Kearns resident Antoneus Deslegte, 24, was charged with five second-degree felonies for child abuse Friday. Deslegte is accused of severely beating his 7-month-old twins, a boy and a girl. The daughter was admitted to Primary Children’s Medical Center on June 19 for a large cut and bruise near her eye, police records stated. After arriving in the emergency room, she was given a full set of X-rays, which revealed a fractured bone in her leg.

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MICHIGAN–An infant boy just under two years old is in Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit with serious burns, bruises and other injuries that police said were caused by a babysitter.The babysitter — a 24-year-old woman from Auburn Hills, being held in the Oakland County Jail — has not been identified by police pending the issuance of child-abuse charges expected today, Auburn Hills Lt. Jim Manning said.

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Six-week-old was left unattended for 12 hours

TURN ANGER INTO ADVOCACY!!

Across the country many are furious with the Casey Anthony verdict and believe  justice wasn’t served for her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. “People who are angry and upset need to pick up the phone and call casa or call the children’s advocacy centers,” said Alicia Gracia the Executive Director at CASA. “And say how can I help these children now.” CASA is a group of special advocates who volunteer their time to children in cases of abuse or neglect.

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CARLSBAD — A 19-year-old father has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty of child abuse involving his infant daughter. In a two-day jury trial in Fifth Judicial District Court in May, jurors found Arthur “Trey” McClintock III guilty of child abuse – intentional and resulting in great bodily harm.

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Dugard was kidnapped at age 11 and was held captive for 18 years by a convicted sex offender.

NEW YORK — Kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard, held captive for 18 years, is sharing her story for the first time, saying giving birth at age 14 was “very painful” and frightening. “I didn’t know I was in labor,” Dugard, now 31, tells ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in an exclusive, two-hour interview set to air on Sunday’s Primetime.

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RIVERSIDE — A 73-year-old former Riverside detective has been arrested Friday for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old. Granville Douglas Kelley, Jr., 73, is suspected of molesting a 7-year-old in 2003. He was arrested at his home on the 10800 block of Endicott Drive in La Sierra, police said.

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DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN: Facebook Open Group Discussion Forum

Would you like to discuss current child abuse headlines? Want to find out more about how you can help prevent child abuse? Were you a victim of child abuse? Are you looking for child abuse information or resources? Then, join us in our new Facebook Open Group Discussion Forum!!

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Syracuse, NY –The Syracuse man who walked into an elementary school and molested a first-grade teacher in front of her class, pleaded guilty this morning and was promised a sentence of 12-years to life. Garth Hill, 28, of 2100 Bellevue Ave. pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary and first-degree sexual abuse, both felonies.

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UNION COUNTY, NC – The trial begins Thursday morning for a woman accused of leaving her infant baby to die in Union County. Investigators say Erica Denise Kelly dumped her newborn baby girl in Waxhaw near a burn pile. The infant’s umbilical cord was still attached when it was discovered February 2009. Two of the child’s limbs had been severed.

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http://www.wbtv.com/story/15040047/mother-on-trial-for-baby-dismembered-and-left-in-burn-pile

Girl, 12, Kills Self to Donate Organs to Brother, Father

West Bengal, India (KTLA) — A 12-year-old girl in West Bengal committed suicide so that she could donate her organs to her sick brother and father only to be cremated a day before her wishes were discovered in a suicide note, it was reported Thursday.

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Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart has reportedly been hired by ABC News to serve as a contributor. The 23-year-old will comment on missing persons cases, according to the network. A spokesperson for ABC told CNN that Smart could be on the air within a matter of weeks.

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