The pastor of a fundamentalist mega church in Northwest Indiana has been dismissed because of a “sin” that’s being investigated by Lake County (Ind.) sheriff’s police. Jack Schaap, 54, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond since 2001, was fired by a deacon board, said Eddie Wilson, director of public relations for the church. Wilson said Tuesday church officials didn’t believe anything criminal occurred, but information was turned over to the sheriff’s department “for the sake of transparency and honesty.” READ MORE HERE
In Los Angeles, California, LAPD officers Ismael Gonzalez and Alex Nava are being investigated for the abuse of children in their boot-camp inspired ‘Juvenile Intervention Program.’ READ MORE HERE
He Believed the Statute Of Limitations Had EXPIRED
Donald Ingersen, a former St. Louis teacher, turned himself in for the rape of two high school girls, believing that the statute of limitation had been reached on his crimes. Ingersen, as reported by Huffington Post, had admitted to having sexual contact with two girls: one in the 1970s and one in the mid-1990s. READ MORE HERE
ALBUQUERQUE – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies have charged Juan Galindo, 37, for the rape and death of his girlfriend’s 1-month-old infant daughter. Deputies say around 4:00 this morning, family members called 911 from a home in the 1900 block of Lake Southwest. READ MORE HERE
An Awareness of Domestic Violence including the Impact on Children and Young People
On average, survivors of domestic violence contact 11 agencies before obtaining the help they need. On average, a woman is assaulted at least 35 times before she reports an assault to the police. Domestic violence is equally prevalent among all income groups and among people from all ethnic groups. Women who have experienced domestic violence are 15 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 9 times more likely to abuse drugs, 3 times more likely to be diagnosed as depressed or psychotic and 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.
Considering these statistics, this e-learning course is suitable for any worker who is in regular contact or works regularly with children, young people and their families. The course will raise your awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence particularly for those workers that come into contact with survivors.
On completion of this course learners will be able to:
Explain what domestic violence is and who is most at risk
Recognize the difference between the facts and myths surrounding domestic violence
Describe the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence
Explain the impact of domestic violence on the unborn child, children and young people
Classify the behaviors displayed by a perpetrator
Identify positive and negative ways to support cases of domestic violence
Outline how the victim may feel
Interpret domestic violence statistics
Describe best practices
Identify the “dos and don’t’s” of assisting in a domestic violence case
Recognize when and where to get help
Reward for information on Bradenton teen’s slaying is up to $6,000
BRADENTON, FL — The reward for information about who killed a Bradenton teenager earlier this month has been increased to $6,000, Bradenton police said Tuesday. The Gold Star Club of Manatee County has committed to adding up to $5,000 to the reward fund. Already, Crime Stoppers of Manatee County was offering up to $1,000 for information about who killed Fredrick L. Edwards, on July 14. READ MORE HERE
Child Abuse Advocate Jailed On Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Charges
A Newcastle man who advised Governments on child protection has today been jailed for a range of child sex offenses. The former CEO of Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services Steven Andrew Larkins, pleaded guilty to nine offences including producing and possessing child pornography, fraud and the aggravated indecent assault of two boys aged 11 and 12. The 46-year-old has worked in advisory roles on child protection issues for both the New South Wales and Federal Governments. READ MORE HERE
The wife of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky says she still loves him and ‘he’s not who they say he is.’ ‘I love my husband,’ Dottie Sandusky told a Centre Daily Times reporter on the streets of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on Thursday. Adding to her husband’s defence Mrs Sandusky said she’s known the man, convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse last month, for more than 40 years. READ MORE HERE
A 26-year-old man is accused of hitting his wife and forcing a seven-year-old boy to smoke pot at gunpoint. Justin Blake Mitchell, from McDonagh, Georgia, is being held at the Walton County Jail without bond since the July 12 incident, which took place at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. According to arrest reports, Mitchell pointed a gun at the child and threatened to shoot him if he didn’t smoke marijuana. READ MORE HERE
Watching the new ‘Mandarin Mermaid’ glide to another suspiciously easy victory yesterday – the prelude to what will doubtless be her second gold medal of these Games – my thoughts returned to the disturbing interview I conducted with another swimming sensation many years ago. Just like China’s Ye Shiwen, East German Petra Schneider had astonished the world in winning the 400 metres medley – this time at the 1980 Moscow Olympics – producing a performance of such awesome power that her rivals (including Britain’s Sharron Davis, who won silver) seemed to be lesser mortals. And as with 16-year-old Ye in London on Saturday night, so striking was Schneider’s superiority over young women who had trained equally long and hard that many observers wondered how she could possibly have been so much stronger, fitter and faster. READ MORE HERE
The parents of a boy who was subjected to various forms of torture are now facing jail after being found guilty of attempt to murder. The abuse started when Shaurya was three-years-old and getting justice for him, now aged 13, was a long hard-fought battle for his maternal grandparents. His mother died when he was young and he lived with his father Lalit Balhara, a former Army Major, and step-mother Preeti Balhara. READ MORE HERE
Manchester, New Hampshire – Frank Saucier, a 44-year-old postal worker from Tyngsboro, Massachusetts was jailed after he allegedly sexually assaulted children in his mail truck. According to Manchester police, Saucier was first jailed on April 26th after several children told their parents that he had reportedly invited them inside his truck to “play house”, then spanked a 10-year-old boy. READ MORE HERE
NEW YORK – A Connecticut woman who stole a 19-day old baby from Harlem Hospital in 1987 was sentenced to twelve years in prison Monday, after the biological parents of the girl explained the trauma the kidnapping caused in their lives. Joy White and Carl Tyson didn’t see their daughter for 23 years, after Ann Pettway made the decision to dress in a nursing uniform, snatch the baby from the nursery, and then raise the girl as her own. READ MORE HERE
DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.
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