What motivates a sex offender to do charity work is an important question; various agencies involved will be reeling from the continuing spate of allegations regarding Jimmy Savile. It is well known that sex offenders often target deserving causes, in order to get close to a pool of vulnerable victims. Such predators appear outwardly altruistic, in order to gain access. But in the case of recent allegations over Jimmy Savile, who it is suggested may have raised around £40 million for charity over a lifetime of apparently ‘good works’, and who seemed to labor for so many different causes, over decades, this doesn’t seem an adequate explanation. It could be charity work acts as a smoke screen which fulfils many other warped objectives as well.  READ MORE HERE

SAN DIEGO – An autistic boy, who was 2-years-old when his father allegedly abducted him to Mexico, has been reunited with his mother in San Diego, ending a 5-year search, authorities said Thursday. Julio Rocha, 37, allegedly abducted his son in 2007 after the boy’s mother requested full custody. An arrest warrant has been issued for Julio Rocha, charging him with felony child abduction.  READ MORE HERE

The low-slung, angular BMX motocross bike was on display in a photo posted online. “Is that ur bike?” Autumn Pasquale asked in an apparent Facebook exchange with one of her alleged killers.

“Yeupp.”

“Thts sexy!” she said.

“lol thxx,” he replied. “… yes. cme 2 my house.”

Four days later, 12-year-old Autumn, riding her own white motocross bike, disappeared. Her body was discovered Monday night, stuffed in a recycling container next door to the home of the teenager who was trading Facebook messages with her. The Gloucester County prosecutor has said Autumn was lured to the home of her killers — two brothers who intended to steal her beloved BMX bicycle for parts.  READ MORE HERE

MONROE – A former Fayetteville scoutmaster who was not reported to police after molesting as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s went on to work for years at a church-run day care center in Charlotte. The Rev. Rush Otey confirmed Friday that Thomas Menghi Jr. worked as the office manager at Selwyn Presbyterian Child Development Center from 2002 to 2011 and was routinely alone with young children. Parents at the day care center were shocked to learn of Menghi’s past after reading an Associated Press story in which Menghi admitted he abused scouts when he led Troop 786 in Fayetteville. Otey said there were no such complaints at the day care. READ MORE HERE

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say there are two people in custody and now criminally charged with the alleged child abuse homicide of five-year-old Jayden Banda. The accused are Alyssa Banda and Marcos Colin, Jayden’s mother and her boyfriend. Alyssa Banda and Marcos Colin each face one count of child neglect resulting in death. Colin also faces charges of physical abuse of a child and bail jumping. READ MORE HERE

To protect children from sexual abuse, parents should keep some specific things in mind about how adults interact with their children, particularly in youth-service organizations largely staffed by volunteers, experts say. Parents should be “attuned enough” to notice if “the kid who was happy and engaged until last month … starts breaking things, crying, being moody” — and should try to find out why, said Dr. Jonathan  Slavin, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School who works with adult survivors of trauma and sexual abuse. READ MORE HERE

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Williamston, S.C.  – Jayme Sanders, a 33-year-old Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) president, has been jailed after she allegedly had sex repeatedly with a 14-year-old student. According to Williamston Police, an investigation began last month when the boy’s mother reported the alleged relationship. Investigators say Sanders met the boy when he became friends with her Sanders’ teenage daughter.  READ MORE HERE

NYC parents shaken after nanny accused of slashing 2 kids to death in well-to-do neighborhood

New York (CNN) — The New York nanny suspected in the killings of two children in her care began knifing herself when their mother entered the bathroom and saw the bodies in the bathtub, police said Friday. “We believe now that the nanny began to stab herself as the woman entered the room,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters in a revised account of Thursday’s events. “We initially thought that had already been done but now information is coming out that she did it as the mother entered the bathroom.”  READ MORE HERE

‘Killed’: An autopsy has found that three-year-old River Bates, left, had a temperature of 109 degrees after he was left in a hot, confined space by his mother. His five-year-old brother Leland, right, also died

A three-year-old boy who was allegedly left to die with his five-year-old brother in a hot car by their mother had a body temperature of 109 degrees when he was found, an autopsy has revealed. River Bates and his older brother Leland were found unresponsive at their grandfather’s house in Cleveland, Tennessee on June 28, after their mother had rushed there as she did not have a phone. Tasha Bates, 26, claimed she had left her sons outside to play on a Slip ‘n Slide water toy, but investigators believe they were trapped inside a car, as outside temperatures topped 105 degrees.  READ MORE HERE

A kindergarten teacher’s use of corporal punishment sparked outrage from local parents. Yan Yanhong, 21, a former kindergarten teacher from Wenling, Zhejiang Province in China was detained for provocative and disturbing behavior after a photo was posted on the internet of her lifting a student off the ground by his ears. READ MOE HERE

A Texas woman faces life in prison after four children died while she went shopping. Jessica Tata is currently standing trial for murder, reckless injury and abandonment, with prosecutors alleging she went shopping while her daycare center burnt down, killing four young children. Tata was spotted on security cameras casually shopping at a nearby WalMart, leaving seven children, all under 3, unsupervised in her home. READ MORE HERE

Additional complaints made against security officer at Huntsville-based Pinnacle Schools

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — At least two more parents have come forward with allegations that their children were beaten by a security guard at a Huntsville-based alternative school last week. Harry Hobbs, a Huntsville Police Department spokesman, confirmed that additional parents and students are coming forward with allegations that the children were beaten by a security guard at the Pinnacle Schools, the alternative school adopted in January by the Huntsville school district.  READ MORE HERE

A pregnant woman suffered an early termination by the hand of her own husband. Tuesday morning Jefferey Reynolds, 31, inexplicably stabbed his wife, 28, carving out the baby she was 7 1/2 months pregnant with, immediately killing the unborn child on the floor of their Livingston, Louisiana home. The man was still at the scene of the disturbing crime when police arrived – his wife in critical condition, but still alive.  READ MORE HERE

Girl Was Found in Recycling Bin

CLAYTON, NJ — Two teenage brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Autumn Pasquale, the 12-year-old-girl found dead Monday in Clayton, New Jersey, according to authorities. “The brothers are ages 15 and 17 years old, and both are in police custody at the present time,” Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said Tuesday, adding that the younger brother had also been charged with one count of luring.  READ MORE HERE