Former police officer pleads guilty to child sex abuse

OGDEN — A former South Ogden police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and forcible sodomy. Andrew Welling, 41, of Farr West, has been held in Weber County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail since his March 1 arrest on 10 first-degree felony charges. The allegations involved an ongoing illicit sexual relationship with a youth under the age of 14.

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BAY MINETTE, Ala. — The Baldwin County grand jury will examine evidence against a Foley man who allegedly touched his genitalia to that of a female under age 12 in December 2010, according to Baldwin County District Court records.

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Sex charge reinstated against woman accused in death of stepdaughter, 2

Mount Clemens, MI— A judge today reinstated criminal sexual conduct charges for a woman awaiting trial in the death of her 2-year-old stepdaughter. Macomb County Circuit Judge Diane Druzinski made the ruling today during a hearing for Renee Marie King. The 29-year-old New Haven woman is facing life in prison on charges of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the Nov. 20, 2010, death of Lily Lynette Furneaux-Wolfenbarger.

SANFORD – A husband and wife who adopted a 9-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister then spanked them until they were bloody and punished them by starving them are to be sentenced this afternoon. Pamela Hardy, 47, of Altamonte Springs, the primary abuser, faces a minimum of 11 years in prison and a maximum of 70 years. She pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse and child neglect in June.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-adoption-torture-sentence-20110801,0,2663002.story

Pictures: Casey Anthony trial, reaction, release from jail

A television producer says he has scored the first television interview with Casey Anthony, a $1-million deal arranged when he met her in a Palm Springs hotel. Al Taylor divulged few details about the alleged agreement, which he announced Wednesday by telephone on Dr. Drew Pinksy’s HLN show. Anthony, 25, was recently acquitted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in an investigation and trial that garnered national attention.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/la-casey-anthony22-m,0,5660624.story

Lilly Manning was 15 when she escaped from a cramped closet in south Sacramento, after being stabbed and beaten and shoved into the darkness. This time, she said, she knew she would have to save herself. Government documents confirm she was right. Four different agencies visited the family at least 11 times on reports of suspected abuse or neglect in a five-year period but did not move to protect her or her siblings.

“ZERO TOLERANCE” Law: Mandatory Sentences for Child Abusers

“ZERO TOLERANCE” Law ProposalOUR GOAL: Petition the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and the President of the United States to pass the “Zero Tolerance” bill into Federal Law.

WHO: Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization dedicated to educating the public on child abuse symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We need YOUR help to petition the government for mandatory sentencing for child abusers and pedophiles.

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In the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)’s new report, The State of America’s Children 2011, we give a comprehensive overview on the well-being of America’s children. But just who are America’s children and families today? Children make up almost one in four of the people living in the United States today. More than one-quarter of our nation’s children are young — infants, toddlers or preschoolers. They are the poorest age group in America. And the younger they are, the poorer they are — cheating them in the years of greatest brain development. In chapters on child population and family structure we take a closer look, and a national child and family portrait begins to emerge.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/a-national-family-portrai_b_913729.html

Many are getting upset over Facebook spy ware software for parents. I was looking at one, Spector Pro, the other day to understand what it was all about. The software allows you to secretly record emails, instant messages, and chats. It also prevents private information from being revealed (how is that possible) and can set restrictions like time allowed on the child. It also filters adult-related web chat and emails.

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http://www.nj.com/parenting/guest_bloggers/index.ssf/2011/07/spyware_for_parents_to_monitor.html