VISALIA, CA — A Visalia teenager is making it her mission to stop child abuse and she’s taking her campaign to her fellow students. Erin Fisher is a soft-spoken sophomore at Redwood High School in Visalia. But don’t let her quiet voice fool you. The 15-year-old is taking on a big message: stop child abuse and neglect.

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http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8386583

Police: Dad’s Friend Broke Boy’s Arm After Failing To Do Pushups

MAGNA — A 26-year-old man was arrested after police say he raped a 12-year-old boy with a Wii video game controller during a sleepover. Nicholas Parry was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of object rape and two counts of aggravated sexual assault.

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http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=17530465  (and)

http://kotaku.com/5847182/object-rape-by-wii-remote-sends-utah-man-to-jail

CLOVER – A substitute teacher is facing charges after she reportedly assaulted a student at a York County middle school. According to the York County Sheriff’s Office, a school resource officer at Clover Middle School was approached by students between class who said they had just seen a substitute teacher assault a 13-year-old student during class.

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http://rockhill.wbtv.com/news/crime/67883-teacher-arrested-after-assaulting-student-middle-school-deputies-say?hpt=ju_bn4

A Critical Analysis of the Current State of Knowledge and a Research Agenda

Among children under age 5 years in the United States who were murdered in the last quarter of the 20th century, 61% were killed by their own parents: 30% were killed by their mothers, and 31% by their fathers. Estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 1994 indicated that homicide was the fourth leading cause of death for preschool children and the third leading cause of death among children from ages 5–14years. In the United States, the incidence of homicide of children less than 1 year old has increased over the past quarter-century.

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http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/162/9/1578

A highly regarded scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has been arrested over allegations of bestiality and child molestation. The woman’s night watchman boyfriend is also facing charges, police said. Dr. Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, 44, of Decatur, was arrested in DeKalb County Sunday after a six-week investigation into allegations she molested a young boy. Lindsey has been arrested and charged with two counts of child molestation and one count of bestiality.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/kimberly-quinlan-lindsey_n_1004881.html

Cooperative parenting with your ex can give your children continued stability and close relationships with both parents—but it certainly isn’t easy. In reality, putting aside relationship issues to co-parent amicably can be extremely stressful and difficult. Despite the many challenges, though, it is possible to initiate and maintain a cordial working relationship with your ex for the sake of your children. You have the power to remain calm, stay consistent, and avoid or effectively resolve conflict with your ex—all in the name of putting your children’s needs first.

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http://helpguide.org/mental/coparenting_shared_parenting_divorce.htm

Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crimes and Crime Rates

Crimes and Crime Rates by Type of Offense, Crime Rates by State, Crime Rates by Type, Murder Victims by Age, Sex and Race, Homicide Trends, Forcible Rape–Number and Rate, Violent Crime Between Intimate Partners by Sex of Victims, Hate Crimes–Number of Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders by Bias Motivation, etc.

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http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons/crimes_and_crime_rates.html

A Soddy-Daisy man has been indicted by the Hamilton County grand jury on a charge of child rape. The parents of a 12-year-old girl told Soddy-Daisy police in June that Earl Boles, the 67-year-old manager of Earl’s Game Room at 9619 Dayton Pike, had raped their daughter at the pool hall.

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http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/oct/06/soddy-daisy-man-67-is-indicted-on-child-rape/

In his ten years of medical experience, including working on the front lines of Ground Zero during the weeks after the World Trade Center tragedy, Dr. David Marks has witnessed today’s children having to cope with stresses that their parents never had. The statistics are disturbing – one out of three American children suffers from stress-related illnesses such as headaches, stomachaches, chest pains, dizziness, sleep and eating disorders and depression. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Marks shows how much of this suffering can be avoided, and treated without medication.

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http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Stable-Kids-Unstable-World/dp/1558749519

TULSA, Okla. —Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton says the district attorney’s office has now filed a total of 7 counts of lewd molestation and 4 counts of first-degree rape against a man who describes himself as a youth pastor and scout leader. Joe Cheater, Jr., 39, remains jailed in Rogers County on bonds totalling $500,000, Walton told KRMG Monday.

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http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/more-charges-filed-additional-victims-sought-youth/nD9Kn/

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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/312600#ixzz1aQE3jZZx

Demolition began on office of Earl Bradley, a pediatrician convicted of raping and sexually abusing more than 85 children.

Demolition began Monday morning at the offices of a former Delaware pediatrician convicted of raping and sexually abusing his young patients. On October 5, items were removed from Dr. Earl Bradley’s offices on Delaware Route 1 in preparation for the demolition.

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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Crews-Destroy-Offices-Where-Doc-Raped-Kids–131460193.html