Moscow : Australia’s Roman Catholic Church has confirmed 620 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s in the state of Victoria. Campaigners, however, put the figure at 10,000 between 1960s to the 1980s only. The Catholic Church of Victoria’s admission came in a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry into the handling of child abuse cases by religious and other organisations after suicides of dozens of people abused by clergy, ABC reported Sunday. READ MORE HERE

David Moore certainly wasn’t expecting a pint-sized 7-year-old girl to turn into a crime-fighting hero. On July 27 this year, A-nari Taylor was playing with her cousin, 4-year-old Brandon Mincey, outside an apartment complex in Miami when Moore walked up to the pair and screamed: “God told me to take him (Brandon), God told me he’s coming with me,” according to NBC News. READ MORE HERE

In Fort Worth, Texas, 30 year old Nathan Tatarko, an Afghan and Iraqi combat veteran, raped a 14 year old girl, and forced her into stripping and prostitution. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Tatarko offered the victim a ride while she was walking home from a shopping mall. READ MORE HERE

A crack addict mother jailed for violently beating her baby son was battered by fellow prisoners carrying out reprisals against her. Inmates at a women-only jail subjected 29-year-old Claire Biggs to a punishment beating after hurling missiles at her, a court heard. Katie Burston, 26, was among the baying mob who surrounded Miss Biggs and another unpopular prisoner as the pair cowered inside a shed being pelted with missiles. READ MORE HERE

DREAMCATCHERS NEW COMMUNITY EDUCATION OUTREACH COORDINATOR

We are proud to present Pamela Oziah, our new Community Education Outreach Coordinator. Pamela has a BA and has many years of experience working with the Port Huron Sheriff’s Department as well as St. Clair County Community College. She will be focusing on local community outreach education programs within businesses, schools, churches, and public sectors. She will also be working on helping us to obtain funding and grants within the State of Michigan. Welcome, Pamela!!

EMAIL: pamela. dreamcatchers @yahoo.com

A baby girl who beat the odds of survival after nearly being shaken to death by her father, has been released from the hospital after a month. Baby Cheyenne Rae suffered swelling and bleeding on her brain as well as a fractured skull after her father, James Davis Jr., angrily shook the little girl at the family’s home in Wellford, South Carolina on August 17. The nine-month old child has stunned doctors with her tenacity but still has a long way to go on her road to recovery. READ MORE HERE

The mother of a 13-year-old girl allegedly raped at a Tulsa mega-church is suing the church for waiting two weeks to report the allegation. The lawsuit – first reported by the Tulsa World – was filed on Friday in Tulsa County District Court and alleges that the young teen was raped in a campus stairwell of the 17,000-member Victory Christian Center by a church worker and claims the church delayed reporting the assault. The mother seeks more than $75,000 and alleges that Victory Christian Center officials tried to conceal the allegation in an effort at ‘damage control.’ READ MORE HERE

Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Allah Ditta, a Pakistani man residing in Gorakhpur village was jailed Tuesday after he allegedly tied his daughter to a tree and hacked her to death with an axe because she had decided to accept a job at a beauty parlor. According to Pakistani police, the father of a 32-year-old woman identified as “Shagufta” confessed to murdering his daughter after she accepted a job at a beauty parlor against his wishes. READ MORE HERE

Rather than spend two days in in-school suspension for allegedly letting another student copy her classwork, Taylor Santos, a well-regarded student and athlete at Springtown High School, near Fort Worth, Texas, chose to get paddled. READ MORE HERE

Charged With Using Children To Sell Drugs

Moon TWP, PA – Pamela Smallis, a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman was jailed Sunday after police allegedly found child pornography on her cell phone. According to Moon Township police, Smallis was initially arrested on drug charges back in April after a lengthy investigation that involved Moon Township police and the state Attorney General’s Office. READ MORE HERE

MODESTO — A registered sex offender who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl on a transit bus Tuesday morning in Modesto was taken down by four homeless men and held until officers arrived, police said. The suspect had been paroled from prison just the day before. The assault occurred about 7:30 a.m. on a Modesto Area Express bus on Yosemite Boulevard as it was en route to downtown, police said. Witnesses said the girl was riding with two other young people and was on her way to school. READ MORE HERE

SIERRA COUNTY—A 15-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of child molestation. Robert Holland, 46, is suspected of “engaging in sexual acts with a minor while off duty,” the CHP says. The CHP says they investigated Holland after the allegations were brought to their attention. Holland’s cell phone and computer were seized. READ MORE HERE

LOS ANGELES  — A grieving mother says the body of a teenager found burning on a South L.A. street this week was her daughter. Police and coroner officials are not releasing the girl’s identity. But Selamawit Wright says the teenager is her daughter, Terrey. Wright says she was shown a picture of her daughter by police. READ MORE HERE

Mitch Comer, from Dallas, Georgia who weighed a mere 97 pounds when he was found at a bus depot in L.A, told police his parents had starved and locked him up for four years. Comer was found by a security guard at the depot who refused to believe the boy was 18 due to his appearance. READ MORE HERE