Golf superstar Jason Day has revealed his father physically beat him when he was a child. While Day’s troubles through poverty and the loss of his father when he was 12 have long been part of the 27-year-old Queenslander’s inspiring narrative, he had kept the violence private. Day has spoken of physical altercations with Alvin Day who he says was a ‘violent alcoholic’. ‘I remember once shooting a (poor) score, and he goes, ‘You’re going to get it in the parking lot’,’ Day told GOLF writer Cameron Morfit. READ MORE HERE

DELHI – Seema Shukla’s (named changed) tears can’t stop flowing as she squats on the floor of the gynaecological department at Safdarjung Hospital. Hair dishevelled, clad in a shabby saree, she keeps passing out even as a woman councillor holds her tight, trying to console her. Seema’s four-year-old daughter was brutally gang-raped by at least two men, and her entire body slashed with a knife on Friday evening near her home in Keshav Puram, northwest Delhi. READ MORE HERE

ARKANSAS – Boone County prosecutors said two people charged with child abuse admitted to taking out their rage out on a seven-week-old and 14-month-old multiple times. Rachel Clayton and Steven Simmons are now in jail, and newly-released court documents reveal gruesome details. Investigators said Rachel Clayton and Steven Simmons lived in a trailer in Omaha, Arkansas, without running water or electricity.  They said the two repeatedly abused two babies:  one just 14-months-old and the other just seven-weeks-old. READ MORE HERE

It’s called one of the most notorious child abuse cases in California history. Mansa Musa Muhummed is serving seven consecutive life sentences after beating, torturing and starving his 13 children and three “wives” for decades. Now, all of the children are grown, and eight of them come together for the first time to share their history of unimaginable horror at the hands of their polygamist father who lived with three “wives.” In the video below, they recall living in the hell they endured for decades. READ MORE HERE

Each morning before I sit down to write, I take a quick glance through my Facebook feed, catching up on friend news for the day when I came across this adorably humorous 3 minute video that served as a reminder of the importance of teaching our kids social and emotional intelligence as well as academic skills. The above served as a wonderful way to start a new day but also served as an important reminder about why teaching compassion, empathy, and kindness are so critical. READ MORE HERE

FLORIDA – A lawsuit filed Monday against the a Florida school district alleges that teachers and administrators didn’t do enough to prevent bullying that led to a 14-year-old boy’s suicide last year. Lamar Hawkins III, of Sanford, killed himself Sept. 10, 2014 with his father’s gun in a bathroom stall at Greenwood Lakes Middle School in Lake Mary. Attorney Matt Morgan said Lamar went missing for hours and school officials didn’t look for him— even after another student found a spent gun shell casing in the school’s bathroom and reported it to a teacher. READ MORE HERE

Help kick-off the giving season & make a difference by joining #GivingTuesday @GivingTues!! Dreamcatchers For Abused Children’s ?#?GivingTuesday? Campaign is now active. Although #GivingTuesday does not officially start until 12/1/15, anyone who would like to donate now can do so. We are an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse organization. All donations are 100% full tax-deductible.

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Occurring this year on December 1, 2015 #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.

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Three sisters abused by their stepfather as children tracked him down to Botswana via Facebook to help bring him to justice. James Lawton, 44, was arrested on a plane at Heathrow after the sisters tipped off police about where he was living. He has now been jailed. The girls kept the secret of their abuse from one another for 10 years but when they finally shared the terrible truth, they turned detective to hunt down the man who destroyed their childhood. READ MORE HERE

AKRON, Ohio — An Akron man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually abusing a young girl for more than five years. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tammy O’Brien on Thursday sentenced Jeremy Scott, 35, to life in prison, with parole eligibility in 120 years. A courtroom full of spectators cheered as sheriff’s deputies led Scott from the courtroom in handcuffs. The group supporting the young girl wore green ribbons and brought her flowers. READ MORE HERE

A Millington man has been found guilty of running a teenage sex trafficking ring. A jury found 51-year-old Michael Lilley guilty on multiple counts of sex trafficking minors, along with other offenses. “Michael Lilley coerced vulnerable, underage teens into sacrificing their bodies sexually for his own monetary gain,” U.S. Attorney Edward Stanton said. “Because a jury recognized how reprehensible his criminal actions were, Lilley will now be spending many years in a federal prison with no chance of parole.” READ MORE HERE

READ: 11-page federal criminal complaint against Michael Lilley 

Four students were arrested Friday in Tuolumne, California, after police discovered a “detailed” plan to “shoot and kill as many people as possible” at a local high school, the sheriff said. Tuolumne County Sheriff James Mele didn’t identify the suspects in a news conference Saturday, although he said they were students at Summerville High School, where the alleged shooting was to have taken place, and that they were male. They haven’t yet been charged. READ MORE HERE

Baltimore County Police say the parents of a one-month-old boy who died after he was left in a ‘very hot’ bath have been indicted. Eugene Buchta, 25, of Fallston, Maryland, and Rachael Anne Johnson, 25, of Dundalk, Maryland, were charged this week with first-degree child abuse and other offenses. Baltimore County police spokesman Cpl. John Wachter stated that Buchta was giving his son a bath in a small tub on July 2 when he left the infant on his own. Wachter said that when Buchta returned, the child was submerged. When he took the baby out of the tub, he noticed the water was ‘very hot’. READ MORE HERE

A 4-year-old Indian boy was reportedly beheaded Wednesday in a ritual in a southern coastal region of the country in what was believed to be an offering to a deity. The New Indian Express reported that the boy had been studying when he was kidnapped in the Prakasam district. The family grew alarmed when the boy, named L. Manusagar, failed to return home that afternoon. READ MORE HERE

Gunman dead after college rampage

Oregon shooting: Gunman dead after college rampage

Oregon Shooting at Umpqua College Kills 10, Sheriff Says

Oregon college shooting updates – Los Angeles Times

Ten killed in college shooting in Oregon – BBC News

Gunman opens fire at Oregon college in mass killing

Gunman killed at least 13 according to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and wounded 20 others