Craigslist sting: Men with Skittles, condoms accused of child-sex attempts

Fifteen men from Orlando, Lake Mary, Maitland, Orange City, St. Cloud, Kissimmee and elsewhere in Florida were accused of trying to have sex with girls.

When they saw ads on Craigslist looking for “guidance’ for their daughters, men from around the state responded with offers of help. And after exchanging emails, instant messages and telephone calls with people they thought were the moms and dads of the young girls, and in some cases the children themselves, they flocked to Polk County.

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Officials issue national strategy to fight child sex crimes

Washington (CNN) — With child sex crimes in the United States sharply increasing, federal officials Monday issued a “national strategy” to combat child exploitation in homes, on streets and over the internet.

Top federal law enforcement officials led by Attorney General Eric Holder vowed to take new steps to stem rampant child pornography, online enticements, child prostitution and child sex tourism.

In a detailed report submitted to Congress on Monday, the Justice Department says that since 2006, when the government launched Project Safe Childhood, federal prosecutions have increased by 40 percent, and more than 8,600 defendants have been indicted. More than 2,400 alleged sex offenders were indicted in 2009 alone.

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Mom, Grandma Accused of Pimping Out Young Girl

HOUSTON — Prosecutors say a 14-year-old girl’s mother and her grandmother have been charged with forcing the child to work as a prostitute.

Alicia Melchor, 33, and Elizabeth DeLeon Buford, 55, are behind bars in Harris County.

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MEDINA, Ohio -A little girl is dead and another is in critical condition at a Medina hospital after the children were found in a hot car, Fox 8’s Stacey Frey reports.

A spokesperson for the Medina County Sheriff’s Office tells Fox 8 News that, while their parents worked the concession stand at the fair, the girls were being cared for by a 13-year-old cousin and her 12-year-old friend.

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THIBODAUX, La. – And here I thought we were gonna get through the day with no real bad news. A Lafourche Deputy assigned to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center has been arrested, accused of raping a six-year-old relative. The girl went to a teacher and told them that David Lewellen, 33, had been sexually assaulting her. After his arrest, investigators claim Lewellen confessed to the charges.

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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/08/12/sheriff%E2%80%99s-deputy-admits-to-raping-6-year-old-child/

Resolution to End Child Abuse Unveiled

(PRNewsChannel) / August 09, 2010 / SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /

Childhelp unveiled a resolution Friday that brought together all 50 Governors of the Uunion to stand against child abuse and resolve to eradicate it. A joint press conference was held with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to announce the resolution.

The resolution states:

Whereas, children are America’s most precious asset and deserve our most committed support and protection; and whereas, the issue of child abuse and neglect is a serious and growing problem in America; and whereas, every 10 seconds a child is abused in America and whereas, ever day five children die as the result of child abuse in America; and whereas, ever year millions of children are abused in America; and whereas, due to the current economic downturn child abuse has been increasing in incidences and in severity in America. Now, therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Governors of the fifty United States of America and affiliated Territories, hereby pledge to do everything in our power to fight and bring an end to child abuse in America.

(To view the resolution in full, please visit: http://www.prnewschannel.com/photos/Childhelp_Governors_Resolution_Signatures.jpg)

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Detroit, MI – Karonne Ivey’s three year-old daughter complained several times that her “tootie” hurt and expressed that something of a sexual nature had happened to her.  Ivey says that what her daughter admitted was “shocking to me” and that she could not be lying.  After checking her daughter at home, Ivey later took her to the emergency room of a children’s hospital for an examination. When it comes to sexual abuse, what are the signs parents should look for? Prevent Child Abuse America, an organization that works to prevent the abuse and neglect of children across the country, has outlined several key signs parents should look for to help recognize a problem.

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http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/06/how-to-spot-sexual-abuse/

PRESCOTT – Prescott area authorities say a 2-year-old Dewey-Humboldt boy missing since Monday evening has been found dead.

Prescott Valley police say Emmitt Trapp was found around 11:30 a.m. by search and rescue personnel approximately one mile from his home.

The Department of Justice released its first-ever national strategy to combat child exploitation and abuse Monday, calling for a crackdown on the most dangerous sex offenders in the country.

The strategy will assess the threats that children face — including child pornography, online enticement, sex tourism and commercial sexual exploitation — and outline ways for the federal government to curb abuse.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The first accounts of 7-year-old Kyron Horman’s disappearance were a parent’s nightmare: A boy vanishes from the safe haven of his elementary school.

But over the course of two months, shock has turned into frustration as the case has taken bizarre twists. Suspicion rests on the boy’s stepmother, who is mute about what happened the morning the child disappeared, while lurid tales of infidelity and even a murder-for-hire plot swirl.

And still, after the largest missing child search in Oregon history, the question remains: Where is Kyron?

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VILLERS-AU-TERTRE, France — A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Dominique Cottrez, a 46-year-old nurse’s aide with two grown daughters, said that after a bad experience with her first pregnancy she never again wanted to see a doctor.

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Father who wiped out his family faced a cash crisis after struggling to avoid bankruptcy

The father who killed his wife and two young daughters may have been tipped over the edge by money worries after struggling to avoid bankruptcy. Andy Case, 33, convinced himself that he was about to lose everything as he struggled to cope with the ‘pressures of modern society’.