On June 27,1997 Dodge city police officers responded to a call 20 month old Colton Downtain was having difficulty breathing. Colton was transported to Western Plains Regional Hospital where he died the autopsy preformed showed he did NOT DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES! On December 5,2011 Contact was made with the detective and i could get no information unless I go into his office. How does this happen 14 years without Justice?  READ MORE HERE (and) HERE

Buried amid rape kit backlog: Justice for Victims

DETROIT — For nearly two decades, Carol Bart’s untested rape kit collected dust in a police evidence room. Her attacker, who kidnapped her from outside her Dallas apartment and repeatedly raped her at knifepoint, had spent time in prison by coincidence, but not for sexually assaulting Bart. Bart, now a 52-year-old mother of four, fears that among the thousands of backlogged, untested kits pulled from a Detroit police evidence room are stories of women similarly violated only to be forgotten by a justice system that seemingly has placed its priorities and resources elsewhere. READ MORE HERE

KINGFISHER — A former Hennessey police officer was given a 45-year sentence after pleading guilty to a felony count of child sexual abuse. Patrick Clay Stackhouse, 29, was ordered to serve all but five years of the sentence by District Judge Paul Woodward. Stackhouse was facing a minimum of 25 years in prison, maximum of life and a fine of $500 to $5,000 for the abuse of an 8-year-old girl that lasted about two years. READ MORE HERE

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The man accused in the violent beating of a 2-year-old child was indicted by a grand jury on 12 counts Friday.Albuquerque police said they arrested Diego Gonzales in February 2012 after his girlfriend called to report severe injuries to her 2-year-old girl. The young child was rushed to the hospital and survived her injuries. READ MORE HERE

‘Most Beautiful Teen’ Facebook Contest Concern

A FORMER teacher who groomed and sexually assaulted a boy at a notorious private school more than two decades ago was jailed today. Mark Standish, 48, also known as Alex, was locked up for four years for abusing Anthony Hudson between 1988 and 1989. Standish was working at Crookham Court School in Thatcham at the time and his victim was just 14-years-old.  READ MORE HERE

Families dealing with child neglect and abuse often go through lengthy and emotional struggles when dealing with Child Protective Services. But, the question remains: Should CPS be able to take children away at their own discretion, without a court order? Changes could be coming as a review of CPS practices is underway.  Police have to get a warrant if they want to search your house. Detectives have to get a court order to seize your property. But, in Kern County, Child Protective Services does not seek court orders or warrants when removing children from their parents. READ MORE HERE

A woman who locked her 14-year-old son in a squalid trailer and fed him just a few times a week has been jailed for three years. Amanda Jolliff, 37, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and child abuse after police found the boy living in a rodent-infested mobile home in Erie, Colorado. READ MORE HERE

Death of 15-yo, Anne Kasprzak, found in Jordan River ‘isolated act,’ police say

UTAH–Saturday night, Kasprzak said family members searched that area, but found nothing. They assumed that her phone battery had died in that area. They continued to search for her until about 5 a.m. Sunday, she said. The girl’s body was pulled from the Jordan River near 12600 South Sunday afternoon after police responded to reports of suspicious activity in the area earlier in the day. A bloody sneaker was found on a pedestrian bridge. A shoe found with Anne’s body after she was pulled from the water matched the other on the bridge. She was last seen wearing a red flannel shirt and blue jeans. READ MORE HERE