Prosecutors: Gang members killed woman, son

Federal prosecutors say a Hempstead woman and her toddler were slain in Central Islip woods earlier this year by MS-13 gang members in retaliation for the woman asking rival gang members to threaten her estranged boyfriend, court papers say. Vanessa Argueta, 19, had given her boyfriend’s address to members of the 18th Street gang, a rival of the MS-13 gang, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco wrote in a court order ruling that the woman’s accused killer be tried as an adult.

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HOUSTON — The woman accused in the murder of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster briefly appeared before a judge Monday. It was the first court appearance for Mona Nelson after a medical delay last week.  This is the first time we’ve seen and heard from Mona Nelson publicly. She only spoke two words in open court — ‘yes, ma’am,’ to indicate to the judge that she understood her rights as read. Nelson is accused of killing 12-year-old Jonathan Foster by tying his hands behind his back with twine and burning his body beyond recognition. The boy vanished from his home on Christmas Eve. Nelson was arrested four days later.

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A Rowan County man is in jail, charged with first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13 and five counts of first- degree sexual offense on a child under the age of 13. Spencer Police handled the investigation and brought the charges. Larry Dwayne Connor, 43, was charged in Mecklenburg County Saturday, then taken to Rowan County and booked into the Detention Center on New Year’s Day.

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http://www.salisburypost.com/Crime/010311-WEB-rape-charges-qcd

ELMWOOD PARK — A borough man who allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a 16-year-old female acquaintance has been charged with criminal sexual contact, authorities said Sunday. Carlos Zambrano, 31, was being held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, pending an arraignment on Tuesday.

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New Port Richey, FL – Calvin Kemp was arrested Saturday night for losing his cool and taking matters into his own hands after being repeatedly ding-dong-ditched by a couple of neighborhood kids. The kids apparently hit Kemp’s house several times that evening, and Kemp apparently got pissed. According to police, Kemp stood outside his house and waited for the kids to return. And the kids, obviously too stupid to know that you don’t hit the same damn house twice in one night, didn’t let him down.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2011/01/03/man-accused-of-hitting-kid-with-bat-after-being-ding-dong-ditched/

The Department of Internal Affairs has marked a dubious milestone in blocking half a million attempts by internet users in New Zealand to access child sex websites.

Since February, the department has prevented access to 500 sites featuring images of child sex abuse for about 500,000 internet users. The ministry says it’s not known how many of these attempts were made by one person, or a group of people, or individuals.

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http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/65500/500,000th-attempt-to-access-child-porn-site-blocked

A commission looking into allegations of child witchcraft in the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom has commenced today in the city of Uyo in the country’s southeast.The commission was set up last month by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other related Matters. As part of the commission’s regular proceedings, concerned members of the public are invited to make their own submissions.

Some evidence detailing child abuse was submitted by a coalition of national and international child rights advocacy organizations. Reports were submitted by the Child’s Rights and Rehabilitation Network as well as Stepping Stones Nigeria, organizations working to rehabilitate and care for abandoned children who have been accused of witchcraft.

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http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Child-Witchcraft-Nigeria-535.aspx

TAMPA, FLORIDA – Two Hillsborough County men were arrested in separate New Year’s Day incidents, accused of attacking children in their care. Just after noon, Frank Joseph Iasevoli, 38, of 2513 Orange Tree Loop in Tampa, grabbed his stepson , threw him to the ground and started yanking out tufts of his hair “in a fit of rage” after the boy refused to take out the garbage, according to an arrest report.

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South Florida has seen a rise in child-abuse cases and officials are calling for more awareness after a year in which the state’s social service agency has investigated some gruesome ones. In Broward County, cases rose to 15,748 in 2010, compared with 14,876 the year before, according to the state Department of Children & Families. In Palm Beach County, cases rose to 12,183 — up from 11,947 the previous year. “You’ll see a lot of domestic violence,” DCF spokesman Mark Riordan said. “That’s where the cycle is perpetuated. It’s a learned response.”

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http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-01/news/fl-dcf-cases-20110101_1_abuse-reports-dcf-officials-domestic-crimes