Shocking footage emerges of Russian dad giving his toddler a CIGARETTE 

A shocking video has emerged of a father allowing a young boy to smoke his cigarette. As the topless man repeatedly passes the cigarette back and forth to the toddler, a woman can be heard laughing from behind the camera. The footage is just over two minutes long and is said to have been filmed in Russia. READ MORE HERE

• Craig Nelson used bogus identities to coax children into stripping
• He was caught when he tried to groom a 12-year-old girl
• Former teacher was already subject to Sexual Offences Prevention Order
• He is jailed for two years and must sign sex offenders’ register for 10

A former footballer who lured underage girls into sending him pornographic pictures of themselves by posing as a 15-year-old girl has been jailed. Craig Nelson, 32, who once played for Middlesborough, set up a fake profile claiming to be ‘Laura’ in an effort to coax children into stripping off for the camera. The married pedophile was caught when he tried groom a 12-year-old girl by asking her to take indecent pictures of herself and send them to him. READ MORE HERE

A 29-year-old Florida teacher accused of sleeping with a 17-year-old student was hit with yet more charges Wednesday after a second pupil came forward with new allegations. The second student, now 20, was also 17 in September 2011 when English teacher Jennifer Fichter started inviting him over to her apartment where they would cuddle on the couch and watch TV. He says the relationship turned sexual the next month and they went on to have intercourse about 20 times for seven months – sometimes in the boy’s bedroom while his mother was away, according to the arrest report. READ MORE HERE

A 14-year-old southwest Baltimore boy is being charged as an adult for the rape of an eight-year-old girl. According to the statement of probable cause, the boy’s mother found her son, Solomon, on top of the girl with his pants down and her skirt up, in their living room on April 21. The mother told police there was a pair of scissors next to them and that the victim said; “He told me if I was to scream that he was going to cut me” and “He shoved his thing in me.” The victim had been visiting the southwest Baltimore home for the day. READ MORE HERE

Pedophiles pay for sick online ‘shows’ using UNTRACEABLE Bitcoin

One of Europe’s top police officers has warned of a sickening online trade in child torture porn. Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol, said offenders are using the untraceable online currency Bitcoin to pay for depraved ‘shows’, performed live on webcams, which see young children raped and burned. He said: ‘The level of depravity seems to be descending year on year, frankly, including what seems to be in vogue now, which is live webcam ‘shows’ of toddlers not just being raped but being burnt with cigarettes. READ MORE HERE

Investigations documented 572 additional separate incidents involving Stuckless

Gordon Stuckless, one of the most notorious pedophiles in Canada, has pleaded guilty to 100 more charges of abusing young boys as part of the infamous Maple Leaf Gardens sex ring. Stuckless, now 65, was in a Toronto courtroom Tuesday to answer to 108 charges involving 18 victims over a span of 20 years between 1965 and 1985. He admitted to most of them, including indecent assault, sexual assault and gross indecency, but pleaded not guilty to several charges, including sexual assault with a weapon and the rare count of buggery, The Canadian Press reported. READ MORE HERE

Flint police looking for fugitive sex offender who has removed tether

FLINT, MI — Flint police are looking for a woman who has removed her tether and has failed to check in as required. Kandice Combs, say police, has removed her tether, changed her address and has failed to check in as a sex offender. Combs is 32-years-old and 5′ 4″ tall, weighing 220 lbs. READ MORE HERE

HARTFORD, CT – Police in Hartford said a 2-month-old who was in critical condition after an incident on April 15 has died. Adore Marie Daniels died Tuesday shortly after 4 a.m., according to Lt. Brian Foley of the Hartford Police Department. Police said it looked like the child had been shaken. Marcus Rooks, Adore’s father, was arrested. READ MORE HERE

FBI agents from Houston are spearheading an international probe to determine how many students at elite private schools in nine countries fell victim to a teacher who authorities contend was a serial predator for more than four decades. The local agents went public with their investigation Tuesday, saying they may never know how many victims William James Vahey exploited during a global career that began in 1972 after he stopped registering for a molestation conviction in California. A thumb drive holds photos that show he had at least 90 victims since 2008 alone, according to the Houston FBI agents who are leading the ongoing global probe to find his victims as well as determine the extent of his crime. READ MORE HERE

Timeline of where accused child predator taught abroad

New State Laws Require More Sex-Abuse Training in Schools

An Illinois woman has turned the lessons she learned in her recovery from her own childhood sexual abuse into a nationwide push to pass state laws that require student lessons and teacher training about the issue in public schools. Starting in her home state in 2011, Erin Merryn has successfully pushed for passage of a so-called “Erin’s Law” in 10 states, and she expects that number to grow as 26 have considered or are considering similar bills in their 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions. The bills, which vary state by state, generally require age-appropriate instruction for children as young as prekindergarten on preventing, recognizing, and reporting sexual abuse. They also either allow teachers to count training on sexual abuse toward continuing education requirements or mandate such training for all public school personnel. READ MORE HERE

Tulsa Police Seek Most Wanted For Child Abuse

TULSA, Oklahoma -Tulsa Police are looking for two suspected child abusers at the top of their most wanted list. Police say Rosa Taylor and Tony Davis are both wanted on felony warrants with two counts for child abuse. The 35-year-old Taylor is described as a black female with brown eyes and black hair. They say she is 5-feet-1-inch tall and about 130 pounds. READ MORE HERE

Coroner: Baby, 17 months, killed in child abuse incident

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A North Charleston man is facing homicide by child abuse charges after police were called to MUSC’s Children’s Hospital last week. According to police, 46-year-old Eugene Anthony Wright, of Dorchester Road, was charged in the case. Police say they were called to the children’s hospital when nurses who filed a child abuse complaint after a 17-month-old girl was taken to the hospital by EMS. Officials say the girl had injuries that appeared to be from abuse. READ MORE HERE

The alleged hysterics of a bath salts user during a Sullivan County fishing trip — including holding a juvenile in the woods for hours under the direction of “Jesus” and removing his own pants at a convenience store to stab non-existent mice and spiders — have prompted charges of child abuse and neglect. Timothy Greenwood, 43, address provided as 626 Morrell Creek Lane, Bluff City, was arrested early Friday morning by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. An incident report states a deputy was called to a disturbance at a home off Hickory Tree Road, finding Greenwood running through a yard in only his shirt and underwear. He was also reportedly “screaming there were bears everywhere.” READ MORE HERE

CHICAGO — A former resident of Des Plaines, Ill., was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for sexually molesting children between 2 and 11 years old to produce child pornography. This sentence was announced by Zachary T. Fardon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Gary J. Hartwig, special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Chicago. Bobby Cruz, 34, pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate travel to engage in sex with a minor and two counts of producing child pornography. This plea agreement resolved separate federal cases that were brought in both the Northern and Central districts of Illinois. He has remained in federal custody since his arrest in November 2011. READ MORE HERE