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Mom Found Male Sitter On Craigslist~Molested 6-YO

Posted by Sandra On November - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Steven P. Knox, a Webster man who allegedly advertised his availability for babysitting jobs on Craigslist, is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl. Photo: None / HC

Babysitter found on Craigslist charged with sexual assault

A 32-year-old Webster man who allegedly advertised as a babysitter on Craigslist has been charged with sexually assaulting one of his charges. Steven P. Knox is free on $30,000 bond after being arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14.

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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Babysitter-found-on-Craigslist-charged-with-2276203.php

Composer for ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Disney’ Arrested for Child Porn

Posted by Sandra On November - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Fernando Rivas

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Fernando Rivas, 59, an Emmy-award winning children’s music composer, was arraigned on charges of production, distribution and possession of child pornography on Monday, court documents showed. Rivas, who graduated from the Julliard School of Music in New York City, is a Cuban-born composer, pianist, arranger and producer, according to the American Composers Forum in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-disney-composer-child-porn,0,7682026.story
 

Lt. John Swaim Charged With Lewd Conduct With Child

Posted by Sandra On November - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Lt. John Swaim, the commander of the Winterhaven office of the California Highway Patrol, has been formally charged with four felony counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14. Swaim, who has been placed on administrative leave, turned himself in to the Imperial County Jail on Thursday, where he was arraigned during a hearing held at the courtroom inside the jail building.

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Man Will Serve 21-Yrs in Gay Classmate Murder

Posted by Sandra On November - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Brandon McInerney

LOS ANGELES  — The Ventura County District Attorney’s office says 17-year-old Brandon McInerney has agreed to a plea deal in which the teenager will serve 21 years behind bars. McInerney, 17, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter with use of weapon in the murder classmate, Larry King. Sentencing is set for Dec. 19.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-mcinerney-trial-gay-rights-group-urges-plea-deal,0,2666594.story

 

Woman Shoots 5 Children, Self

Posted by Sandra On November - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Mary Ann Holder

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A 36-year-old woman killed herself after shooting six people, including her two sons and three other children in the head. Mary Ann Holder, 36, wrote two notes taking responsibility for the murderous rampage and apologizing for the pain she caused before shooting herself inside her parked Ford Explorer, investigators said. Before shooting herself, investigators say Holder shot her sons and three other children in the head, killing 3 of them.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-jilted-woman-shoots-kids,0,5367525.story


Want To Publish Your Story?

Posted by Sandra On November - 21 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Publish your story and support local child abuse organization

Publish your story and support local child abuse organization
Print and Press Publishing has selected a charity of its choice, Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. The not-for-Profit organization is Michigan’s largest child abuse and neglect awareness organization, and resource center. Their goal is to educate the public on the signs, symptoms, statistics, intervention and prevention of child abuse, as well as providing those in need or crisis resources necessary to achieve and enable a full recovery.

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Dreamcatchers Receives Vehicle Donation

Posted by Sandra On November - 21 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
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DETROIT (My TV 20 News at 10) – A Michigan charity organization, Dreamcatchers for Abused Children, received a big holiday donation that’s expected to help thousands of abused children in our State. My TV 20’s Jorge Avellan has the details…CLICK HERE

FREE CHARITY CARS ~

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY ~ STERLING AUTOBODY CENTER

Thank you for gifting us an automobile to help us meet our needs to advocate to the public!!

A special thanks to the vendors that helped and contributed to this gifting opportunity:
–AllState Insurance Company
–1-800-Charity Cars (Free Charity Cars–FCC)
–Sterling AutoBody Center (Livonia, MI)
–Vic’s Auto Wash and Detail
–Enterprise Rent-A-Car
–LaFontaine GM
–C&N Party Rentals
–LKQ Corporation
–AutoZone
–Belle Tire
–Advantage
–Southgate Ford
–Kent Automotive

A special thank you to FCC and all of it’s members:
Brian Menzies (Founder)
Reggie Arsenault (Affiliate Coordinator)
Michelle Keys (Admin)
And all of the wonderful members of FCC!!

