A 67-year-old man tearfully confessed to sexually abusing three little girls in a surprising turn of events. Barry McOwen, of Upper Salford, Pennsylvania, shockingly took the witness stand before testimony began on the second day of his trial. During his confession, McOwen read from a prepared statement that he pleaded guilty to the charges of rape of a child, sexual abuse, and dissemination and possession of child pornography. READ MORE HERE
PALOS VERDES — A high speed pursuit involving an LAUSD teacher suspected of a lewd act ended when the man’s car went airborne and crashed into a tree, authorities say. It all started just after 12:30 when detectives, who had been watching the man’s home, approached the suspect’s pick-up. The suspect reportedly told the officers he wanted to kill himself and drove off. READ MORE HERE
Myia Natrice Cole, 30, filed a missing persons report for her infant Saturday night. When police responded they found both Cole and her boy friend, Clyde Jackson, extremely intoxicated and completely unaware of the where about of their son. READ MORE HERE
Just horrible… No words for this one..Purely abuse..
18-year-old Andre McCollins was shocked 31 times by the staff at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts, and video footage showing his experience has been released to the public for the first time. McCollins’ mother has brought a lawsuit against the Rotenberg Center for what she calls “torture” and “abuse.”
The Judge Rotenberg Center is a private school for children with physical and social disabilities. McCollins was a student at the time and had been asked to remove his jacket by staff from the Center. When he did not respond, he was subdued by several staff, and then strapped to a table.
What followed was agonizing for people in the courtroom to watch. Counselors at the Center administered 31 shocks over the next several hours, as McCollins screamed for help. Throughout the trial, the Center asked that the video footage of the incident not be released to the public, but yesterday the judge overseeing the trial ruled against them, and Fox News released the video.
“I never signed up for him to be tortured, terrorized, and abused,” McCollins’ mother said on the stand yesterday. “I had no idea— no idea— that they tortured the children in the school.” After the electro-shock, McCollins was left in a catatonic state, a stress-induced coma, according to authorities. “I couldn’t turn Andre’s head to the left or to the right. He was just staring straight,” McCollins’ mother said. “I took my hands and went like this (waving her hand in front of his face). He didn’t blink.”
MURPHY – The parents of several child abuse victims have filed a lawsuit against a school principal and the Plano school district accusing them of ignoring warnings about a sexual predator. Parents of three elementary students say administrators at Hunt Elementary in Murphy repeatedly dismissed concerns about kindergarten teacher Joseph Garbarini. Garbarini, 30, is currently serving a 62-year prison sentence after he was convicted of child sexual abuse last year. READ MORE HERE
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has denied a state cabinet’s request to prevent the release of hundreds of case files of children who died or nearly died as a result of abuse and neglect. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services had asked for a stay pending an appeal over the release. READ MORE HERE
UNIONTOWN — Two people are facing charges for allegedly abusing an 11-month-old boy. When police asked Sheldon Marks how the boy got multiple broken ribs and a skull fracture, he said he didn’t know. READ MORE HERE
A West Sacramento man has been sentenced to 335 years to life in prison after a Yolo County jury found him guilty of 47 counts of child molestation and five counts of possessing matter depicting sexual acts by a minor. Michael Martinez was sentenced Friday by Superior Court Judge Janet Gaard. READ MORE HERE
My daughter occasionally goes on a hugging and kissing strike. She’s 4. Her parents could get a hug or a kiss, but many people who know her cannot, at least right now. And I won’t make her. “I would like you to hug Grandma, but I won’t make you do it,” I told her recently. “I don’t have to?” she asked, cuddling up to me at bedtime, confirming the facts to be sure. No, she doesn’t have to. And just to be clear, there is no passive-aggressive, conditional, manipulative nonsense behind my statement. I mean what I say. She doesn’t have to hug or kiss anyone just because I say so, not even me. I will not override my own child’s currently strong instincts to back off from touching someone who she chooses not to touch. I figure her body is actually hers, not mine. READ MORE HERE
Penn State received money than $208 million in donations last year — the second highest in university history — despite the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that tarnished the institution’s name in front of the world. More than 191,000 alumni and supporters opened their wallets to help the embattled university, even as prosecutors allege officials there covered up years of horrific child abuse to protect the image of the football program. READ MORE HERE
William Winans, a one-year-old-boy from Matton, Illinois, celebrated his birthday on Saturday, just days after his neighbor’s python crawled into his crib, wrapped itself around his leg, and bit him. READ MORE HERE
The five days leading up to Saturday saw a whopping 16 murders in New York, including three children who police say were killed at the hands of their own mothers. On Friday night, a woman in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, after police responded to a chilling 911 call she made. Tenika Revell, 40, told the operator that she had killed her own son with a hammer and was attempting to kill herself, according to reports. READ MORE HERE
A baby girl died and a toddler was in critical condition Saturday after they were left in separate vehicles in the Indianapolis area on a day in which the temperature hit 104 degrees, a record for the date. Greenfield Police Chief John Jester said a 3-month-old girl was found in a car at 3:35 p.m., the Indianpolis Star reported. The girl was pronounced dead at a hospital. READ MORE HERE
PHOENIX — Police have arrested Ame Deal’s father on child abuse charges. David Deal, 52, is facing four counts child abuse, three counts of kidnapping and dangerous crimes against children. Ame Deal, 10, was reportedly found dead by family members on the morning of July 12, 2011. READ MORE HERE
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