A two-year-old child is dead, after being kicked so hard her liver split in two. Her mom’s boyfriend was found guilty of the crime, which he apparently committed because the little girl soiled her diaper. Dean Harris, 19, reportedly kicked her six feet across the room because he couldn’t handle a blown-out diaper. READ MORE HERE
A Georgia father is charged with murder in the death of his 22-month-old son after he allegedly left the child in a hot car for almost eight hours. Justin Ross Harris, 33, of Marietta, was arrested and charged Wednesday with felony murder and cruelty to a child. Cobb County police say 22-month-old Cooper Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. READ MORE HERE
Is that new neighbor of yours a sex offender? How about the guy who just started coaching your kids’ soccer team? Or even the local teacher or preacher? You can check on the Justice Department’s National Sex Offender Public Website at www.nsopw.gov, which lets you search across the nation by name, address, Zip Code, county, city and town. The registry went online in 2005 and was later renamed after Dru Sjodin, a University of North Dakota student who was kidnapped and murdered by a sex offender registered in Minnesota. READ MORE HERENSOPW is the only sex offender search site with direct access to live … Registries for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Indian Country.
A 29-year-old Florida man has been arrested for premeditated attempted homicide, attempted sexual assault of a child and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Florida state investigators arrested Shawn Ryan Thomas June 12 after a tip from a confidential informant. Thomas reportedly was planning to lure two parents and a juvenile female to a vacant house under the charade of producing a TV show. Investigators say Thomas planned to kill the parents with a knife, and rape and murder the female child. Thomas also planned to film the rape and produce a DVD to sell. READ MORE HERE
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – A Youngstown man is on his way to prison for raping a young girl he was supposed to have been babysitting. Zachary Walker, 22, pleaded guilty Monday morning to a half dozen sex charges in front of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin. He is accused of repeatedly assaulting a young relative who was just 5 or 6 at the time. The assault happened four years ago when Walker was 18. After learning the victim would have testified against him if the case had gone to trial, Walker agreed to take responsibility. READ MORE HERE
The Internet is a place filled with so much knowledge and entertainment, that you would not be able to come close to seeing even half of it in your lifetime. Everybody should have access to this wonderful tool of information, from young ones to older ones alike. A massive amount of the information available is obviously not age appropriate for younger ones. How do you keep your children safe online?
With the advent of Internet enabled devices, such as tablets, smartphones and media players that provide a variety of activities and education opportunities for young people, just how important is it to be aware of what these devices are capable of? How you can communicate with your child to assist them in using this technology in both a safe and a positive manner? READ MORE HERE
A PEEL police officer has been stood down pending charges for 16 child sex and incest offences.
The 48-year-old Senior Constable, who cannot be named for legal reasons to protect the identity of his alleged victim, was charged by officers from the child sex abuse squad with offences occurring between 2001 and 2011. He faces eight counts of sexual penetration of a child who was a lineal relative, five counts of indecently dealing with a child who was a lineal relative and one count of attempted sexual penetration of a child who was a lineal relative. READ MORE HERE
Teacher alerted authorities after overhearing a conversation detailing incest
It was more than enough for one of the teachers at the southern NSW high school to alert authorities, which led to the exposure of a feral family and the worst case of incest and sexual abuse ever uncovered in Australia. What triggered the raids on the isolated farm by police and the Department of Family and Community Services has been revealed in court documents as Parramatta Local Court has ordered two of the family members to have DNA tests. READ MORE HERE
A Sioux Falls woman is charged with multiple counts of child rape, after her boyfriend found her with several young boys at their apartment. According to police, 30-year-old Anne Elizabeth Doubler was naked when her boyfriend came home, and he soon learned what was going on. Police are still left with many questions in this disturbing case. It’s still unclear how many children were actually victims. “When we’re talking multiple victims, especially at one time, that’s something we don’t see very often,” said Officer Sam Clemens, Sioux Falls Police Dept. READ MORE HERE
Man locks girlfriend out of hotel room, rapes her 8-month-old daughter
Valencia County sheriff’s deputies said a man raped his girlfriend’s 8-month-old daughter. The girl is still in the hospital. Deputies said Julio Iturralde and his girlfriend were staying at a hotel in Los Lunas when the mother ran outside to get items from the car. According to the criminal complaint, she could hear the baby screaming, but Iturralde wouldn’t open the door. READ MORE HERE
Charges relate to five children and include counts of cruelty and rape
A woman appeared in court yesterday in connection with 24 alleged abuse offences against children, including rape and sexual assault. Marie Black, 33, from Norwich, was charged with the offences on Friday and remanded in custody. Norfolk Police confirmed that Black appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning. The charges relate to five children under 13 and allegedly took place between 2004 and 2010. READ MORE HERE
Protect your kids: How to block vile porn sites
Did you know children can access porn not only through internet access, but also ipads, ipods, cellphones, iTunes, Kindle Fire, and ALL video gaming systems such as Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, DSi and DSi XL?
Talk Talk has just become the first internet provider to offer a porn opt-out for broadband customers. PM David Cameron is considering even stricter measures forcing providers to make customer opt IN for porn. With children as young as five online, protecting them is an issue every parent should care about. And easy-to-use tools are already in place no matter who provides your broadband. Child protection expert Jim Gamble says it’s vital for parents to get to grips with the problem. READ MORE HERE
Two Ohio children, ages 10 and 11, stabbed to death by their father just hours after landing in Israel to spend summer vacation with him
An Israeli father walked into a police station in the city of Ramla Wednesday night drenched in blood and confessed to stabbing to death his two children while they were visiting him from Ohio. The man, who has not been named, then led officers to his apartment, where they discovered the brother and sister knifed to death.The children, 10-year-old Sara Levy and her 11-year-old brother, Yishai, lived with their mother, Karen Levy, in Ohio and attended Columbus Torah Academy. READ MORE HERE
GREENVILLE, S.C. —The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a flier in hopes of finding a missing teen from Greenville. The organization said Amber Proctor, 16, has been missing from Greenville since May 2. She is 5’4 and weighs 120 pounds with brown eyes. READ MORE HERE
DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.
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