Readers of the New York Times this morning, whether in print or online, were perhaps shocked by the searing image of an emaciated Somalian child, whose skin was wrapped so tightly around his body that the contours of a skeleton were clearly visible. The accompanying story, written by Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman, detailed a group of Somalian insurgents accused both of blocking Western aid to the country, resulting in a severe famine, and of imprisoning refugees trying to flee to safety. Half a million Somalian children are “on the verge of starvation,” Gettleman reports. The photo itself — by Times photographer Tyler Hicks and spread large across four columns on Page One — was taken in Banadir Hospital.

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http://www.salon.com/news/media_criticism/?story=/news/feature/2011/08/02/somalia_famine_times

A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that those children who develop mental problems due to abuse or other such experiences are more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses later on in their lives. Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand analyzed data from World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys which included people from 10 different countries. The researchers checked into mental disorders such as anxiety and depression and also childhood difficulties such as abuse, loss of parent etc.

TUF 4 veteran and former UFC middleweight Edwin Dewees Jr., (37-15, 1 NC) was booked into the Yavapai County Jail in Camp Verde, Ariz., this past Thursday afternoon on charges of two counts of child abuse after his twin 2-year-old sons were found walking alone along the road near their home in Chino Valley, Ariz.

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http://prommanow.com/index.php/2011/08/01/edwin-dewees-arrested-on-two-counts-of-child-abuse/

HUNDREDS OF REPORTS concerning the welfare of children across the country are not being properly assessed due to the increasingly heavy workloads of social workers, leaving many vulnerable young people at risk of serious abuse. Social workers speaking to the Irish Times said they are fearful that children may even die as a result of the failure of staff to properly assess and intervene in urgent cases.

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http://www.thejournal.ie/hundreds-of-urgent-child-protection-calls-going-unassessed-191071-Aug2011/

Last weekend J.A. Carlton, launched a child abuse prevention campaign on her Nick, of Time Facebook page. Pledging 30% of her own earnings to the cause and urging visitors to “Join the Heroes of the Line” with a purchase.

Austin, Tx. August, 2011 — As in most of her books, the name-sake character in J.A. Carlton’s latest release, “Nick, of Time; Heroes of the Line Book 1” is no stranger to intense childhood traumas. To draw attention to what she calls the “Silent epidemic of child abuse”, Carlton has launched her “Heroes of the Line” campaign, asking readers to join by purchasing any of her books and pledging a whopping 30% of her own royalties to various Child Abuse Prevention agencies.

“It’s a known fact that in times of economic hardship, levels of domestic and child abuse skyrocket. These times are some of the hardest I’ve seen.” – J.A. Carlton.

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http://www.prurgent.com/2011-08-02/pressrelease186815.htm

A Lexington day-care worker was indicted Monday by a Fayette County grand jury on three counts of second-degree criminal abuse involving a child younger than 12. Linda Ester Perkins, 55, of 313 Shropshire Ave., No. 202, is accused of torturing or cruelly punishing, or allowing another person to torture or cruelly punish, her great-nephew.

Nearly five children die every day in America from abuse and neglect. In 2009, an estimated 1,770 children died from abuse in the United States. In the same year, Children’s Advocacy Centers around the country served over 254,000 child victims of abuse, providing victim advocacy and support to these children and their families. In 2010, this number was over 266,000.

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http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/NCANationalStatistics

David James (Dave) Pelzer is an American author, best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called “It”. Pelzer was born in San Francisco, California, and was the second of five boys. Pelzer wrote in his book that as a child he was continually abused, mistreated, and beaten by his mother, who thought of it as a game. The book documents how his mother starved him, forced him to drink ammonia, stabbed him in the stomach, burned his arm on a gas stove and forced him to eat his own vomit. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973 and 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author.

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http://www.davepelzer.com/

Ray Coriell Pleads Not Guilty, Search Warrant Released To Media

DA Releases Home Videos that Helped Convict Garridos

MORENO VALLEY, CA — Authorities have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl inside a restroom at the Moreno Valley Mall. Moses Solis, 20, of Rialto, was arrested Monday night along the 200 block of Base Line Road. Solis is accused of sexually assaulting the girl after following her into a women’s restroom at the mall on Sunday, according to sheriff’s officials.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-moreno-valley-mall-restroom-sex-assault,0,7482030.story

Child Molestation

A child molester is described as an older person, male or female, which experiences any type of sexual act with another person who is a child. The majority of child molesters, more than 95 percent, are male. America’s most famous female child molester, Mary Kay Letourneau, is currently serving a seven-and-a-half year sentence in a Washington state prison for her sexual involvement with a 13-year-old boy⁽³⁾. The relationship began when the victim was a student in her sixth-grade class. Letourneau has given birth to two daughters fathered by the youth. One was born in prison. But Letourneau’s case is rare. It does not seem to be part of the psychological composite of females to sexually molest a child. That compulsion, whatever its origin, seems to lie deep within the male psyche.

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http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/pedophiles/2.html

Recidivism: How often do Child Molesters go on to Reoffend?

Some people claim that child abusers can’t be cured and invariably reoffend. Others suggest that recidivism rates are low and that sex offenders are less likely to reoffend than those who commit other types of crimes. What is the truth? Overall, follow-up studies typically find sexual recidivism rates of 10%-15% after five years, 20% after 10 years, and 30%-40% after 20 years (see, Hanson, Morton, & Harris, 2003). However, these numbers are conservative because not all offences are detected.

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http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/res/rcd.html