George Ross Wilcox, 54, was arrested on July 30 in British Columbia for his 2008 conviction of 4 counts of sexual conduct with a minor in Pima County in Arizona. According to The Province, Delta police where made aware in 2009 that Wilcox might flee to Vancouver where he has family. Wilcox, who is a Canadian citizen and Calgary native, was convicted for sexually abusing his quadriplegic stepson between July 2007 and December 2008. READ MORE HERE

Muskogee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Wainwright woman Friday on a warrant alleging child abuse. Sheriff’s Investigator Coletta Peyton said Kalah Poorman, 21, was arrested just before 2 p.m. Friday in Wainwright. Peyton said Poorman allegedly struck her stepson, 7, repeatedly with a paddle, leaving significant bruising. “She hit him with the paddle because he didn’t clean his toothbrush,” Peyton said. “If you saw the picture of the bruises, you’d be mad as hell.”  READ MORE HERE

Several facts stood out to me from the recent report on the record-high number of child abuse cases in Japan in 2010. One was that in the previous three months, only seven petitions to temporarily suspend parental rights were presented to the court. And of those, only one was granted. Realize that these were not petitions to end parental rights, just to suspend them for up to two years. READ MORE HERE

Protecting Your Home and Your Children

Home invasion has been on the rise for quite some time and you can never be too careful, especially when it comes to this country and this particular economic climate. You need to do whatever you can, not just to protect your home, but to protect your family as well.

There are a number of things you can do…

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1. Consult the Local Law – Get a feel for crime trends in your particular neck of the woods and find out what they have to say on the matter. If anyone is qualified to recommend a safe course of action when it comes to protecting yourself and your home it’s the police. They might also have some insight including what types of locks you should buy for your home as well as anything else pertaining to home security.
2. Designate a Safe Room – Whether it’s a basement or a secured bathroom, designate a safe room where the entire family can gather in the event of an emergency. Execute drills and practice runs to make sure your family, especially your children, know where to go in the event of an emergency. You can also collaborate with your neighbors and designate a safe haven in the event that everyone needs to leave the house in a hurry.
3. Look into a Home Security System – There are plenty of them on the market, but the best one I have seen so far can be found at selecthomesecurity.com.  (Call Now! 1-877-747-8165) Sometimes the mere presence of a security system can be enough to deter any uninvited guests. Security systems like the one found on this site can also help make your children feel a little more at ease and they are easy enough that you can even instruct your family on the use.
4. Take a Trip to the Hardware Store – There are some heavy duty locks on the market as well as some exterior lighting that can help protect your home. Exterior lights that operate on motion detectors can be found in many of the larger hardware store chains and can shine some light on any potential intruders. As for the locks and braces, just make sure you do your research and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the manufacturer.
5. Don’t Be a Show Off – Not, when it comes to the things you own in your home. When it’s getting dark, draw those shades. Otherwise you are just inviting any would-be trespassers to window shop at your house. If you have any boxes like, say, the one your flat-screen television came in or that expensive new sound system, consider breaking them down and stuffing them in a trash can instead of just leaving them at the end of your drive way for everyone to see.
If you follow these steps, you will be one step closer to securing your home and the future of your loved ones. Don’t you think you owe it to your family to help give them the peace of mind they deserve?

MOTHER ARRESTED

SMYRNA, TN — The mother of two children found dead in a car Thursday has now been charged by police. Samantha Harper was arrested and charged with two counts of Especially Aggravated Child Abuse. She is currently being held at the Rutherford County Detention Center and may face other charges. READ MORE HERE

THE YOUNGEST VICTIM WAS ONLY 19-DAYS OLD

Several men from all walks of life have been arrested, with several more arrests likely, in a large child pornography ring, involving primarily kids under the age of 4, the youngest, just 19 days old. Authorities say there are over 140 victims, with hundreds of thousands of images on suspects’ computers. A bunny in one of the images was identified as Miffy, a popular Dutch kids story book character. This bunny helped police link this photo with others that had been found, and also to identify the 18-month-old boy in the perverse photographs. READ MORE HERE

Eric Bard MySpace

Sidney, Maine  – Eric Bard, a 22-year-old Maine resident was jailed Friday after he allegedly raped a 4-year-old girl while recording the assault on his cell phone. According to police, an investigation was launched back in May when a woman contacted police about a suspicious Craigslist ad in which a person said he was interested in giving baths to young children.  READ MORE HERE

RAPES BEGAN AT THE AGE OF 5

Alamo, N.M.  – Felix Martinez, a 36-year-old New Mexico man was charged last week with repeatedly molesting his 12-year-old daughter beginning when she was just 5 years old. According to the Otero County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation was launched on July 20 after it was reported that a juvenile girl from the Tularosa area had run away from home. Investigators found the 12-year-old girl in the Dog Canyon the next day and learned that she was a possible victim of sexual abuse. READ MORE HERE

SMALL AIR HOLE CUT IN TOP OF CONTAINERS

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Four people are accused of forcing children into plastic containers and leaving them in there with only a hole cut out of the top for air. James Allen Taylor, Samantha Marie Taylor, Glenn Allen Adams and Daniel Adam McKenney are facing charges of endangering children and unlawful restraint. A grand jury indicted the four suspects this week in connection with the alleged crimes at a house on Oregon Avenue in Steubenville. READ MORE HERE

A Gurnee couple’s bail was set at $50,000 each today after they were accused of sending text messages to a 13-year-old girl to arrange to have sex with her, officials said. Gina M. Cusimano, 25, and Kevin C. Pettitt, 21, both of the 5100 block of Pembrook Court in Gurnee, were charged with indecent solicitation of a child, police said. READ MORE HERE

SANTA ANA, CA — Police arrested a janitor at a Santa Ana school last week, accusing him of placing a camera in a restroom stall to record video of women — and possibly girls — as they used the toilet. Police say 24-year-old Angel Rojas, of Corona, hid the camera in the stall of a ladies room at Glenn L. Martin Elementary School, where he had been hired as a janitor just a month before. During a summer program that 175 students enrolled in, a staff member found the camera July 16 as she was using the restroom.  READ MORE HERE

ACCUSED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

The pastor of a fundamentalist mega church in Northwest Indiana has been dismissed because of a “sin” that’s being investigated by Lake County (Ind.) sheriff’s police. Jack Schaap, 54, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond since 2001, was fired by a deacon board, said Eddie Wilson, director of public relations for the church. Wilson said Tuesday church officials didn’t believe anything criminal occurred, but information was turned over to the sheriff’s department “for the sake of transparency and honesty.” READ MORE HERE

In Los Angeles, California, LAPD officers Ismael Gonzalez and Alex Nava are being investigated for the abuse of children in their boot-camp inspired ‘Juvenile Intervention Program.’  READ MORE HERE

He Believed the Statute Of Limitations Had EXPIRED

Donald Ingersen, a former St. Louis teacher, turned himself in for the rape of two high school girls, believing that the statute of limitation had been reached on his crimes. Ingersen, as reported by Huffington Post, had admitted to having sexual contact with two girls: one in the 1970s and one in the mid-1990s. READ MORE  HERE