A Washington minister and music teacher has been arrested on rape and molestation charges after allegedly forcing himself on a 15-year-old piano student. The suspect, Royce Clinton Shorter, reportedly had been hitting on the girl during her $37.50 an hour lessons at his N-Time Music Productions studio and store for some time before ultimately coercing her into having sex.

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Nitro, WV—-A six-week-old baby boy has been left with a skull fracture, a broken collar bone and broken bones in his left wrist. It was also determined that he had been shaken. Ian Gary Kessinger, 30, the father of the battered baby, was taken into custody. He admitted becoming angry with his son and losing his temper on three separate days, shaking him because he wouldn’t stop crying or eat, and jerking him around without supporting his head.

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NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The parents of a Texas toddler are struggling for answers days after their young son mysteriously disappeared from a house full of people. Sabrina Benitez, the 18-month-old’s mother, said she believes the boy was abducted — insisting it would have been all but impossible for her boy to go outside. Even if he did, Benitez said, the toddler would have been smart enough to try to get back in or would have been spotted by now.

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DAYTON, Ohio — Two grandparents are accused of locking their 9-year-old granddaughter in a small bathroom every night for six years. Brian G. Hart, 55, and his wife 49-year-old Rivae are charged with kidnapping and child endangering. Dayton police say the child spent most of her time in bathroom barricaded by dressers and sleeping on a cot. “It was a deplorable situation,” said Sgt. Larry Toplin with Dayton Police. “This particular little girl was being restrained inside a small area, comprised of a half-bathroom, from the time basically she returned to school until leaving for school again the next morning. And this also included weekends.”

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CLARK COUNTY — A Clarksville baby-sitter accused of abusing a 13-month-old boy in her care is expected in court Wednesday afternoon. Brittany Clyatt, 26, was charged Friday in Clark County Circuit Court with class B felony neglect of a dependent and class B felony battery to a child. According to a probable-cause affidavit, Clyatt was baby-sitting the child Aug. 20 when she called his mother and told her the boy had fallen and broken his arm.

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ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Roseburg man facing dozens of child sex abuse charges will get a new attorney.  Harvey Cale, 44, faces charges of encouraging child sex abuse, using a child in display of sexual activity, sodomy and marijuana charges. Cale told Judge Ronald Poole that a conflict with his attorney had not been resolved, and he wanted the court to appoint a new attorney.

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Two Bradley County parents face Aggravated child abuse and neglect charges after police say the couple’s five-month old daughter was severely malnourished. 23-year old Amy Lenea Turner and 20 year old Sean Paul Turner were arrested Sunday by Cleveland Police.

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A South Carolina woman faces charges of child abuse after her 4-month-old son was found in a meth lab raid in Raeford, N.C., according to an article at FayObserver.com. Ashley Milligan, 23, is the seventh person to be arrested in connection with the raid, which took place last week. The baby had second- and third-degree burns on his upper body, possibly from exposure to chemicals, the article said.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake police are investigating a child abuse case involving a 7-month-old boy with broken bones. The boy’s father, Cesar Delgado, 36, was arrested Sunday for investigation of two counts of felony child abuse. Investigators received a call from hospital officials Sunday, said Salt Lake police detective Shawn Josephson. Jail records stated that Delgado “intentionally” broke his son’s right arm and had “intentionally” broken his son’s ribs during an earlier incident. A Salt Lake police report said the the boy had two broken ribs, each in different stages of healing.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The search for the woman who gave birth to, then abandoned a baby in a toilet of a public restroom toilet at the BI-LO Center entered its third day Monday.The baby boy, who police are calling Baby John Doe, was still clinging to life Sunday night, according to police.Officials at Greenville Memorial Hospital would not release the condition of the baby, and referred questions to the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Police said they did not intend to give any further updates on the child’s condition unless he gets worse.

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GUTHRIE, KY- Kentucky State Police say they’ve arrested a teenager in the death of a 9-year-old western Kentucky girl. Police said in a statement on Monday that they have charged a 17-year-old with murder and resisting arrest in the death of Amy R. Dye. The girl was reported missing Friday and was found dead before dawn Saturday in Todd County.

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