$50K Reward Offered in Cold Case Death of Toddler

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Police and city officials will announce a large reward Saturday for any information in the hit-and-run death of a toddler in South L.A. more than 20 years ago. D’Ancee Nathaniel Barnes, 3, was killed by a hit-and-run driver on March 18, 1989 when he ran into roadway at the intersection of Gage and Van Ness avenues.  READ MORE HERE

Two suspected shoplifters in Spain were arrested when they returned to the store they stole from to pick up their baby, who they left behind when they fled the store on Saturday. UPI stated that investigators said the couple was seen in Barcelona bookstore, hiding items in their bags and slipping things into their clothing, and then ran out of the store, when a manger saw them, leaving a stroller with their baby in it. READ MORE HERE

Children rarely fabricate allegations of sexual abuse (Studies show only 0% to 2% are fabricated allegations). Even in legally confirmed child sexual abuse cases involving vaginal penetration, the rate of physical medical findings is only 5.5%; In anal abuse, the rate is less than 1%. So, if a child discloses sexual abuse, BELIEVE THEM! READ MORE HERE

Child Sexual Abuse Info

Physical Examination – Child sexual abuse

(MEDICAL FINDINGS SOURCE: Berenson, A.B. MD, Chacko, M. R. MD; Wiemann, C. M. PhD; Mishaw, C. O. MD, Friedrich, W. N. PhD, Grady, J. J. Dr PH, A case-control study of anatomic changes resulting from sexual abuse, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 2000.)

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The news of child abuse or neglect in the child care system chills one to the bone, makes some physically ill, and for parents with children in day care, it makes the decision to relinquish the care of their child to someone else that much more difficult. Parents looking for a child care facility should do their research, visit the child care facilities and interview the staff before making a decision about where to put their trust for the care of their child.  READ MORE HERE

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ABUSE IN DAY CARE/FOSTER CARE

KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE IN DAYCARE

Finding a Safe Day Care Center

Gangs raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable white young girls ‘is an Asian problem’, top Crown prosecutor admits

Did Imperial Irrigation District Director Anthony Sanchez hit his stepson with a belt? It’s a question law enforcement authorities are asking as they look over a video given to the Sheriff’s Office on Thursday that allegedly shows Sanchez hitting his stepson with a belt at their Heber home, according to multiple sources. Now Sanchez is cooperating in the investigation dealing with the alleged child abuse that reportedly occurred Wednesday morning.  READ MORE HERE

UPDATE: IID Director Anthony Sanchez arrested for suspicion of child abuse

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WARNING THE PUBLIC

A major public health crisis is emerging, in the form of a sexually-transmitted disease that doesn’t respond to antibiotics, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually-transmitted infections. It is spread through oral, vaginal and anal sex.  READ MORE HERE
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Eighteen victims of child pornography were rescued during a nationwide sweep by federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement announced Friday. The sweep, dubbed Operation Orion, resulted in the arrests of 190 individuals, most of which were in the U.S. but included arrests in Argentina, the Philippines, Spain and the United Kingdom, ICE said in a press release. The operation took place from May 1 to May 31.  READ MORE HERE

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• Felicia Beemer, 21, has had four children removed from her care as soon as they were born

• Cody Beemer, 23, was a registered sex offender when he raped his child during a ‘supervised’ visit
  

• Investigation underway as to why the rape of their daughter was able to happen

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A husband and wife are accused of raping their 13-month-old daughter during what was supposed to be a supervised visit at a children’s service center, and recorded it on a cellphone – which also contained 532 images of child bestiality. Felicia and Cody Beemer, from Trumbull County, Ohio, originally pleaded not guilty to the charges. But yesterday, Cody, 23, changed his plea to guilty on charges of rape, gross sexual imposition and four counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor. It also emerged that he previously raped his 18-month-old nephew while they were babysitting him, which was also taped on the phone. He also pleaded guilty to that charge.  READ MORE HERE

Katherine Amanda Mattern, 23, was charged with domestic violence after starving her 7-week-old son nearly to death, and neglecting her 2-year-old daughter in Burien, Washington. Both children were underfed, but Mattern’s son was near death at only eight pounds when he was brought to the hospital.  READ MORE HERE

Mississippi executed a man on Tuesday for the 1990 murders of four of his young nieces and nephews, with the state’s governor rejecting pleas for a reprieve from the mothers of the children he killed. Henry Curtis Jackson Jr, 47, fatally stabbed two nieces and two nephews – aged 2 to 5 years – while he searched for money to steal from a safe kept in his mother’s home near Greenwood, authorities said.  READ MORE HERE

Two current and one retired Penn State professors, a current student and a long-time football season ticket holder

The identities of eight alleged victims of child abuse at the hands of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will be made public during the trial that begins this month, a judge ruled on Monday. Four of the alleged victims had petitioned Judge John Cleland to keep their identities anonymous by allowing them to use pseudonyms.  All of the victims have been previously denoted only by number, such as “Victim 1” and “Victim 2,” during the investigation and pre-trial hearings. READ MORE HERE