Scout leader jailed for 16 years for raping child, 10, and hoarding 4,000 images of underage porn

A Scout leader who raped a 10-year-old and had thousands of child porn images stored on his computer has been jailed for 16 years. Ian Pain, 48, had initially thanked police for arresting him in June last year after they found more than 3,800 photographs of children aged between seven and 16 being sexually abused on his computer. He claimed that he ‘hadn’t hurt anybody’ and that police action would prevent his urge to look at images of underage porn. But six months later, a 10-year-old boy told one of his friends that he had been abused by Pain, who also refereed youth football matches, over a two year period. READ MORE HERE

They were tracked down after mother found sexual content on her phone

Ten men have been jailed for a total of 34 years and four months after police stopped the large scale online and sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old girl. A total of 30 suspects from different parts of the country, none of whom knew each other, committed offences against the girl, including having sex with her and getting her to send them indecent photographs of herself. Their ages ranged from 14 to 45 and the first one started using her sexually just days after her 13th birthday. Together, their activities left her so emotionally and mentally scarred she is now receiving intensive professional help. READ MORE HERE

A Wisconsin couple are headed to trial after being accused of starving the man’s 5-year-old daughter and restraining her 7-year-old sister with zipties until she passed out from a heat stroke. Shawn Paholke, 33, and Jennifer Fendryk, 31, together face 23 felony counts of mistreating the two girls. They waived their right to a preliminary hearing in Oconto County Circuit Court Wednesday. A criminal complaint filed in Oconto County Circuit Court says a social worker told authorities the 5-year-old appeared to be severely underweight and that ‘bones were protruding from her face and body.’ READ MORE HERE

When thinking about perpetrators of child sexual abuse, many people picture an image of a creepy stranger. Parents and schools generally do a pretty good job of teaching their kids about “stranger danger.” But this is not where most of the danger lies. The vast majority of sexual abusers are known to the children they target, so it is incumbent upon us to teach kids not only how to respond when an uncomfortable or dangerous situation arises, but also how to recognize when danger is approaching. READ MORE HERE

Liam Adams guilty of raping daughter

A younger brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been found guilty of a string of child sex abuse charges. Liam Dominic Adams, 58, from Bernagh Drive in west Belfast, was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter, Aine, over a six-year period between 1977 and 1983 when she was aged between four and nine. Bespectacled Adams, who was wearing a grey suit, cream shirt and blue tie, showed no emotion as the guilty verdicts were returned. READ MORE HERE

Connelly set to be released after just five years in jail

Taxpayers will not fund a new identity to protect the mother of Baby P when she is released from jail, it emerged last night. Despite fears over her safety, Tracey Connelly – who allowed her son Peter to be tortured to death by her boyfriend – could walk to her freedom this week without protection. The 32-year-old will be transferred from Low Newton jail near Durham to a parole hostel where she will start her re-integration back into society. READ MORE HERE

A man who began displaying ‘sexualised behaviour’ when he was just three years old has been jailed for life after admitting raping and abusing a string of young children. Daniel Chipchase, 20, was ordered to serve a minimum of six years before he could be considered for parole after the judge at Lincoln Crown Court told him children were at ‘significant risk of serious harm’ from him doing the same again. The court had heard that Chipchase had shown worrying signs of an unhealthy interest in sex from the age of three and four, when he drew indecent pictures and tried to assault other young children. READ MORE HERE

Justin Robinson, 16, was sentenced this month to 17 years in prison for 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale’s death 

The father of a 12-year-old girl killed by a teenage boy has filed a lawsuit against the boy’s parents for negligence. Anthony Pasquale filed the lawsuit against the parents of his daughter Autumn’s murderer, Justin Robinson, in Gloucester County Superior Court on September 23, according to NJ.com. If you’re going to raise a murderer, you’re going to take responsibility for it,’ said Kathleen Bonczyk, Anthony Pasquale’s attorney for the civil complaint. READ MORE HERE

Ashville, PA – A 20-year-old dispute between a woman and her family came to a bloody end last Friday night in a case where a man was forced to shoot his daughter and her husband dead after they invaded his home and shot two other family members dead. According to police, 43-year-old Josephine Ruckinger and her husband Jeffrey Ruckinger, 43, arrived at Josephine’s parent’s house highly armed and ready to murder at about 10 p.m. Friday night. READ MORE HERE

5-yo killed on his birthday by mother’s boyfriend

EDWARDSVILLE, IL – A Madison County mother and her fiance’ are behind bars for the death of a 5-year-old boy. Investigators say on Sunday, September 29, a 911 call was reported from the 2100 block of Rose Knoll Lane, of a 5-year-old child being unresponsive. Deputies arriving on the scene found Torian Whittaker, 5,  lifeless.  He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. READ MORE HERE

How Can I Protect My Child From Sexual Assault?

Parents are surrounded by messages about child sexual abuse. Talk shows and TV news warn parents about dangers at school, in the home and on the Internet. Despite all the media coverage, parents don’t get much advice about how to talk to their children about sexual abuse and how to prevent it.  READ MORE HERE