Breann Hill and her parents are the epitome of courage, transparency and hope.  There are so many families that won’t even address suspected molestation in their families. Who could blame them?  It’s a torturous reality for most who’d rather live in denial. But a year-and-a-half ago, then 10-year old Breann was brave enough to go to her mother and tell her what happened while her grandfather, the man who molested her, sat in the very same room. “Mom, someone touched me inappropriately last night,” she said. Her grandfather immediately walked out of the room. Breann’s mom Cyndi sat stunned, trying to catch her breath and process what her eldest daughter was revealing.  READ MORE HERE

Man kidnapped, ran over teen after she refused to have sex

FLORIDA — A Marion County man has been arrested after deputies say he offered money to a 14-year-old girl for sex, then kidnapped her, strangled her and drove over her with his SUV when she refused. Adrian Mendez was booked into the Marion County Jail on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. Deputies said they found the girl lying on the side of Wilson Parrish Road near Umatilla on Sunday night.  She was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators say while she was at the hospital, she was able to pick her attacker out of a photo line-up and he was arrested at his Marion County home. READ MORE HERE

Haleigh Cummings, 5, vanished from her own bed while her father was at work & his teen girlfriend was supposed to be babysitting. The babysitter, Misty Croslin, claimed she woke up at 3 a.m. and discovered Haleigh missing, the back door propped open with a cinder block. After intense and exhaustive searches for the little girl, interviews with key players, & even arrests, we are still no closer to finding out what happened to Haleigh Cummings. Could little Haleigh still be alive? Will a new age progressed photo help generate leads? Friday night, a deeper look inside the mysterious disappearance of Haleigh Cummings on Nancy Grace Mysteries at 8 & 11 p.m. ET on HLN. READ MORE HERE

PORT HURON, MI — Joe Guy and Jennifer Galvan, convicted of beating their 3-year-old daughter to death in 2010, are staying in prison. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld their convictions Tuesday, rejecting their appeals of life sentences for felony murder, first-degree child abuse, torture and possession of marijuana. READ MORE HERE

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AT A GLANCE: THE PRHAZE GALVAN CASE

Bullying is unfortunately a frequent occurrence. A survey of teenagers by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 20% had been the victim of bullying during the previous year, while figures collected by the Workplace Bullying Institute showed almost a quarter of employees had experienced bullying at some point in their careers. Not only does bullying have a huge emotional impact for those on the receiving end, but it can have a significant adverse effect on health, both in terms of current and future health. Beyond the injuries sustained if bullying takes a physical form, as a whole being bullied can influence everything from mental health to how strong your immune system is and whether you will develop chronic diseases in the future. READ MORE HERE

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Sabrina Bonner Helped Partner Rape Son in Prison

CINCINNATI, W.VA — A priest charged with taking a 10-year-old boy to West Virginia for sex more than two decades ago was found guilty on Friday. Federal jurors in Cincinnati found Robert Poandl guilty of one count of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent of engaging him in sex, a charge that carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Poandl, from the suburban Cincinnati-based Glenmary Home Missioners, took the boy to Spencer on Aug. 3, 1991, and raped him while visiting a church there, prosecutors said. Poandl’s attorney, Stephen Wenke, told jurors the allegations were false and denied the boy was even on the trip. READ MORE HERE

Flanked by his family and a team of security guards, Rolf Harris cut a frail figure yesterday as he appeared in court for the first time to face sex abuse and child porn charges. He is facing nine charges of indecent assault relating to attacks on two girls aged 14 and 15 in the 1980s and claims that he made four indecent images of children last year. His counsel, Sonia Woodley QC, indicated that he would fight the charges. READ MORE HERE

Nancy is a single mom struggling to raise two young children with autism. When an emergency with one of her kids arose she called on her tenants for help. While the 10-year-old boy was in the care of Melissa Nicole Jones and Matthew Wilson Freethy-Swimm, Athens-Clarke police said the couple sexually assaulted him. According to Nancy, her son told her that Freethy-Swimm held a knife to his throat while Jones had sex with him. READ MORE HERE

A 45-year-old man from western Sweden has been charged on 25 counts of sex offences against children, including rape. The investigation against the man was opened when a 13-year-old girl committed suicide in Kumla in March. The man has now been charged for offences including gross exploitation of children for sexual posing, aggravated sexual abuse, child rape, molestation, and several cases of attempted aggravated child exploitation for posing. READ MORE HERE

The community is reacting to a new development in the case of teenage girl who went missing two years ago. Police announced Friday morning that they believe they have found the remains of 14-year-old Chyenne Kircher in the woods behind her home in East Dubuque. She disappeared in October of 2011, but a recent break in the case had agents with the FBI and Illinois State Police digging near the home where she lived with her mother, brother and stepfather. Earlier this week, they charged her stepfather with first degree murder. Terry Abbas is accused of strangling Chyenne, causing her death. While an autopsy will be conducted, police are convinced the remains belong to Chyenne. READ MORE HERE

A 60-year-old woman is under arrest in Missouri in connection with an alleged child abduction case that took place nearly 13 years ago in Florida, authorities said. Sandy Hatte, who is related to the child’s family, is accused of kidnapping an infant back in 2000, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. “The dad was working, came home from work, and [Hatte] was gone with the baby,” Detective Eric Menconi of the Livingston County Sherriff’s Office told ABC News. “He hasn’t been able to find them since.” READ MORE HERE

EL CAJON, CA – Tassie Behrens, a 26-year-old California woman whose two toddlers drowned at a friend’s home four months ago, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony child abuse and drug violations in connection with their deaths, CBS affiliate KFMB reports. Behrens was taken into custody without incident at a motel in El Cajon late Thursday morning in connection with the deaths of her 1-year-old daughter, Harley Bradford, and her 2-year-old son, Jason Bradford, authorities say. READ MORE HERE