Posted by Sandra On October - 13 - 2012 Comments Off on Obstetrician Accidentally Decapitated Baby During Birth
DOCTOR TRIED TO COVER UP DECAPITATION BY DOING AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION
A grieving St Louis couple has sued two obstetricians for malpractice after a horrifying experience in the delivery room resulted in the gruesome death of their son. Arteisha Betts and Travis Ammonette of Florissant, Missouri, claim that their baby was decapitated during an erroneous attempt at a vaginal delivery by Gilbert Webb, MD, who then forced the baby’s body and head back into the birth canal and attempted to perform a Cesarean section. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 13 - 2012 Comments Off on Mother Burned Her Child for Touching Her iPad
A Lynnwood, Washington woman has been arrested on charges that she burned her son’s hands and poured salt in his wounds to discipline him. Karrina Torrescano Hernandez is accused of holding her six-year-old son’s hands over a hot spiral stove element and then pouring salt into the burns, in an effort to teach him not to touch her iPad. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 13 - 2012 Comments Off on Teacher Accused of Raping Student
Pennington County authorities arrested a New Underwood High School teacher on rape and sexual-contact charges Thursday evening. Kyle Keegan, 26, was arrested in Rapid City, where he lives, according to a news release from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office. Keegan made his initial court appearance from Pennington County Jail on Friday morning. He is charged with fourth-degree rape of a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 and sexual contact with a child younger than 16. His bond was set at $50,000. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 13 - 2012 Comments Off on HS Quarterback Charged With Child Rape
May Have Possibly Impregnated the 12-YO Girl
In his senior year at Mt. Pleasant, quarterback Princeton Harlan was being recruited by a plethora of universities, including Vanderbilt, Auburn, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Tennessee and South Carolina. Indeed, a bright future for Harlan until Wednesday when the 18-year-old was charged with the rape of a child. According to Anthony Bailey, a Maury County Sheriff’s Department detective, the alleged victim was a fellow student who happened to be only 12 years old. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Child Abuse & Neglect Symptoms
Abused or neglected children often show both physical and behavioral symptoms. Older children may not talk about the problem, because they fear or want to protect the offender or they do not believe they will be taken seriously. Sometimes children report abuse to an adult they trust. These conversations should be taken seriously and acted upon. Some symptoms are specific to certain forms of maltreatment. There are also general symptoms that can occur with all types. READ MORE HERE
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Provide safety, love and support. Let them know it’s okay to cry or be mad. Make sure your child understand it is not his or her fault. Don’t coach or pressure your child to talk about things.
Some things you can say that will help your child:
- I believe you.
- I know it’s not your fault.
- I’m glad I know about it.
- I’m sorry this happened to you.
- I will take care of you.
- I’m not sure what will happen next.
- Nothing about you made this happen. It has happened to other children too.
- You don’t need to take care of me.
- I’m upset, but not at you.
- I’m angry at the person who did this.
- I’m sad. You may see me cry. That’s all right, I’ll be able to take care of you.
- I don’t know why that happened.
- You can still love someone but hate what they did to you.
Responses to avoid:
- Are you sure that happened?
- Are you telling me the truth?
- Why are you telling me?
- Let me know if it happens again.
- Why didn’t you stop him/her?
- What did you do to make this happen?
- Why did you let this happen?
Do …
- Practice your response before you are in the real situation.
- Pay attention to your body language. Give the child signals that you are hearing what he or she says and that you can help.
- Let the child know that it was brave to share something (no matter how minimal) about a difficult subject. Be openly admiring of this courage to reinforce the disclosure process.
- Tell the child that you will do everything you can to see that he or she is kept safe and keep them away from the suspected offender.
- Affirm your caring for the child and that your relationship has not been negatively altered. Some children ashamed and assume they are less lovable because of the abuse.
- As soon as possible, write down the actual words used in the disclosure and in your interaction with the child. The child’s first statement has forensic significance and the exact words are important.
- Contact Child Protective Services or Law Enforcement and make a report immediately.
- Return to a normal routine as soon as possible.
