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8,000 indecent images of children found on his computer

El Paso County, CO.  – Amanda Rowles, a 27-year-old drama and choir teacher at Calhan High School has been jailed after she allegedly had sex with two male students. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation was launched last September after Calhan School administrators advised the Sheriff’s Office of a possible relationship between Rowles and a student. READ MORE HERE

Backers of the Russian bill said American adoptive parents have been abusive, citing 19 deaths of Russian children since the 1990s.

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a controversial new law Friday banning the adoption of Russian children by U.S. families. The action could affect hundreds of American families seeking to adopt. Americans adopted close to 1,000 Russian children last year, according to U.S. State Department figures. Though the number has been dropping in recent years, Russia remains the third most popular country for U.S. citizens to adopt, after China and Ethiopia. The U.S. State Department said it “deeply regrets” the new Russian law. READ MORE HERE

He says they’re his daughters, and he says he enjoys sleeping with them. Tampa Bay area man, Dwipin Thomas Maliackal, 24, posed as the father of two girls, 10 and 13, had sex with them, and then said he wanted to get the 10-year-old pregnant. “I would love to get her pregnant, if you’re okay with that,” Maliackal told an FBI agent. READ MORE HERE

Not only did he crash his car to kill her, but suffocated her by sitting on her face. Daniel Klinger from central Pennsylvania, 19, was driving recklessly at approximately 2:00am to scare and kill his potentially pregnant girlfriend, Samantha Heller, 17.  After crashing his car, he sat on her face to suffocate her to death. READ MORE HERE

UPDATE: Delhi gang-rape victim dies of organ failure

Flown To Get Treatment After Losing Her Intestines

A vicious attack has sparked nationwide protests over women’s rights. A 23-year-old New Delhi student was beaten and raped with an iron rod to within inches of her life while on a bus. The victim was transported to Singapore to receive treatment from an organ transplant specialist, where she is in “extremely critical condition.” READ MORE HERE

Skye Reece sobbed uncontrollably and moaned audibly as the jury rendered its verdict Thursday in Ottawa County District Court, finding the 20-year-old guilty of murdering 17-month-old Lanceton Hollenbeck. This was the first time during the four-day jury trial Reece showed this much emotion. The 12-person jury of 11 men and one woman was sequestered for deliberations around 10:11 a.m. and returned with its decision around 11:30 a.m. READ MORE HERE

Doctors, priests and teachers names published online

Thousands of previously unpublished Boy Scouts of America files that detail suspected sexual abuse by employees and volunteers, including doctors, teachers and priests, have been posted online. The Los Angeles Times published the horrifying database with redacted victims’ names on Tuesday, including material that was released earlier by an Oregon Supreme Court judge’s ruling. The Boy Scouts kept the files – numbering almost 2,000 – for internal use for nearly a century, and they now reveal the systematic coverups by the organisation, which in turn led to more abuse. READ MORE HERE

PLATTE CITY, Mo. — A nationwide search is underway for an elderly Platte County man who’s charged with raping a 9-year-old girl in Tennessee. For the last two weeks, detectives with the Platte City Police Department and the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, along with officers in Tennessee and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, have all been looking for 82-year-old Wendell Lee Washam. READ MORE HERE

5 Tips to Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse

The following five safety tips from RAINN focus on practical things parents can do to protect children from sexual abuse.

1. Talk.
Talk often with your child and set a tone of openness. Talking openly and directly will let your child know that it’s okay to talk to you when they have questions. If your child comes to you with concerns or questions, make time to listen and talk to them.

2. Teach.
Teach your child key safety principles. For instance:

• Teach children the names of their body parts so that they have the language to ask questions and express concerns about those body parts.
• If your child is uncomfortable or if someone is touching them, s/he should
  tell a trusted adult immediately.
• Let your children know that if someone is touching them or talking to
  them in ways that make them uncomfortable that it shouldn’t stay a secret.

3. Empower.
Your child should know that s/he has the right* *to* *speak up if they are uncomfortable, or if someone is touching them. It’s okay to say “no” even to adults they know and family members.

4. Implement.
Implement Internet safety protocols, and parental controls through platforms such as the Google Family Safety Center. Work with older children to set guidelines for who they can talk to online, and what information can be shared. For instance, be cautious when leaving status or away messages online and when using the “check-in” feature on Facebook or Foursquare.

5. Educate.
Educate yourself about the warning signs of childhood sexual abuse. Know what to look for, and the best way to respond.

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual abuse, it’s not your fault. You are not alone. Help is available 24/7 through the National Sexual Assault Hotlines (800.656.HOPE and online.rainn.org).

Join the fight against sexual violence today

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NEIGHBOR ARRESTED IN GIRL’S MURDER

Funeral Services for 9 year old Skylar Dials have been announced by Haisten McCullough Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 6 until 9pm Wednesday at the funeral home. The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 am at the Center Point Church of God.  with internment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Skylar’s body was found in a wooded area close to her home on early Saturday Morning by a large search force of law enforcement personnel assisting in the search were going house to house and combing the area.   Shane Clifton Collett, age 40 of  678 Yarbrough Mill Road Griffin, Georgia was arrested for the death of 9 year old Skyler Dials. READ MORE HERE

CAMARILLO, CA — A woman suspected of murdering her newborn baby, which was found dead in a Camarillo strawberry field earlier this year, is facing murder charges, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday. 20-year-old Rosalba Moran of Oxnard was arrested Dec. 21 after a lengthy investigation in which detectives used DNA samples from farm workers to track down a relative of the baby’s mother. READ MORE HERE