Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests. The study also states that the increased risk for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) might be based in biology. The reason: There appears to be a connection between the nervous system and endocrine system abnormalities, called neuroendocrine dysfunction, in people with CFS who suffered childhood trauma, the researchers said. READ MORE HERE

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OTHER AFTER -EFFECTS

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Childhood Trauma

Dissociation “Uniquely Associated” With Child Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse Victims: High Potential for Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse Can Cause Severe Reactions to Mild or Moderate Stress

Child Sexual Abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

A woman has been charged with child abuse after she spanked two children so badly that they couldn’t attend school for three days. Megan Elizabeth Shipman, 22, used a belt to spank the 4-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl as punishment for taking $100 from their home. One of the children showed a teacher the bruises six days after the beating and the teacher contacted the Department of Human Services. READ MORE HERE

A babysitter faces 30 years behind bars after she admitted broadcasting a sex attack on a 5-year-old girl to other alleged predators using the live video-chat programme Skype on her iPhone. Jennifer Mahoney, 33, of Manalapan, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in US District Court Wednesday to the sexual exploitation of a child that took place on at least two separate occasions in her home. READ MORE HERE

A horrified father returned home from work to find his two young children dead after seemingly being smothered and his wife had apparently tried to slit both her wrists. A 10-week-old baby boy and a one-year-old girl were later pronounced dead after investment banker Jeff Boots made frantic efforts to save them before raising the alarm. Police arrived at the £1.2million family home, in a well-heeled area of Wandsworth, south London, and arrested Felicia Boots, who did not require treatment despite apparently trying to harm herself. She is now being held over the deaths of 14-month-old Lily and her baby son. She is being questioned by detectives, who are understood to be investigating the possibility that she was suffering from post-natal depression.  READ MORE HERE

The mother of a 3-year-old Taft girl was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge, more than three months after Sheriff’s deputies say the toddler was beaten to death. Deputies say Angela Hanna’s daughter was tortured by her then live-in boyfriend in January. Hanna was booked into the downtown jail Tuesday morning on $2 million bail. Hanna’s boyfriend at the time of her daughter’s death, Eric Foster, was arrested and charged a day after the girl died. READ MORE HERE

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LONG BEACH, CA — A Long Beach police officer charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography has been re-arrested. 40-year-old Noe Yanez is facing additional sex crimes charges, after prosecutors say he arranged to meet a minor for sex. READ MORE HERE

Old fashioned torture techniques never went out of style apparently. Josue Manrique, 35, came home to find $1 missing from his bedside drawer, accused his son of taking it, hit him with his leather belt and repeatedly burned his arms, hands and face with a hot iron to make him confess. READ MORE HERE

Ruling attempts to distinguish between individuals who see an image of child pornography online versus those who actively download and store such images, MSNBC reports.

In a controversial decision that is already sparking debate around the country, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that viewing child pornography online is not a crime. “The purposeful viewing of child pornography on the internet is now legal in New York,” Senior Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick wrote in a majority decision for the court. READ MORE HERE

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WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC–Not suitable for young viewers!!!

I was emailed this YouTube video by a concerned video who came across this video. This video is EXTREMELY disturbing and depicts a young mother beating up her young infant….all in the presence of two other children while someone else videotaped it. I PRAY SOMEONE IS ABLE TO TRACK THIS VIDEO & PROSECUTE THIS CHILD ABUSER!!!!  YouTube Link

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FRIDLEY, Minn. — A woman and her husband are facing jail time after allegedly shaving her 12-year-old daughter’s head and forcing the girl to wear a diaper for getting bad grades. Police were called to the family home by neighbors who reported the girl was being forced to run up and down the street. READ MORE HERE

ONTARIO, CA– A priest recently released from jail after being convicted of child molestation is back behind bars. The Rev. Alejandro ?Alex? Jose Castillo, the former pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, was arrested Wednesday at his home for allegedly violating his probation. READ MORE HERE

A man could face the death penalty for his brutal crime. Joshua Graham Packer, 22, broke into the house of Brock and Davina Husted, both 42, made Davina perform oral sex on him, then stabbed the couple to death after promising not to hurt their 9-year-old son or 11-year-old daughter who were in the other room. READ MORE HERE

One Woman’s Documentary of Her Journey of Survival

With the recent US economic collapse, domestic violence statistics show a sharp increase in violence against women around the country. States are closing shelters and cutting programs. Yet the mainstream media ignores domestic violence, except when there are celebrity incidents, (OJ, Rihanna, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, etc etc etc). In the meantime, more spouses have been killed by their partners in the past several years than soldiers have been killed in Iraq.

“Power and Control” is a documentary film that addresses a life and death issue during a time of urgent crisis. The film is a timely and comprehensive exploration of physical and emotional abuse in our society, as refracted through the story of Kim Mosher, a Duluth, MN mother of three. READ MORE HERE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS

HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS CHILDREN

HOW TO GET HELP — ESCAPE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE