ONTARIO, CA– A priest recently released from jail after being convicted of child molestation is back behind bars. The Rev. Alejandro ?Alex? Jose Castillo, the former pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, was arrested Wednesday at his home for allegedly violating his probation. READ MORE HERE

A man could face the death penalty for his brutal crime. Joshua Graham Packer, 22, broke into the house of Brock and Davina Husted, both 42, made Davina perform oral sex on him, then stabbed the couple to death after promising not to hurt their 9-year-old son or 11-year-old daughter who were in the other room. READ MORE HERE

One Woman’s Documentary of Her Journey of Survival

With the recent US economic collapse, domestic violence statistics show a sharp increase in violence against women around the country. States are closing shelters and cutting programs. Yet the mainstream media ignores domestic violence, except when there are celebrity incidents, (OJ, Rihanna, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, etc etc etc). In the meantime, more spouses have been killed by their partners in the past several years than soldiers have been killed in Iraq.

“Power and Control” is a documentary film that addresses a life and death issue during a time of urgent crisis. The film is a timely and comprehensive exploration of physical and emotional abuse in our society, as refracted through the story of Kim Mosher, a Duluth, MN mother of three. READ MORE HERE

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Complaint lists at least 10 fractured bones caused by a twisting force.

MILWAUKEE, WI- A Wisconsin father pleaded not guilty to child abuse on Tuesday after admitting he severely injured his triplet daughters. Nick Bohr said he apparently became frustrated when changing the babies’ diapers. Milwaukee police say that three babies, two months old, were the object of abuse at the hands of their father Steven Sommer, 38. According to the criminal complaint after the alleged abuse was discovered, Sommer told detectives that he possibly twisted the triplets’ legs out of frustration while changing their diapers. READ MORE HERE
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A couple from Seabrook, Texas are accused of beating their 11-year-old son with a leather belt and applying salt, vinegar and alcohol to his wounds. According to the criminal complaint against the pair, the boy had to be hospitalised after officers found him curled on a sofa in the foetal position, with ‘bandages applied to his waist, buttocks and rear thigh area with bodily fluids seeping through them.’ READ MORE HERE

‘What they did to me was evil. They ripped away all my dignity, my last bit of self-esteem’

Young and naïve, she was one of the many victims of the sex grooming gang – but was the first to speak out against their horrific abuse. Her nightmare began when she was only 15. A troubled teenager, she decided to move out of her parents’ home to live with an older girl. READ MORE HERE

JUST hours after the verdict in a sickening case of sexual abuse and trafficking that has shaken Britain, it has emerged that gangs of predators are routinely targeting hundreds of vulnerable girls in care homes throughout the country. An investigation by The London Times showed the scale of the horror, just hours after nine Pakistani and Afghan men were convicted of grooming then abusing girls as young as 13, who were subjected to sex with more than 20 men a night while being plied with drugs and alcohol. READ MORE HERE

Lonnie Johnson remains free after prosecutors determine they can’t civilly commit him

PROVO — A convicted sex offender who was controversially released from jail despite facing more than 20 new counts of child sex abuse will walk free. Utah County prosecutor Craig Johnson announced Tuesday he will not to seek a civil commitment against Lonnie Johnson, 39. He waited until the day the so-called Lonnie Johnson bill, passed by the Utah Legislature earlier this year, went into effect to announce his decision. READ MORE HERE

A mother who abused her two children and kept them locked in bedrooms that were so cold her son caught frostbite was jailed for 18 months yesterday. Over a five-year period they were beaten, starved, forced to do manual labour instead  of going to school, given cold baths and shut up in the dark. Both children had to sleep in their underwear without bedding or a mattress in an unheated room, Hull Crown Court was  told during Linda Clappison’s cruelty trial. READ MORE  HERE

St. Louis, MO – Dana Kintz, 28, and Shawn Ingram, 37, were jailed after allegedly having sex with a dog at their St. Louis residence. According to police, officers were dispatched to the couple’s home after Kintz called 911 to report that she had been assaulted by Ingram. READ MORE HERE

Police: Kidnap-murder suspect slain; 2 girls OK

BREAKING NEWS: Suspected Killer Adam Mayes Shot in Head, Missing Tennessee Girls Found Alive

Two Tennessee girls missing since their mother and sister were murdered have been found alive in Mississippi, where their suspected abductor apparently shot himself in the head, law enforcement sources said. Adam Mayes, 35, suspected of killing the mother and sister and abducting Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain, ages 12 and 8, was treated in an ambulance at the scene of his shooting in a wooded area a few miles from his home and taken to a hospital around 7 p.m., officials said. The girls were believed to be healthy, but were taken to a hospital for observation. READ MORE HERE  (and) HERE

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ACTIVE AMBER ALERT

Police in Tennessee have arrested the wife and mother of the man suspected of kidnapping Jo Ann Bain and her three daughters, Hardeman County, Tennessee Deputy Clerk Pat Kirk said Tuesday. The women are accused in connection with the kidnappings, according to Kirk. The FBI said Monday night that the mother and her 14-year-old daughter Adrienne are dead, though the man they believe abducted them – along with two other daughters – remains at large.  READ MORE HERE

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FBI adds fugitive in Tennessee killing-kidnap case to 10 Most Wanted List

Suspect  (Pictured Below)

Name:  Adam Mayes

Hair Color:  Brown

Eye Color:  Blue

Skin Color:  White

Age:  35

Height:  6FT3

Weight:  175LBS

Gender:  Male

Description:  He has altered his appearance by cutting his hair.

Man suspected of killing 2, kidnapping 2 appears in Mississippi store’s surveillance tape

Kidnap-slaying suspect, wife charged with murder

HOUSTON, TX—Houston police are trying to figure out what happened inside a southwest Houston apartment after finding a dead 6-month-old baby inside a refrigerator. The University Apartments became a crime scene after the baby’s father told police they needed to search his kitchen.  READ MORE HERE

Authorities are still searching for the bodies of the young boys.

ORANGE, CA — A man suspected of killing an Orange County woman and her two young sons was charged with 3 counts of murder Monday. Shazer Fernando Limas, 31, is accused of stabbing Arlet Hernandez Contreras and their 2-year-old and 4-month-old sons at the couple’s Orange apartment on April 14. READ MORE HERE