Memphis – In 2011, James Hawkins Jr. was convicted of brutally killing his girlfriend and mother of his children, Charlene Gaither, and making one daughter help dispose of the body. It was during that murder trial allegations of several child rapes against James Hawkins Sr. were made and charges were filed. Today, Hawkins Sr., was convicted of two counts of raping two young female relatives. READ MORE HERE

Alabama pastor William Best Jr., 47, has been charged with rape, incest and sodomy involving his teenage relative

An Alabama pastor has been arrested on sex abuse charges for allegedly raping and sodomizing a young family member.  Sheriff Harris Huffman said William Best Jr. was charged with rape, sodomy and incest and was being held in the county jail, with his bond raised to $2million Thursday by a Selma judge. Best, 47, server as a pastor of Living Waters Church in Valley Grande. District Attorney Michael Jackson says the minister is accused of beginning a sexual relationship with a minor who was 14 and continuing it for three years. READ MORE HERE

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested a lieutenant for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in connection to a rape investigation. On Tuesday afternoon, a Knox County Grand Jury indicted Dennis Mills, Jr., on a set of criminal counts, including rape of a child, statutory rape by an authority figure, and incest. Authorities arrested him without incident in Knoxville this Tuesday evening. READ MORE HERE

Her daughter, Eloise, was just 17-months-old when her boyfriend beat her to death

A woman from Nashville who allowed her young daughter to be beaten to death has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and aggravated child neglect after she failed to protect the toddler. Neena Costanza, 22, accepted a plea deal to serve 30 percent of a 20-year sentence — with a chance for parole that means she could be free within six years. Little Eloise Costanza was just 17-months-old when she died after being beaten up by her boyfriend Jacob Scott Hughes, 23, who is already in jail and awaiting trial for the toddlers’ murder. READ MORE HERE

How the Liberal party, police and MI5 concealed MP Cyril Smith’s industrial-scale child abuse

The shocking scale of the Establishment cover-up of former Liberal MP Cyril Smith’s sickening sex abuse of boys is revealed today. For four decades, the depraved 29st politician was free to prey on vulnerable children as young as eight.   Police received at least 144 complaints by victims of the predatory pedophile yet the authorities blocked any prosecution – allowing Smith brazenly to continue his abuse. READ MORE HERE

Well-known murder suspect added to FBI’s most-wanted list

Nearly four decades ago, police say, a State Department Foreign Service officer named Bradford Bishop unleashed a series of vicious attacks inside his Bethesda home. His mother, his wife and his three young sons — all beaten to death with a small sledgehammer. While it was still dark, Bishop loaded the bodies into the family’s maroon Chevy station wagon, police say, drove 275 miles to a swampy and wooded part of North Carolina, dug a shallow grave and set the corpses on fire. Then, he disappeared. READ MORE HERE

SEE BRADFORD BISHOP’S WANTED POSTER HERE

See the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” List

FBI adds ‘Family Annihilator’ to 10 most wanted list decades after crime

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Myls Dobson’s death declared a homicide

The death of an adorable 4-year-old boy callously tortured for weeks by his deranged caretaker has been ruled a homicide, officials said Thursday. An autopsy concluded little Myls Dobson died as a result of child abuse syndrome including dehydration, according to a spokeswoman at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Admitted child abuser Kryzie King, the transgendered gal pal of Dobson’s dad Okee Wade, 37, told investigators she punished the little boy for “being disrespectful” at her W. 49th St. apartment. READ MORE HERE

Top 10 Books to Empower Kids About Their Bodies

The stats on child sexual abuse are alarming.  I met author and mom, Jay Dale, on Twitter and she asked me if I was going to cover this issue. I usually post lists of books but wasn’t familiar with books on this topic, and honestly, I struggle with the Birds and the Bees Talk. Still, this is a really important topic and I am delighted that Jay agreed to guest post for me. Here’s a few more books:  READ MORE HERE

Ex-boyfriend admits to brutal murder of missing NC teen girl, deputies say

HOPE MILLS, NC – The former boyfriend of missing Hope Mills teenager Danielle Locklear admitted to killing her, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Hope Mills Police Department announced Tuesday night. Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler and Chief Joel Acciardo called an emergency press conference to announce Je’Michael Malloy’s arrest as well as confirm that a body recovered April 3 from the South River was Locklear’s. Acciardo said Malloy, 17, killed the 15-year-old South View High School student the night of March 11. Earlier that night she left home after telling her grandfather she was walking to a friend’s house about a block away. That was the last time her family saw her. READ MORE HERE

Man wanted for breaking child’s leg

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC — Orangeburg County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man wanted for child abuse. Michael Anthony McClellan, 24, is wanted on charges of Children/Legal custodian, unlawful neglect of child or helpless person. “Officers were called to the Regional Medical Center around 10:45 a.m. March 25 because a two-year-old had been injured, Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “The initial investigation indicated a two-year-old and four-year-old were jumping on a bed when the two-year-old was injured.” READ MORE HERE

Shaken at 6-Weeks Old, Boy Dies at Age 5 From Injuries He Suffered

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas man received a sentence of 20 years to life in prison for shaking a baby so severely he suffered brain damage and eventually died. Edward Thompson was sentenced in district court Wednesday. A jury found him guilty of murder in February of this year. When Brayden Grusman-Buckmaster was only 6 weeks old, Thompson, the boy’s mother’s boyfriend, shook him to stop him from crying, causing the boy’s brain to swell. READ MORE HERE

DALLAS, TX – A joint operation involving 19 North Texas law enforcement agencies recovered five juveniles during an enforcement action focusing on commercial child sex trafficking. The operation resulted in the arrests of four pimps, 18 johns, and three offenders who solicited children for sex trafficking via the internet. The Dallas Division of the FBI worked in conjunction with Dallas Police and Homeland Security Investigations in executing the four-day operation. READ MORE HERE

SIERRA VISTA, AZ  – A Sierra Vista man is in custody for alleged child abuse after his girlfriend’s 3-month-old twins were diagnosed with skull fractures. Cochise County Sheriff’s officials say 21-year-old Steven Michael Rothbauer is being held on a $150,000 bond. He doesn’t have an attorney yet. Rothbauer was booked into jail Tuesday on suspicion of multiple counts of aggravated assault, endangerment and child abuse. READ MORE HERE