- See that your child receives therapy as soon as possible. Trying to sweep the problem under the rug usually causes more problems. It will not go away.
- Find help for yourself. You don’t have to do it all yourself.
- Teach your child the rules for personal safety. Tell them what to do if someone tries to touch them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable.
- Your child may need an extra sense of security; stay close and assure your child that you will keep him or her safe.
- Do not try to determine for yourself if the allegation is valid or invalid. This is the role of law enforcement and child protective services.
- Do not use shocked or disbelieving body language. The child may interpret this to mean that you find thechild unacceptable versus the act perpetrated on them.
- Do not try to talk a child out of what he or she is saying. If you are skeptical, do not express your doubts to the child. This is the task for investigators to sort through, and you can express your doubts to them.
- Do not stand over the child while he or she is talking. This may cause the child to feel crowded or dominated.
- Do not suggest to a child that you think he or she may have been abused. This can be damaging and is problematic in cases in which abuse did happen but the information was elicited through the use of leading questions.
- Do not gossip about these allegations to friends, relatives, or associates.
- Do NOT confront the offender. This could be very unsafe for you and your child.
The most important step you can take to protecting our children is to report suspected abuse. If you feel that the child is in immediate danger, please call 911. If you need additional assistance or you are unsure of whom to contact, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on 9-YO Girl’s Skeletal Remains Identified
New Jersey police have identified a child whose skeletal remains were found in 2005 and charged three people, including her aunt and uncle, on Wednesday with covering up her death. Authorities said the body was that of 9-year-old Jon-Niece Jones, who was abused and died at her aunt’s New York City home in August 2002. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Outrage As Republican State Representative Quoted, “Some Girls Rape Easy”
A Republican politician personally endorsed by vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is today at the center of a storm after a controversial interview emerged in which he relayed his father’s advice that ‘some girls rape easy.’ Desperately trying to control the damage, Wisconsin state Rep. Roger Rivard, claimed that repeating his father’s comments were meant as a warning that a woman could agree to sex but then later claim it wasn’t consensual. However, the backlash has been severe, with Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan announcing today he was withdrawing his support for the embattled representative who is running for re-election. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Sandusky Gets 30-60 Years
Sandusky to KEEP his $900,000 in pension payments in spite of his 30 year jail sentence after abusing 10 boys
Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky will be allowed to keep the more than $900,000 he earned in state pension payments in spite of his recent sentencing of 30 to 60 years in prison. Because of the bylaws of the Pennsylvania state employee’s retirement system, the former football coach will keep the hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned following his 1999 retirement from Penn State University’s sports program. The state’s forfeiture law does not authorize the government body to go after money paid before the date of a plea or conviction, meaning he will keep everything awarded between 1999 and September 2012. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Texas Death Row Inmate Executed for Killing 12-YO Girl
An inmate on death row used his last breath to protest his innocence of the murder of a 12-year-old girl as he was executed in Texas last night despite his legal team arguing he was mentally ill. Jonathan Green, 44, was jailed for the abduction, rape and strangling of Christina Neal, 12, whose body was found at his home a month after she was reported missing in 2000. Several last ditch appeals were made on the basis of his mental health in an attempt to save him from the death penalty but Green was given a lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the arguments to spare him. READ MORE HERE
Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Police Find Body: May Be Missing Girl, Jessica Ridgeway
Authorities combing Pattridge Park open space in Arvada, Colorado discovered a body Wednesday evening, but will not say if it is the body of missing Westminster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway who disappeared on Friday on her way to school. On Wednesday, around 6:40 p.m., Westminster Police Department tweeted the following new information in the ongoing investigation: This afternoon a body was discovered near the Pattridge Park Open Space in the City of Arvada. READ MORE HERE
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Posted by Sandra On October - 11 - 2012 Comments Off on Sheriff Deputy Accused of Molesting Children
WAYNE — An Essex County sheriff’s officer has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing two minors. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes says 48-year-old Thomas Ingham of Wayne was arrested Thursday. Prosecutors say Ingham allegedly sexually assaulted two family friends when they were between the ages of eight and 14 years-old. READ MORE HERE