Highland Park couple charged with murder, torture, abuse in death of 4-year-old nephew

The aunt and uncle of a 4-year-old Highland Park boy who starved to death were arraigned today on chargers of murder, torture and child abuse. According to reports, Matilda Jane Brown Gardner, 30, and her husband, Randy Steven Gardner, 32, have been charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree child abuse and first-degree torture in the death of their nephew, Robert Byrd.

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http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/05/highland_park_couple_charged_w_1.html

BRIDGEPORT — A local funeral director got a shock when police said a slide show of the deceased was accidentally substituted with photos of child pornography. Josue Rivera, 38, who police said provided the photos, was arrested Tuesday morning by members of the U.S. Marshal Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree possession of child pornography.

Florida —- Twenty-two men were arrested in a Polk County underage sex sting called “Operation Last House Call“. These men arrived at an undercover house thinking they were going to have sex with children. Fake ads had been placed on various sites offering sex with children between the age of 9 – 14 in a “coming of age ceremony”.

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Family Turns To Social Media To Find Missing Teen

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Three members of one Southland family are accused of molesting four children repeatedly over the past two years. Ronald Hurley Sr. 47, his son Ronald Jr. 22, and the younger Hurley’s wife, Monica Silva, 29, were each arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child, continual sexual abuse and forced penetration.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-father-son-arrested-for-child-molestation,0,36104.story

Kate McCannWrites About 4-Year Search For Her Daughter

The mother of a British toddler who disappeared on a family vacation in Portugal has written a memoir about the fruitless search for her child in order to pay for the ongoing investigation. Madeleine McCann was almost four when she was snatched from her family’s hotel room in the Praia da Luz resort on May 7, 2007, while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/kate-mccann-madeleine-book_n_861045.html?ncid=AOLDSN00280000000001

Seattle minister charged with child rape

A Seattle man who has worked as a minister, counselor and foster parent is charged with raping and molesting children. Police began investigating in April when a 21-year old man came forward to accuse Timothy Dampier of molesting him when he was a boy, 10-to-13 years earlier. According to court papers, Dampier admitted to detectives that he molested several children about ten years ago.

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http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=478226

CAPE CORAL -A Cape Coral man was arrested and charged with child abuse after his daughter claimed she was beaten with a belt and metal coat hanger, according to Cape Coral Police. On April 20th, a Lehigh Acres woman notified the Cape Coral Police Department that her 5-year-old daughter had been beaten by her father, Rickey Anthony Washington, 23, while she was visiting his Cape Coral home.

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http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=14601045

He’s not even old enough to drive, but a 13-year-old Toledo teen is accused of an unthinkable crime. The teen is accused of raping a toddler. He will remain locked up in the Lucas County juvenile detention center until his next court date. He’s charged with two counts of rape. He allegedly raped a three-year-old boy. Lucas County juvenile prosecutor Lori Olender says the teen will not be required to register as a sex offended because of his age.

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http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=8116769

A Missouri woman has been arrested following  the discovery of an infant’s body inside a duffel bag floating in a small pond. A man and his girlfriend spotted and retrieved the bag Sunday while walking on private property in central Missouri’s Randolph County. Sheriff Mark Nichols tells KMZU-FM the investigation led Monday to the arrest of a 25-year-old woman from Moberly.

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http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=615260

OXFORD, MI- The victim in this case is a 20-year-old woman and the suspect is her own father. We’re told the woman, who is only about five-feet tall, was brutally beaten with a baseball bat.  It happened inside a home on Glaspie in Oxford early Monday morning. Police tell us her injuries are severe and that she was in critical condition as of Monday afternoon.

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http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/sherry_margolis/dad-suspected-of-beating-20-year-old-daughter-in-oxford-20110509-wpms