Predatory pedophile from Portugal groomed and raped British girl, 12, before going on the run

A predatory Portuguese child rapist has gone on the run after he was granted bail and allowed to keep his passport while awaiting trial. Antonio Pedro De Alves attacked a 12-year-old girl in a supermarket car park after grooming her for six months on the internet while posing as a 15-year-old boy. De Alves, 41, skipped bail before he was due to stand trial in Stafford last week. READ MORE HERE

BATES CITY, MO–The Lafayette County Prosecutor has charged the father of a 10-week-old baby with her violent death.  Alex Anthony Gilbert, 24, of Independence, was charged with second-degree murder. His daughter died four days after she was rushed to the hospital. An autopsy revealed the baby had brain damage from a skull fracture. In addition, the child had broken bones and contusions, including to her lung. She had fresh and old injuries. READ MORE HERE (and) HERE

DOCTOR RAPED AND MURDERED PREGNANT WOMAN

A man is still facing trail for a horrible crime.  Dr. Ali Salim, originally from Pakistan but working as a doctor in Ohio, has been arrested for kidnapping, raping and murdering 23-year-old Deanna Ballman, who was nine months pregnant with her third child, after she answered one of his numerous Craigslist ads. After a six-month investigation, Salim has finally be arrested and charged with Ballman’s kidnapping, rape and murder, including injecting her with heroin and killing her unborn child, reports the Tribune. READ MORE HERE

FULTON COUNTY, KY – A Tennessee fugitive wanted on child rape charges was captured in Fulton County, Kentucky on Friday night. Deputies with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old David Bradley Hopper after they found him inside a home on KY 2134. The arrest occurred after the department received a tip from the Lake County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office that Hopper might be in the county. READ MORE HERE

Ex-mayor gets 105 years for child rape

A former Stockport mayor likely will spend the rest of his life in prison for raping a girl under 13, after his sentencing on Wednesday in Morgan County Common Pleas Court. The sentences, delivered after a jury convicted Michael Shane Shuster on April 4, will require him to serve 105 years before he is eligible for parole, Morgan County Prosecutor Mark Howdyshell said. READ MORE HERE

Stockport’s ex-mayor gets 105 years for child rape

A 2-year-old child has died after a Suitland man admitted to abusing him, police say. Clifton Edward Bernard, 26, was arrested early Wednesday morning after officials received a report of an unresponsive child in the 3800 block of Swann Road. The victim, Jamir Khaden Shipe of the 3800 block of Swann Road in Suitland, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of multiple injuries, including head trauma. The child died Thursday, police say. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. READ MORE HERE

PALMDALE — Authorities Friday said a Palmdale boy has died after sustaining a massive skull fracture and other injuries in a case of suspected child abuse. The unidentified 8-year-old child was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3 p.m. a day after police say he was severely beaten, had broken ribs, and burns over his body. The child’s mother, 29-year-old Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Isauro Aguirre, were arrested Thursday in connection with the alleged attack. Both are expected to be arraigned Tuesday. READ MORE HERE

Palmdale boy dies after allegedly being tortured

MIAMI — Florida child welfare officials fired an investigator who they said forged documents about substance-abuse treatment for a mother six months before her 11-month old baby died in a sweltering car. Catalina Bruno is accused of leaving her son Bryan Osceola, along with her purse and a can of beer, in the car outside their Miami home. The boy had a 109-degree temperature when he was found. His mother is now jailed on charges of aggravated manslaughter. READ MORE HERE

DreamCatchers for Abused Children – Top 3 sites dedicated to ending child abuse and neglect

Herbert Ward’s profound statement “Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime” truly embraces the impact that child abuse has on our society. According to Childhelp, a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect, every year 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving nearly 6 million children .The United States has the worst record in the industrialized nation, losing five children every day due to abuse-related deaths. Now is the time to advocate, educate, and work towards ending this epidemic by joining the cause and fighting to change policies, legislation, beliefs, and laws that are continuing to destroy our society’s most vulnerable. Thankfully, there are several organizations, campaigns, and social network groups made up of dedicated, passionate, and educated individuals working around the clock to fight this war. The following is a list of 3 child abuse sites that should be recognized and celebrated for their up-to-date information and statistics, news stories, educational resources, and hard work. READ MORE HERE
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Should I Report My Attack to the Police?

We hope you will decide to report your attack to the police. While there’s no way to change what happened to you, you can seek justice while helping to stop it from happening to someone else. Reporting to the police is the key to preventing sexual assault: every time we lock up a rapist, we’re preventing him or her from committing another attack. It’s the most effective tool that exists to prevent future rapes. In the end, though, whether or not to report is your decision to make. READ MORE HERE

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WEST POINT, Utah — A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said. Authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds and that the 15-year-old boy acted alone in what appeared to be an unplanned attack, Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said. “As result of the emerging details, the 15-year-old juvenile has officially been taken into custody,” Richardson said. READ MORE HERE

Police are investigating if 12-year-old Gabrielle Molina committed suicide because she was bullied online and at a school known for below-average student happiness. 12-year-old Gabrielle Molina’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Queens Wednesday, according to the New York Daily News. According to the report, a classmate said Molina was teased in school and online about cutting herself compulsively. Students reportedly told the news organization that Molina’s 15-year-old sister had posted since-removed photos of Gabrielle’s cut arms on Instagram. READ MORE HERE

PALMDALE, CA — The mother of an 8-year-old boy found not breathing in a Palmdale apartment was arrested on suspicion of child abuse Thursday. Rescue officials received a call about a child needing help around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The boy was found unconscious, with markings around his ankles suggesting he may have been tied up, detectives said. He was also found to have cigarette burns on his body and a skull fracture. The boy was transported to an area hospital where he remained in critical condition. Authorities believe the boy may have been tortured. READ MORE HERE

PORT CANAVERAL, FL — More than two hours before the Disney Dream left port here last August, a Disney Cruise Line crew member was captured on ship surveillance video molesting an 11-year-old girl in an elevator – a crime Disney Cruise Line said it believes it must by law report immediately. But a Local 6 investigation reveals the incident was not reported until the next day, long after the ship had slipped out of port, enabling the 33-year-old suspect to evade investigation and prosecution by Florida authorities. Disney Cruise Line at first claimed last week it did report the crime while the ship was still in port on Aug. 5. Then, after being told by Local 6 and Port Canaveral police that was not true, the cruise line changed its account. READ MORE HERE