Missing California teen Hannah Anderson has been found safe in Idaho, while her suspected abductor James Lee DiMaggio has been killed, San Diego County Sheriff’s officials say. San Diego Sheriff William D. Gore said San Diego sheriff’s authorities have notified the teen’s father that she was rescued. “He was very relieved and very excited and looking forward to being reunited with his daughter,” Gore said. “She appears well and was rescued and will be transported to a hospital in Idaho,” Gore said.

SAN DIEGO — Authorities in San Diego on Friday positively identified the second body found in a burning home in Boulevard as that of 8-year-old Ethan Anderson. DNA harvested from the boy’s bone marrow was used to make the identification, authorities said. The boy’s body was found Sunday along with that of his mother, Christina Anderson. The positive identification was announced just hours after a possible sighting was reported of the boy’s sister Hannah and her alleged kidnapper James DiMaggio in Idaho.

SAN DIEGO – The father of two missing children spoke Thursday about his family’s ties with the man suspected in the kidnapping. Brett Anderson expressed shock at the possibility that his longtime friend, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, kidnapped his 16-year-old daughter Hannah and possibly his 8-year-old son Ethan, and allegedly killed his ex-wife Christina Anderson. Authorities confirmed Thursday that tips are coming in, but concern is growing for Hannah’s safety.

According to new government statistics in Hong Kong, the number of cases of sexual abuse against children last year had its biggest jump nine years of available public data. In 2012, 336 children were abused, and for the first half of this year, officials have already registered more than half that figure, or 183 cases. Why the increase? “One possible reason is the popularity of social networking websites on the internet where children are susceptible to sexual abuse pitfalls,” a government spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal (paywall).

A restraining order has been issued against the former Des Moines youth pastor who this week was accused of sexually abusing two teenage congregation members. Ryan Matthew McKelvey, 27, is barred from contacting all minors and is ordered to stay away form all places where minors typically can be found, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The restraining order also said McKelvey, who has a wife and young child, is allowed to see a specific minor, who was not named, only in the presence of the child’s mother.

A 70-year-old music teacher accused of molesting a nine-year-old student allegedly offered to pay off the child’s mother, close the school and disappear, in exchange for her silence. Ilya Lehman, head of the elite music school in New York City, was allegedly caught in the act by the girl’s mother during a lesson in the family’s home. According to Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, Nahal Batmanghelidj, Lehman then had his lawyer call the victim’s mother offering to pay back money for the lessons, close his schools and vanish.

ST. CLOUD — A six-year-old girl is recovering from severe burns after her mother and boyfriend admit to pouring boiling hot water on the girl, as a form of punishment. The mother worked at a daycare. Investigators said the incident happened at a St. Cloud home earlier this week.

Jeff Hittleman, the Assistant Broward County Public Defender was disturbed by the video: “It was shocking to see the amount of violence that occurred. It was shocking.” Surveillance footage shot at the Citrus Health System treatment center for mentally disturbed adolescents in Pembroke Pines, Florida shows a police officer grabbing at a 14-year old female patient causing her to swat at him, at which point the officer punches her, apparently with full force, in the face.

As a single mom, you already have a ton on your plate, from helping your child with homework, to taking them to sporting events. Home safety might be low on your priority list, but with more than two million homes broken into each year in the U.S., according to an FBI report, creating a safety […]

Guam – The Marshals Division of the Guam Judiciary has issued a wanted notice for Ryan J. Alcantra. The 32 year old Alcantra stands 5-feet 7-inches and weighs 189 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. His last known residence was in the village of Mangilao. Alcantra is wanted for Violating the Conditions of Probation on initial charges of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and Child Abuse.

Every day, out of the spotlight, children are subjected to appalling cruelty and abuse. It happens all over the globe, in every setting—public and private, urban and rural, industrialized and developing, rich and poor. In this video, Liam Neeson discusses this silent crisis and encourages everyone to become more aware and involved. UNICEF believes that […]

A registered sex offender was found Saturday naked in bed with a 14-year-old girl by authorities looking for stolen property. Craig Good, 29, of Ashland, MA., and the young girl were found in bed together when cops came armed with a search warrant to look for recently-stolen property. The girl told police it wasn’t the first time they’d had sex after meeting online. The discovery was made on Good’s birthday, according to the Boston Globe.

It is the country’s most literate state. It’s known for healthcare development with basic health indicators matching those of many developed countries. Tourism brings in foreign currency to the state and contributes to its economy. But children are not safe in Kerala. The flip side of the God’s own country’s growth story was exposed when a five-year-old child was admitted to a hospital after he was brutally attacked by his father and step-mother. S. Shafeeq suffered serious injuries inflicted by his father and has been on ventilator for over a week at St John’s Hospital in Kerala’s hill district Idukki.

“Big Brother” contestant Spencer Clawson just learned a valuable lesson about child porn … don’t even joke about that crap … because cops will go after you. In case you didn’t see the clips from this week — Clawson grabs the microphone attached to McRae (another houseguest) and while pretending to be McRae, Spencer goes off on this really uncomfortable riff about child porn, saying, “I like to beat off to child porn. Did I ever tell y’all about that? I love it. Beating off to child porn is my favorite thing there is.”