East St. Louis, IL (KTVI-FOX2Now.com) – A Baptist minister charged with child abuse. The man is accused of fondling an eight-year-old child. Reverend Charles Moore of the United States Baptist church in the 1600 block of East St. Louis is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He is 57 years old.

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Marion county – Police arrested a man in question for abusing a baby Friday afternoon.

Authorities found 37-year-old Jason Coffee at a home on Indy’s west side.

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http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/man-arrested-in-child-abuse-case

Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell says 21-year-old Douglas Richardson of Smithfield was charged with felony child abuse with severe bodily injury after he took the child to a hospital Friday claiming she had been hurt in a fall from a bed.

Bizzell said there was evidence of sexual abuse and the girl had a serious head injury along with bites, cuts and bruises all over her body.

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http://www.reflector.com/state/police-say-nc-man-tortured-child-left-his-care-41889

PALM SPRINGS – A woman was arrested today on suspicion of child abuse in the suspected drug overdose death of a 16-year-old girl.

The girl’s death was reported about 11:40 a.m. July 5 in the 2900 block of Escoba Drive, Palm Springs police Sgt. Melissa Desmarais said.

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http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/49490/

State officials believe pulling those 28,000 cases off the registry could create a public safety hazard. In a rare move, they’re seeking to delay the order for at least a couple of weeks.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-childabuseregistr,0,5443222.story

Berino, New Mexico— Mother claims her one-year-old son fell off a bed and began having seizures, but Dona Ana County sheriff’s investigators say it’s a case of child abuse.The baby was in a coma at University Medical Center in El Paso as of Saturday morning.Authorities have charged 26-year-old Erica Sigala with intentional child abuse, resulting in death or great bodily harm.

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http://www.kvia.com/news/24294998/detail.html

The parents of a four-year-old boy who sparked a police search after wandering off overnight have been charged with leaving the child home alone.

Concerns for Cody Kahui grew after it was discovered he was missing from his bed at his home in Roche Ave, Christchurch, about 3am.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3925182/Missing-boys-parents-charged-with-leaving-him-home-alone

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Police are asking for help in locating a missing woman and her two young children.

24-year-old Amber Bovee and her two children, 5-year-old Kaylen Moon and 17-month-old Kayleb Moon were last seen July 10 at a relative’s house. Bovee’s sister reported her missing on Tuesday.

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http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12816510

VANCOUVER — It’s been almost 30 years, but Brigitte Kozma Nordin’s small frame still shakes with grief when she talks about her younger sister, Judy, and the notorious killer who brutally murdered her one summer night.

On July 9, 1981, Judy Kozma accepted a ride from Clifford Olson.

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http://www.canada.com/news/Families+Olson+victims+dread+child+killer+name/3262437/story.html

A federal judge sentenced Portland children’s author K.P. Bath to six years in prison today for possessing child pornography he traded on the Internet.

The author of “The Secret of Castle Cant” and “Escape from Castle Cant” will serve a five-year term of supervision after his release and must register as a sex offender, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Sussman said.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/childrens_author_kp_bath_gets.html

OSSINING — A 31-year-old village man remains behind bars and is due in court Thursday on charges he raped an 11-year-old boy, authorities said.

Police seek video of people who saw Kyron

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Investigators have asked journalists for footage of interviews with people who reported seeing a missing 7-year-old Portland boy after the time his stepmother says she left him at school.

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http://www.kgw.com/home/Police-seek-video-of-people-who-saw-Kyron-98532844.html

Do you remember being 13 years old? Picture your 13-year-old self and imagine someone older and seemingly much cooler taking an interest in you. It’s initially great. Then imagine it all goes terribly wrong. He becomes abusive and forces you to have sex with older men so he can make money. Terrified and repeatedly raped by “customers,” you reach a police officer one day. What happens next might surprise you. The handcuffs come out, and you are arrested for prostitution.

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http://www.ajc.com/opinion/change-exploited-kid-laws-569201.html?sms_ss=email