We wish to thank all of Sterling AutoBody’s employee’s:
–Mike Gruber
–Jennifer Beaulieu
–Dorian Ross
–Rhonda Bradley
–Jim Olds
–Susan McVey
–Jason Johnson
–Marcus Kadrich
–Mark Tomasic
–Chris Christoff
–Stacey Parker
–Mike Tilley
–Ivan Vargas
–Joe Bustamante
–James Woodward
–Kevin Comeau
–Pat Taylor
–Mike Christoff
–Rob Salwa
–Jamie Conley
–Scott Sutherland
–Teng Yang
–Derrick Frosty
–William Wilson

News Release:  “A Gift With Four Wheels

News Video: “An Extraordinary Donation”

~ A huge thank you to Jorge Avellan, of  My TV20 News, for covering this story!!

BOOK: “Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment”

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Sexual Deviance, Second Edition: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment

 

Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this important work provides authoritative scientific and applied perspectives on the full range of paraphilias and other sexual behavior problems. For each major clinical syndrome, a chapter on psychopathology and theory is followed by a chapter on assessment and treatment. Challenges in working with sex offenders are considered in depth. Thoroughly rewritten to reflect a decade of advances in the field, the second edition features many new chapters and new authors. New topics include an integrated etiological model, sexual deviance across the lifespan, Internet offenders, multiple paraphilias, neurobiological processes, the clinician as expert witness, and public health approaches.

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http://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Deviance-Second-Assessment-Treatment/dp/1593856059/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Shocking Child Molester Stats

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 1 COMMENT

Pedophile & Child Molester Statistics

The serial killer has the same personality characteristics as the sex offender against children.” (Dr. Mace Knapp, Nevada State Prison Psychologist). “There are 400,000 registered sex offenders in the United States, and an estimated 80 to 100,000 of them are missing. They’re supposed to be registered, but we don’t know where they are and we don’t know where they’re living.

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http://www.yellodyno.com/html/child_molester_stats.html

Nat’l Childrens Advocacy Center

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

The NCAC models, promotes, and delivers excellence in child abuse response and prevention through service, education, and leadership.

The National Children’s Advocacy Center is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and has revolutionized our nation’s response to child sexual abuse since its creation under the leadership of Bud Cramer.  The work of the NCAC serves as a beacon of hope for more than 250,000 child abuse victims every year. The NCAC is based in Huntsville, Alabama. Each year, thousands of people from the United States and around the world are trained on how to recognize and support endangered children. More than 54,000 child abuse professionals from all 50 states and 20 countries have been trained by the NCAC.

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http://www.nationalcac.org/

Man Has Over 24 Counts Rape

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
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QUINCY — A 57-year-old Quincy man is accused of committing over two dozen counts of child rape. Police tell FOX25, Michael R. Brundige turned himself into police on Thursday night after being informed of plans to charge him with 16 new counts of rape of a child with force.

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Sex-Abuse Allegations: Penn State, The Citadel, Syracuse

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

TRIPLE SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS ROCK THE NATION

As Syracuse University became the third U.S. college whose workers have faced high-profile allegations of child sex abuse this month, child welfare advocates say the accounts may be triggering a surge in reports of juvenile sex abuse. The Syracuse allegations are the latest of three child sex abuse cases at U.S. colleges that have gained national attention this month. Syracuse put longtime associate men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine on leave Thursday after two former ball boys, now in their 30s and 40s, told ESPN that Fine molested them years ago. Fine, who has not been charged, denies the allegations.

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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/18/roundup-of-sex-abuse-allegations-at-penn-state-the-citadel-syracuse/

School Guidance Counselor Arrested for Sexting with Teen Boy

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
San Antonio, TX- – Cynthia Stewart, a 43-year-old guidance counselor at Olympia Elementary School has been jailed after she allegedly engaged in repeated sexting with a 15-year-old student. According to police, an investigation was launched after a 15-year-old boy’s parents checked their son’s phone and found that he and the counselor repeatedly engaged in sexual conversations and exchanged nude images.

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Man Arrested for Exposing Himself to Children

Posted by Sandra On November - 19 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS

Oregon—- A Salem man has been arrested after police allege he exposed himself to children in two separate drive-bys on November 4th and November 8th. Jeremiah Tyler Auvil, 19, is being charged with public indecency and “using a child in the display of sexually explicit conduct.”

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http://deadkidsofmyspace.com/

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DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.

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