MENIFEE, CA — A 16-year-old family member was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday just hours after the discovery of human remains near the home of Terry Smith, an 11-year-old autistic boy whose disappearance prompted a four-day search effort in Menifee. Detectives received a tip around 1 a.m. Wednesday alerting them to possible remains in the 38000 block of Helen Lane. “Officers on arrival located a partial grave containing exposed human remains,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Capt. John Hill said.

A child’s death tears apart a family. Todd Combs, of St. Louis, Missouri, began serving his sentence, a year in jail and two years probation, for serving liquor to seven children at a picnic during which one of the children, Combs’ stepson, 12-year old Christopher Marks, drowned.

Celebrating with her lesbian lover as they receive a £10,000 lottery win, this is ‘monster’ mother Rebecca Shuttleworth just months after beating her young son to death. Footage of the moment she whooped with delight at the prize emerged yesterday as the ‘cruel and vicious’ 25-year-old was sentenced to life in prison. She had subjected two-year-old Keanu Williams to months of horrific cruelty and was ordered to serve at least 18 years.

MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis police continue to interview witnesses, including small children, as they try to piece together the events surrounding the tragic death of a 9-year-old boy. The boy, who visiting from Georgia, was found hanging from a clothesline on the city’s north side last Thursday, police said. The boy, identified by neighbors as Mikey, died Monday night.

Shackled and handcuffed, 46-year-old Susan Marie Bardo and 47-year-old Carl James Pellinen entered the Delta County Circuit courtroom Thursday to enter pleas stemming from the confinement and torture of Bardo’s teenage son. Susan Bardo pled guilty to Child Abuse in the First Degree and she pled guilty to Torture. In a separate appearance on Thursday, Carl Pellinen pled no contest to Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree, and he also pled guilty to Child Abuse in the First Degree.

GENEVA – A United Nations human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields. Palestinian children in the Gaza and the West Bank, captured by Israel in the 1967 war, are routinely denied registration of their birth and access to health care, decent schools and clean water, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said.

A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he tried to rape a 12-year-old boy at knife-point at his local YMCA. Online court records don’t list an attorney for 35-year-old Jason Michael Taylor, of Butler, who has been jailed since shortly after the alleged incident last Thursday. Police say Taylor put a knife to the boy’s throat and dragged him to a rest room where he started to undress the boy before he screamed and others responded.

Police are looking for a Toledo man who is accused of raping children younger than 10 years old. Timothy Bragg, 24, of 729 Walnut St., is charged in Lucas County Common Pleas Court with seven counts of rape. According to an indictment, the suspect’s alleged victims are children younger than 10 at the time. Police Sgt. Joe Heffernan said there was more than one victim. Police said they believe they have identified all victims.

This weekend’s Crime Stoppers centers around a man with active warrants for aggravated child abuse. 25- year old Tyrone McCollum caught the eye of police back in May after a three-year old that had been placed in his care wound up with bruises on her lower neck. The bruises were consistent with being grabbed.

A therapist needs some help. 57-year old Mark P. Bernardini, of Westchester, New York, a licensed clinical social worker, has been charged with the sexual abuse of a 12-year old male patient during a therapy session, just months after he was arrested for having sexual contact with a female patient during a counseling session.

Shaken baby syndrome — also known as abusive head trauma, shaken impact syndrome, inflicted head injury or whiplash shake syndrome — is a serious brain injury resulting from forcefully shaking an infant or toddler. Shaken baby syndrome destroys a child’s brain cells and prevents his or her brain from getting enough oxygen. Shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse that can result in permanent brain damage or death. Shaken baby syndrome is preventable. Help is available for parents who are at risk of harming a child. Parents also can educate other caregivers about the dangers of shaken baby syndrome.

What Causes Someone To Molest a Child? Focus on the cause. To do that, we must know the cause. What could possibly cause someone to suddenly molest a child? In general, sexual abusers act because they fit into one of four broad categories. They act because: They are children or teenagers who are sexually curious or experimenting. […]

A man accused of rape and assaulting two young boys hanged himself before facing trial, an inquest has heard. Ian McManoman, 49, of The Old Co-op Building, Barclay Road, Longridge, was on bail, charged with 10 counts of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault, when he was found hanged in the loft of his flat on April 15. His suicide came less than a week after he first appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court. He was due to appear at Preston Crown Court on April 24.

A top prosecution lawyer yesterday said recent arrests of celebrities could be just the “tip of the iceberg”. Nazir Afzal hinted more household names may soon be hauled in over abuse claims. Mr Afzal helped jail shamed broadcaster Stuart Hall and approved child sex assault charges against Corrie stars Michael Le Vell, 48, and Bill Roache, 81. The North West’s Chief Crown Prosecutor said: “I don’t know how big the iceberg is but in the last year I have dealt with more historical abuse cases than ever before.