Boy, 17, plotted to ‘murder his parents and sister, then go on a rampage through schools, setting off pressure cooker bombs, throwing Molotov cocktails and gunning down students’

A 17-year-old honor student planned to bomb and shoot his way through a Minnesota high school to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, authorities claim. John David LaDue’s plot to use pressure cooker bombs, Molotov cocktails and multiple firearms including an assault rifle to kill his parents, set fire to a field and go on a killing spree through Waseca High School was foiled Tuesday by an alert citizen, police said. ‘A great catastrophe and tragedy was averted,’ Waseca Mayor Roy Srp said at a Thursday afternoon news conference. READ MORE HERE

Schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria being forced to marry their captors 

LAGOS, Nigeria – Scores of girls and young women kidnapped from a school in Nigeria are being forced to marry their Islamic extremist abductors, a civil society group reported Wednesday. Parents say the girls are being sold into marriage to Boko Haram militants for 2,000 naira ($12), Halite Aliyu of the Borno-Yobe People’s Forum told The Associated Press. She said the parents’ information is coming from villagers in the Sambisa Forest, on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, where Boko Haram is known to have hideouts. READ MORE HERE

WASHINGTON – From huge state universities to small colleges and the Ivy League, 55 schools across America are facing federal investigation for the way they handle sexual abuse allegations by their students. For the first time, the Education Department revealed its list of colleges under investigation on Thursday – though no details of the complaints – as the Obama administration sought to bring more openness to the issue of sexual violence on and around the nation’s campuses. READ MORE HERE

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What is the profile of a child molester? An average child molester will offend 200–400 times before being caught, if ever. The vast majority of offenders do not get caught, and they have no criminal records. According to the FBI, only one out of ten cases of child sexual abuse is reported to law enforcement. Many of the statistics on these types of crimes are gleaned from incarcerated perpetrators, who have provided civil authorities with an inside view into the lives of child molesters. This information has helped law enforcement authorities ascertain that only the tip of the iceberg is being disclosed and reported. READ MORE HERE

Sexual Predator Warning Signs

The Stranger You Know: How to Spot a Child Molester

Protect Your Child from a Predator – Parents.com

Warning Signs of Child Molesters

EMT father arrested ‘for punching his six-month-old son in the head until his skull cracked after drugging the boy’s mother’ 

A 23-year-old Michigan man is facing child abuse charges after police say he savagely beat his 6-month-old son, leaving the infant clinging to life. Nicholas Spiridione, an EMT from Detroit, is accused of sending baby Jesse to the hospital with severe head trauma last Saturday. The baby boy, who is suffering from brain swelling and hemorrhaging, has undergone emergency surgery and is listed in critical condition at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. READ MORE HERE

According to a Facebook group created to provide updates on Jesse’s condition, the 6-month-old was given 20 per cent chance for survival. 

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Shocking secret footage reveals teaching aides slapping and choking special needs student before knocking him off a chair

A teacher handed police shocking secret footage which allegedly shows two colleagues slapping and choking a special needs student before knocking him off a chair. The video was filmed at Harper-Archer Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia, over four days by an anonymous teacher who claimed the principal did not act on her complaints. Classroom aide Alger Coleman, 42, was arrested and charged with child cruelty and simple battery. READ MORE HERE

BOSTON — The secretary of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that Olga Roche has resigned as commissioner of the Department of Children and Families. Secretary John Polanowicz announced he accepted Roche’s resignation during a press conference Tuesday. “I agree the commissioner should step aside,” said Gov. Deval Patrick at the press conference. “I do so with some sadness, but agree it’s time.” Gov. Patrick went on to say he thought the time for change is now and that he doesn’t think it is right, but he thinks it is necessary. READ MORE HERE

Ohio man charged with punching, killing 3-MO daughter

CINCINNATI – A southwest Ohio man is charged with aggravated murder in the death of his 3-month-old daughter. CBS affiliate WKRC reports that 24-year-old Shavale Johnson is accused of punching the baby, Asia Cathey, in the face with a closed fist on Monday night, according to police. The child later died at the hospital. READ MORE HERE

The 18-year-old woke up early last Saturday morning, gave birth to a full-term baby boy, placed him outside her house in a plastic Walmart bag and then went back to bed, prosecutors said today in bond court. By the time a construction worker called police a few hours later after spotting the infant in the Northwest Side gangway, the child was dead. READ MORE HERE

Student to be arraigned in prom day slaying

HARTFORD, CN — A 16-year-old student faces arraignment on murder charges in the stabbing death of a classmate at their high school on the day of the junior prom. Police haven’t released the suspect’s name, but people who saw him taken into custody identified him as Chris Plaskon, a friend of the victim, 16-year-old Maren Sanchez. Plaskon’s attorney, Richard Meehan, says his client is being held in a hospital under psychiatric evaluation and will not appear at his arraignment, scheduled for Monday in New Haven. READ MORE HERE

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Conn. High School Mourns Student Victim Of Prom Day

Autopsy: Student died of stab wounds to neck, body

STABBING SUSPECT: Chris Plaskon

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VICTIM: Maren Sanchez

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LIVERMORE, CA — A young mother has admitted to investigators that she stabbed her 7-month-old son to death in a popular Northern California park, police said Sunday. Ashley Newton, 23, of San Jose was arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder, the East Bay Regional Parks District Police Department said in a statement. Investigators continue to interview her family and friends in an attempt to make sense of the alleged crime. READ MORE HERE

LANHAM, MD – A Prince George’s County swim coach has been charged with child abuse and several sex offenses after a former student said he engaged her in numerous sex acts, according to authorities. Christopher Thomas Huott, 52, of Fulton, Md., was arrested Thursday. Montgomery County Police say Huott is the founder and owner of the Maryland Suburban Swim Club in Laurel, Md. READ MORE HERE

MIAMI – An 18-year-old mother has been arrested for child abuse and neglect five days after the death of her three-year old son. Selena Perez-Perez faced a judge Wednesday after her son was brought into the hospital Friday bruised and bitten. “You’ve recently been arrested for one count of child neglect no great bodily harm and one count of child abuse,” said the Judge. READ MORE HERE

Rape is a devastating trauma-a crisis-in one’s life. Regardless of the circumstances of a rape, it can take a long time to truly feel “better” again and move forward. Some people never move forward as they are unwilling or simply unable to process what happened to them. And, sadly, after feeling that they have healed and recovered, certain triggers can easily bring victims right back to square one.

The Initial Aftermath

This stage of rape recovery immediately after the rape is more like “disaster clean-up” than healing-it is also known as the emergency phase. During this time, which can last days, weeks, or years, the victim is simply accepting the fact that this has happened to them. They are coming to grips with reality. During this time, a decision must be made to heal, to tell others about what happened, and to get help. It takes work and effort. Victims who were raped as children can often repress the memories of their abuse. For them, the initial aftermath phase can be delayed years, even decades. Victims who are raped as adults deal with other practical issues like being able to get to work, pay bills, take care of their children, and the effects of the rape on their marriage or sex life. READ MORE HERE

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