeau said.

An Orlando photographer who specialized in photos of children was arrested after authorities determined that he was distributing child pornography via the Internet, newly released documents show. The arrest affidavit for 53-year-old John Earl Huntt indicates that an investigator for the state Attorney General’s office began an investigation of child pornography distribution on Nov.10, 2010.

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EVERETT — The state Department of Social and Health Services agreed Friday to pay $2.85 million to a boy whose brother was at the center of a high-profile child abuse case in Everett. The case was scheduled for trial next week in Snohomish County Superior Court. In 2007, Marilea Mitchell and her live-in boyfriend, Danny Abegg, were found guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court of criminal mistreatment after sheriff’s deputies found Abegg’s son in critical condition from malnourishment.

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TORONTO– An aspiring actress remained in jail in Canada on Friday, accused of faking a casting call for babies in an elaborate effort to snatch an infant. The suspect, identified as Michelle Marie Gopaul, is facing charges of abduction of a minor, Toronto police said in a statement. “The accused abducted a 1-month-old girl from a casting audition,” the statement said. “With the assistance of the public, police located the child.”

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COVINA — Police in Covina have busted three women they say faked a child’s funeral in a scheme to collect money. The women allegedly made signs and solicited cash donations from drivers in the 900 block of Arrow Highway, according to Covina police. Someone who had seen the same women holding up the same signs weeks before called police on Friday afternoon. Officers then located the women and questioned them.

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IRVINE — Authorities in Orange County are trying to identify several girls allegedly molested by an Irvine man in acts that were videotaped. Matthew Christopher Tye, 31, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having sex with two minor girls. Police searched his home and found videos of him having sex with several unidentified girls.

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