Delaware Mom Arrested After 4-YO Daughter Gives Heroin to Kids at Daycare

A Delaware mother was arrested after her 4-year-old daughter brought over 200 bags of heroin to school and passed them out to other children at a local daycare, thinking they were candy, police say. Delaware State Troopers and medics were called to the Hickory Tree Child Care Center on Hickory Tree Lane in Selbyville Monday around 11:45 a.m. Staff at the daycare told police they spotted some children with small bags of an unknown substance. READ MORE HERE

‘Sickened’ judge jails woman for ‘horror’ child abuse

A woman who grossly physically abused a young boy, who was found with hundreds of bruises and serious facial injuries, has been jailed by a Melbourne judge sickened by her actions. The County Court heard that during Julie Sevigny’s three days of abuse she forced dog excrement into the boy’s mouth and made him drink her urine and then poured it over his head. Judge Lisa Hannan was told on Monday that after he woke from an induced coma in the Royal Children’s Hospital last November, he had more than 230 bruises on his body, there were ulcers and cuts to his mouth, his face was misshaped and his eyes so swollen he could not see. READ MORE HERE

ABINGDON, Virginia –  In what the judge called a “reprehensible” case, an Abingdon man was ordered to serve two life sentences plus 10 years on Wednesday for raping of a child. Washington County Circuit Court Judge C. Randall Jones sentenced Hursel Harold Elkins Jr., 44, of Abingdon, for rape involving his 11-year-old stepdaughter. Commonwealth’s Attorney Nicole Price said the Washington County Sheriff’s Office began investigating in December 2012, after the victim, who was 14 at the time, said Elkins, her stepfather, raped her on a regular basis. READ MORE HERE

20-year-old Lance Cpl. Robert J. Myers of Randolph County, Indiana, is being held by civilian authorities in Jacksonville, Florida. Police accuse Myers of attacking the same 12-year-old girl repeatedly between May 1 and Aug. 22. Myers faces more than two dozen counts of abuse including first-degree rape of a child, first-degree rape, second-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense, second-degree sexual offense, sexual offense with a child, sexual battery, indecent liberties with a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. READ MORE HERE

PORTLAND, Oregon — The woman prosecutors claim tricked doctors into performing unnecessary surgeries on at least three of her children will be released from jail, pending trail. Katherine Parker, who also goes by the name Kate Parker, has posted bail, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Her specific release time is not being released, the sheriff’s office said, citing security concerns. On Friday, Parker and her defense attorneys successfully argued before Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Eric Bloch that her bail should be lowered now that she has stable housing. READ MORE HERE

Pinellas County deputies have arrested a sheriff’s employee and accused him of beating a teenager so badly the boy was scarred. Willye Shaw, 41, was charged Monday with one count of child abuse on a 16-year-old boy, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Shaw, a technical support specialist for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, is on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of an administrative investigation. READ MORE HERE

Police have captured a man wanted for raping a 9 year old girl. Richard hall was apprehended last night in Pittston. Officials say the abuse by Hall reportedly started back in January at several locations in Moosic including a hotel, cemetery, and gas station bathroom. The young victim also told investigators Hall would snort crushed pills in front of her. Hall is locked up this morning in the Lackawanna County Prison. READ MORE HERE

KISSIMMEE, Florida —Several more alleged victims came forward after a Kissimmee man was accused of raping a 12-year-old boy, according to detectives. Jorge Ramos, 49, was previously charged with sexual battery on child under 12 years old after the victim told police Ramos raped him numerous times over a two-year time span, according to the Kissimmee Police Department. READ MORE HERE

MAHANOY CITY — A man is accused of raping a boy and a girl for years in Schuylkill County. Authorities arrested David Rivera, 21, from Minersville on Friday. According to officials, Rivera is charged with multiple counts of rape of a child and other related charges. Police said he’s accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy. Authorities said Rivera is locked up in Schuylkill County. READ MORE HERE

SYDNEY – Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced an independent inquiry into allegations that Nauru Offshore Processing Centre guards have abused women and child asylum seekers. According to Canberra officials, at least one refugee advocacy group, Save the Children, which has support staff located at the Australian-funded facility on the South Pacific island-nation of Nauru, claim that female asylum seekers were forced to have sex with guards before being allowed to shower. READ MORE HERE

Australia orders inquiry into asylum camp sex abuse claims

Detention centre child sex abuse claims number in dozens

A national child abuse investigation unit to co-ordinate inquiries into online grooming and child sexual exploitation is to be launched by Police ­Scotland. The move comes amid growing concern about the kind of systematic sexual abuse of young teenagers recently uncovered in Rotherham. Child protection authorities believe the problem is far more widespread than previously thought. As revealed by Scotland on Sunday in August, 23 people in Scotland, including a significant number from ethnic minorities, have been reported to the Crown in connection with 53 alleged offences. One offender is due to be sentenced on Thursday. READ MORE HERE

A pediatric nurse accused of molesting a six-week-old boy who was born prematurely allegedly sent indecent photos of the baby to a counselor. Michael William Lutts, who is also a foster parent, brought the infant to his home on August 4 and texted Stephen Schaffner, saying ‘Hey I have a baby for us’, court documents show. Lutts, a nurse at Kaiser Permanente care group, sent several images and videos of a sexual messages to Schaffner, a counselor from Greensboro, Maryland. Schaffner, who was charged yesterday with conspiracy and nine counts of sexual exploitation of a child, replied with messages including, ‘That’s hot’ and ‘nice pic’. Lutts sent the images and messages to Schaffner, 34, immediately after being granted care of the baby and the two made plans for the nurse to abuse the child, according to federal prosecutors. READ MORE HERE

Baby who died tested positive for meth, marijuana AND cocaine

The medical examiner has ruled that the cause of death was ‘prematurity with substance abuse by his mother as a contributing factor to his prematurity and subsequent death.’ Ms Matuska has not been charged in connection to her son’s death due to a legal loophole in the negligent homicide statue, which states that children born within a mother’s womb could be classified as a self-abortion. The Tucson Police Department, who has been investigating the case for the past seven months, said that detectives are still trying to pinpoint when exactly baby Delmon was pronounced dead. On the day of the baby’s passing, police executed a search warrant at Matuska’s home, seizing cell phones, a counterfeit $20 bill and marijuana. READ MORE HERE

A police K9 has successfully tracked down a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his father and threatened with death. Richard Mamales, 44, allegedly snatched his young son, Derek, following an argument with the boy’s mother at his home in Tooele, Utah, on Friday night. He reportedly threatened to kill the entire family – starting with Derek – before grabbing his son’s hand and disappearing for the night. READ MORE HERE