Last year offered plenty of moments to have a sustained national conversation about child sexual abuse: the Jerry Sandusky verdict, the BBC’s Jimmy Savile, Horace Mann’s faculty members, and a slew of slightly less publicized incidents. President Obama missed the opportunity to put this issue on his second-term agenda in his inaugural speech. Child sexual abuse impacts more Americans annually than cancer, AIDS, gun violence, LGBT inequality, and the mortgage crisis combined—subjects that Obama did cover.

Patients always thought Dr. Nikita Levy was creepy. The Maryland gynecologist was a little too “eager” to see young patients, according to ABC News sources. It wasn’t until investigators reportedly found inappropriate photos and videos and Levy killed himself that the pieces fell into place. Levy was found dead in an apparent suicide in his Towson home this week, CBS News reports. Detectives found more photos and videos of Levy’s patients in his home, though parents may never get the answers they wanted.

A man from Whitewater, Colo. called 911 to say his wife was accusing him of child molestation — and deputies booked him for just that. Tillman Clifton, 38, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on a child, according to the Daily Sentinel. Clifton called 911 after his wife allegedly caught him masturbating next to a sleeping underage girl, the Denver Channel reported. His relationship to the girl is unclear.

Shane Koyczan was bullied a lot when he was a kid. So he took that pain and made this stunning video with the help of some amazingly talented people. It’s kind of breathtaking and powerful, just a warning. Also, it has a happy ending. ORIGINAL: By Shane Koyczan, whom you should like on Facebook, and an amazing group of animators as part of the To This Day project. You can learn more about confronting bullying at Bullying.org.

A video of two young girls being forced to fight each other in a New York City park has surfaced, catching the attention of authorities, Gothamist reports. As of Thursday morning, the location and the identities of the girls and those exhorting them to brawl remain unknown. Police were analyzing the clip for clues, the New York Daily News reports.

The man accused of slapping a toddler during a flight has been fired by his employer. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden, Idaho, is no longer an employee of AGC Aerospace and Defense, Composites Group. Al Hasse, the company’s president, released a statement saying, “Reports of the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel are offensive and disturbing.” Hasse also called the behavior “embarrassing” and “contradictory to our values.”

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Academics and practitioners often disagree over definitions of childhood trauma, and about how common it is. Nevertheless there is general agreement that childhood trauma is caused by abuse that falls into three categories. These are: emotional abuse; physical abuse; and sexual abuse. Although sexual abuse has traditionally been considered the most damaging, recent research shows that all three types of abuse can have serious consequences and result in difficulties for the subject which may continue into, or arise in, adulthood.

Harold Shipman is generally considered to be Britain’s worst serial killer, with more than 250 murders ascribed to his name. But hidden among the tales of habitual drunks, petty thieves and small-time fraudsters published online last week sits the file of a little-known Bristol-born woman who may well have killed more. While largely forgotten today, Amelia Dyer’s crimes paved the way for one of the most sensational trials of the Victorian era – and spotlighted the pandemic problem of infanticide in 19th century Britain. Her Prison Commission file, now visible online, logs Dyer’s final moments on the scaffold at Newgate Gaol on June 10, 1896, and records her hanging with characteristic Victorian efficiency: “On account of her weight and the softness of the textures, rather a short drop was given. It proved to be quite sufficient.”

More than $105K in reward money is sitting, waiting to be handed out to the person that helps bring those who allegedly abducted and raped a 5-year-old Cobbs Creek girl to justice. After enduring what investigators called an “unspeakable experience,” the girl assisted police in their investigation. She met with experts who worked to recover her memories, was questioned by detectives and even took three walks through the neighborhood where she was allegedly held.

The Toledo mother whose baby was found dead in a freezer at an East Toledo house pleaded guilty today to aggravated murder. At an emotionally charged hearing in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Kenisha Pruitt, 21, of 2631 Scottwood Ave., was then sentenced by Judge Linda Jennings to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years. Two other charges — abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence — were dropped as part of the plea agreement.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A funeral for two El Paso County children stabbed to death in a murder-suicide last week will be held Friday. Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer said 22-year-old Ethan Courrau stabbed 1-year-old Scarlett Gallagher and 3-year-old Ryan Willhite in a mobile home before stabbing himself, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. Scarlett was found dead at the scene, while Courrau and Ryan died at a hospital. Courrau was dating the children’s mother, police said.

An Ocean Isle Beach man released on bond last month after being charged with six counts of sexually exploiting a minor has been re-arrested on new allegations of criminal conduct involving children. Enrico Frank Milazzo was booked Friday into the Brunswick County jail on counts of first-degree child rape and taking indecent liberties with a minor, crimes he allegedly committed while free on bond for the sexual exploitation charges.

SEATTLE — A minister and former foster parent who sexually abused at least 10 young boys was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison. Timothy L. Dampier, 39, pleaded guilty to a total of 22 counts involving ten victims between the ages of nine and 17 years old, according to prosecutors. Dampier had been involved in a number of Seattle-area youth programs at the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, New Hope Baptist Church, Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center, Ruther Child Center, Samuel House, Union Gospel Mission and Seattle Parks and Recreation. He also works as a minister at several Seattle churches, detectives said.