Complaint lists at least 10 fractured bones caused by a twisting force.

MILWAUKEE, WI- A Wisconsin father pleaded not guilty to child abuse on Tuesday after admitting he severely injured his triplet daughters. Nick Bohr said he apparently became frustrated when changing the babies’ diapers. Milwaukee police say that three babies, two months old, were the object of abuse at the hands of their father Steven Sommer, 38. According to the criminal complaint after the alleged abuse was discovered, Sommer told detectives that he possibly twisted the triplets’ legs out of frustration while changing their diapers. READ MORE HERE
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A couple from Seabrook, Texas are accused of beating their 11-year-old son with a leather belt and applying salt, vinegar and alcohol to his wounds. According to the criminal complaint against the pair, the boy had to be hospitalised after officers found him curled on a sofa in the foetal position, with ‘bandages applied to his waist, buttocks and rear thigh area with bodily fluids seeping through them.’ READ MORE HERE

‘What they did to me was evil. They ripped away all my dignity, my last bit of self-esteem’

Young and naïve, she was one of the many victims of the sex grooming gang – but was the first to speak out against their horrific abuse. Her nightmare began when she was only 15. A troubled teenager, she decided to move out of her parents’ home to live with an older girl. READ MORE HERE

JUST hours after the verdict in a sickening case of sexual abuse and trafficking that has shaken Britain, it has emerged that gangs of predators are routinely targeting hundreds of vulnerable girls in care homes throughout the country. An investigation by The London Times showed the scale of the horror, just hours after nine Pakistani and Afghan men were convicted of grooming then abusing girls as young as 13, who were subjected to sex with more than 20 men a night while being plied with drugs and alcohol. READ MORE HERE

Lonnie Johnson remains free after prosecutors determine they can’t civilly commit him

PROVO — A convicted sex offender who was controversially released from jail despite facing more than 20 new counts of child sex abuse will walk free. Utah County prosecutor Craig Johnson announced Tuesday he will not to seek a civil commitment against Lonnie Johnson, 39. He waited until the day the so-called Lonnie Johnson bill, passed by the Utah Legislature earlier this year, went into effect to announce his decision. READ MORE HERE

A mother who abused her two children and kept them locked in bedrooms that were so cold her son caught frostbite was jailed for 18 months yesterday. Over a five-year period they were beaten, starved, forced to do manual labour instead  of going to school, given cold baths and shut up in the dark. Both children had to sleep in their underwear without bedding or a mattress in an unheated room, Hull Crown Court was  told during Linda Clappison’s cruelty trial. READ MORE  HERE

St. Louis, MO – Dana Kintz, 28, and Shawn Ingram, 37, were jailed after allegedly having sex with a dog at their St. Louis residence. According to police, officers were dispatched to the couple’s home after Kintz called 911 to report that she had been assaulted by Ingram. READ MORE HERE

Police: Kidnap-murder suspect slain; 2 girls OK

BREAKING NEWS: Suspected Killer Adam Mayes Shot in Head, Missing Tennessee Girls Found Alive

Two Tennessee girls missing since their mother and sister were murdered have been found alive in Mississippi, where their suspected abductor apparently shot himself in the head, law enforcement sources said. Adam Mayes, 35, suspected of killing the mother and sister and abducting Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain, ages 12 and 8, was treated in an ambulance at the scene of his shooting in a wooded area a few miles from his home and taken to a hospital around 7 p.m., officials said. The girls were believed to be healthy, but were taken to a hospital for observation. READ MORE HERE  (and) HERE

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ACTIVE AMBER ALERT

Police in Tennessee have arrested the wife and mother of the man suspected of kidnapping Jo Ann Bain and her three daughters, Hardeman County, Tennessee Deputy Clerk Pat Kirk said Tuesday. The women are accused in connection with the kidnappings, according to Kirk. The FBI said Monday night that the mother and her 14-year-old daughter Adrienne are dead, though the man they believe abducted them – along with two other daughters – remains at large.  READ MORE HERE

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FBI adds fugitive in Tennessee killing-kidnap case to 10 Most Wanted List

Suspect  (Pictured Below)

Name:  Adam Mayes

Hair Color:  Brown

Eye Color:  Blue

Skin Color:  White

Age:  35

Height:  6FT3

Weight:  175LBS

Gender:  Male

Description:  He has altered his appearance by cutting his hair.

Man suspected of killing 2, kidnapping 2 appears in Mississippi store’s surveillance tape

Kidnap-slaying suspect, wife charged with murder

HOUSTON, TX—Houston police are trying to figure out what happened inside a southwest Houston apartment after finding a dead 6-month-old baby inside a refrigerator. The University Apartments became a crime scene after the baby’s father told police they needed to search his kitchen.  READ MORE HERE

Authorities are still searching for the bodies of the young boys.

ORANGE, CA — A man suspected of killing an Orange County woman and her two young sons was charged with 3 counts of murder Monday. Shazer Fernando Limas, 31, is accused of stabbing Arlet Hernandez Contreras and their 2-year-old and 4-month-old sons at the couple’s Orange apartment on April 14. READ MORE HERE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two Fort Wayne parents have been charged after police said they drove their car with their four children strapped to the hood Monday. Jessica Clark, 29, and Aaron Stefanski, 29, were both charged with neglect of a dependent. Stefanski was also charged with three counts of operating while intoxicated. READ MORE HERE

PROVIDENCE, RI — A TSA officer discovered something more than just fluff inside three stuffed animals in a 4-year old boy’s carry-on bag. As the bag was going through the X-ray checkpoint at T.F. Green International Airport the agent spotted gun components inside a teddy bear, a rabbit and a Mickey Mouse doll. READ MORE HERE

A family struggles to put together the pieces of a brutal and bizarre murder. A 14-year-old Indianapolis girl will be facing preliminary murder charges after she repeatedly stabbed her 4-year-old cousin, Leon Thomas Ill, to death. According to ABC News, the girl was watching her cousin along with his eleven-year-old brother at their grandparent’s house Saturday night when the murder occurred. READ MORE HERE

Trauma and Children
Learn about the signs of Post Traumatic Stress in children and how you can help them to recover from direct or indirect violence. A team of experienced clinicians and caregivers will discuss how we can protect and empower our children.

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Part 1 Trauma and Children (59 min)

Part 2 Stress Reduction Techniques (26 min)