School surveillance video on day of attack here

Says He ‘Wouldn’t Go Back To Sleep’

Nearly four months after 13-month old Tyler Dasher was found dead, bruised and beaten outside a Missouri cemetery, a grand jury has found probable cause to send his mother to trial for his murder. Shelby Dasher, 20, faces a second-degree murder charge on top of child abuse in beating her toddler to death before faking his abduction from her home in Afton last November. An attorney for Dasher pleaded not guilty to the charges on her behalf while waving her client’s arraignment. After the toddler’s body was discovered on November 15, Dasher admitted to police of repeatedly striking her son in rage because he ‘wouldn’t lay down, wouldn’t go back to sleep.’  READ MORE HERE

The parents of a toddler who died from malnutrition months after being released from foster care have been charged with her murder. Jennifer Dalhover, 36, and Joseph Sandoval, 21, from Los Angeles, appeared in court today and were held in lieu of $1-million bail. The parents did not enter pleas and are scheduled to return to court March 21. Vyctorya Sandoval died months after she was taken out of foster care and returned to her biological parents last April. When she died, bruises covered her body, a rib was fractured and blood tests suggested she died thirsty and hungry. READ MORE HERE

UPDATE: SlideRocket has extended voting on their “Make An Impact” Contest until April 5th!! The judging will now take place, and the winners will be announced, on April 5th. Up until April 5th we can continue to rack up new presentation views. Please–help make a difference by viewing–and SHARING–our child abuse presentation!! We could win the funding we desperately need!! TY!!

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“2012 MAKE AN IMPACT” SLIDEROCKET Contest!! 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Please watch our new child abuse presentation made through SlideRocket.  We were accepted into this contest and the winners are chosen based on the numbers of views their video receives!! Please Share the public presentation link on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, newsletters, etc. with #makeanimpact.  

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

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WATCH HERE NOW:

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CONTEST INFO:

2012 SlideRocket “Make an Impact” Non-profit Presentation Contest

Here are their instructions:
–Share the public presentation link on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, newsletters, etc. with #makeanimpact
–The 25 presentations with the most views will be finalists.
–Our panel of judges review the finalists and choose the 4 best presentations.

SlideRocket is excited to announce the 2012 SlideRocket “Make an Impact” Non-profit Presentation Contest! $30,000 in donations will be awarded! The five (5) non-profit presentations that get the most views and have the best story will each receive donation prizes. The contest begins today and ends March 19th. Winners will be announced on March 28. Presentation views can be collected all the way through March 28. To enter, simply create a SlideRocket presentation about the 501(c)(3) non-profit of your choice and share it with as many people as possible. The five (5) presentations with the most unique presentation views and judged to have the best storyline, composition and compelling cause will each win a $5,000 donation to their non-profit, with the 1st place presentation being awarded $10,000.

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3/1/2012 UPDATE: Thanks to all of YOU, we are now #11 on the LEADERSHIP BOARD for the “Make An Impact” Contest!!! PLEASE continue to view and share this video. Each view is a vote. Contest ends 3/19!! TY!!!  View leadership board here: http://www.sliderocket.com/blog/2012/02/leaderboard-sliderocket-2012-non-profit-presentation-contest/

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Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is pleased to announce their new Celebrity Spokeswoman, PAULA NELSON.

Paula Nelson was born on October 27th, 1969 in Houston, Texas. Born into a family of music and entertainment, she started playing piano and singing at the age of seven. She drew early influences from singers like Jesse Colter and Rita Coolidge, whose bluesy, supple vocal style provided one of Paula’s earliest templates as she found her own voice. Texas Monthly has called that voice “torchy,” and the Los Angeles Times praised, “There’s no missing the unforced power of Paula’s singing.” Paula and the band have been playing together since the summer of 2004, and the chemistry between the band and Paula is magic, both on stage and off the stage.

Paula’s career in the entertainment industry extends beyond music, as she has appeared as a stunt double on the Friday night television series “Friday Night Lights,” and portrayed characters in films, such as Britney, the mistress of a senator played by actor Michael Madsen, in the soon to be released “Conflict Of Interest.”

The soulful, sultry, singer/songwriter is not just the daughter of Willie Nelson, but a talented and gifted artist in her own right. Now, Paula wants to go the extra mile to help Dreamcatchers for Abused Children fulfill their mission and help protect innocent children around the globe.

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Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is pleased to announce their new Celebrity Spokesman, LUCIANO HOLGUIN.

Luciano was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. He came into the world on June 24, 1964. His experience in the movies has been a dream come true. Luciano first acted in a play when he was in the seventh grade. Eventually, Luciano went on to perform in such movies as Third Degree, The Lights, Cowboy Funeral, Corruption.Gov, and other film projects. On November 20, 2010, Luciano was honored with the Upcoming Latino Award at the Paso Digital Film Festival in Paso Robles, California.

Although Luciano is continually cast in tough guy roles, the actors that he has worked with through the years have come to call him the “gentle giant” for his willingness to help others and for the fact that he is always willing to go the extra mile to make a film work. Some of his projects have included an awareness program for Wounded Soldiers in Marble Falls, Texas where he and other celebrities gave out autographs and interacted with the community. After working on his upcoming film Gods of Kings, Luciano hopes to work on the film adaptation of Cibolero by Kermit Lopez. He also has an upcoming film titled Tumbleweeds and Ice, from Tigertale productions, where he will play the part of Uncle Julio.

Luciano’s message to today’s young people is that everyone’s dreams can come true. The thing is, they must be willing to work had for it, what ever that dream happens to be. He also understands that life is not perfect and that people always face unforeseen challenges. This is what has motivated him to join Dreamcatchers. Life may not be perfect, but organizations like Dream Catchers are there to do their part to help many of today’s young people fulfill their dreams. Luciano wants to go the extra mile to help Dreamcatchers fulfill their mission.

Director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Carolyn Atwell-Davis talked about child abuse. Topics included where to seek help or assistance for child abuse, and law enforcement funding for child protection. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

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CHILD ABUSE INFORMATION

Child abuse and neglect is a national problem which has increased to epidemic proportions in the United States. More than 2.5 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States annually with hundreds of deaths related to child abuse reported each year. Most runaways, adolescent prostitutes and teenage delinquent’s report having been victims of some form of child abuse, and it is reported that a majority of violent criminals suffered abuse, either physical and/or sexual as children. Abuse robs children of the opportunity to develop healthy, trusting relationships with adults, contributes to low self-esteem, and impairs healthy psycho-social development. Indeed, the effects of childhood abuse often last a lifetime.  READ MORE HERE

Legislature passes ‘Jerry Sandusky bill’ requiring college employees to report child abuse

Some Victims as Young as 11 –Met on Facebook

A teenage pedophile whose gang may have sexually abused more than 139 under-age girls has had his sentence reduced by three years. Jake Ormerod used social networking websites including Facebook to groom his victims before luring them back to his squalid home in Torquay, Devon. He has now had his jail term cut from 10 years to seven by judges at London’s Criminal Appeal Court.  READ MORE HERE

More than 80 children have suffered appalling abuse after being branded as witches in a crime wave fueled by medieval beliefs imported from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. The scale of the problem – with many youngsters being beaten, starved and kept in cages – was revealed as a football coach was found guilty of torturing a boy to death.  Eric Bikubi, 28, faces life in prison after murdering 15-year-old Kristy Bamu in a four-day orgy of almost unimaginable violence. READ MORE HERE