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

TROY, Ohio — A 39-year old man is accusing of raping his three adopted children and allowing other men to have sex with them. Kenneth Brant is charged with three counts of rape and one of compelling prostitution. Police say Brandt was arrested during an online sting in which an undercover detective arranged to have sex with one of the children.  READ MORE HERE

TARZANA, CA — A former president of L.A.’s Board of Neighborhood Commissioners was arrested by the FBI Wednesday, after being indicted on child porn charges. 63-year-old Albert Abrams, of Tarzana, faces five counts of distributing child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of  possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, and a trial date was set for April 24th.  READ MORE HERE

A Johnson County judge had warned Amanda Smith on Thursday that her say in her son’s custody hinged on better cooperation with authorities. The judge, Mark Loyd, set a hearing March 14 to determine whether 3-year-old Jacob Smith would continue to live with his grandmother — as Amanda Smith wanted — or go to live with his father. Now, that hearing will not happen. Smith, 33, Trafalgar, is believed to have drowned Jacob on Monday in her apartment. Johnson County Sheriff Doug Cox said the boy’s body appeared to have been carefully laid on a bed, his head on a pillow, by the time emergency responders arrived.  READ MORE HERE

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Dreamcatchers Talk Radio announces Bo Budinsky as host

Dreamcatchers Talk Radio is pleased to announce their newest radio talk show host, Bo Budinsky. Bo has had a challenging life. He has dealt with addiction, shattered relationships, abandoned careers, been homeless, shot at, broken and disgusted, and it has only been in the last year he has”come out of hiding” so to speak. He was ashamed and that shame seemed to run his life. Why? He is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and that abuse has profoundly affected his life.

Now, join Bo on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. EST with his new program “Male Awareness.” Bo is ready to tell his story and help other men who have been affected by abuse. Call in and speak to Bo, and address your questions, comments or concerns.at: 917-932-1132.

Domestic violence affects every member of the family, including the children. Family violence creates a home environment where children live in constant fear. Children who witness family violence are affected in ways similar to children who are physically abused.. They are often unable to establish nurturing bonds with either parent Children are at greater risk for abuse and neglect if they live in a violent home. Statistics show that over 3 million children witness violence in their home each year. Those who see and hear violence in the home suffer physically and emotionally.  READ MORE HERE

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“Families under stress produce children under stress. If a spouse is being abused and there are children in the home, the children are affected by the abuse.” (Ackerman and Pickering, 1989)

Horrific secrets from the city where kids get high on heroin for just $0.20

It is one of the most dangerous places on earth. The lawless city of Peshawar, on Pakistan’s north west frontier, where guns are carried like newspapers, drugs are rife and militants roam the streets looking for new recruits. And for the children growing up on these mean streets every day is a desperate struggle to survive.  One youngster was just two when his mother dumped him on the streets and four when he spent his first night in a tiny prison cell, being sexually assaulted by an older inmate. READ MORE HERE

Louisville man had video of 3-year-old being raped

LOUISVILLE, KY — Louisville Metro Police have arrested a man after they allegedly found illegal movies and images on his computer. According to an arrest report, 18-year-old Cody Huff used file-sharing programs to download movies of child pornography from the Internet. Police say a detective was able to download child pornography directly from Huff. READ MORE HERE

SANTA ANA — A registered sex offender accused of molesting a 5-year-old boy in a public restroom in October was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Nicholas James Needham pleaded guilty in federal court in October to one felony count each of lewd acts on a child under 14. He is expected to receive six years in prison when he is sentenced next month.  READ MORE HERE