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How to Help A Child Who Has Family Problems

Far too many kids are exposed to abuse and neglect, both physical and emotional, and although it’s not pleasant to think about, statistics would indicate that you probably know at least one family that’s causing harm to their kids. If ...
27 November 2018 I Read the full story

Child Rapist On The Run

GEORGIA - The hammer of justice was about to hit an Atlanta child rapist named Charles Pinckney hard, as his trial was coming to an end. Pinckney, a former Dekalb County, Georgia, corrections officer, was accused of kidnapping and raping ...
1 November 2017 I Read the full story

Child Abduction

Some important information about kidnappings in the U.S. Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural parents or legally appointed guardians. 20 percent of the children reported to the National Center for ...
11 January 2018 I Read the full story

Adapting Your Home for a Disabled Child

Having a child with disabilities can bring with it many challenges. However, a child is still a child whether they have disabilities or not, and you will love and care for them the same as any other child. As they ...
27 November 2018 I Read the full story

Mother Arrested, Booked, Charged for Allowing Daughter-Teacher Sexual Relationship

August - 25 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

PHOENIX, Ariz. (AZFamily) — A teacher at Paradise Valley High School has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student at the school.

Police said the student’s mother knew about and allowed her daughter and the teacher to engage in the sexual conduct at her residence.

The teacher has been identified as Jordan Doneskey, 26. Police are not releasing the mother’s identity in order to protect the name of the minor in this case.

Abused 2-MO Infant Fighting For His Life

August - 25 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

MUNCIE, INDIANA – A two-month-old baby is fighting for his life after investigators say his father abused him. The child has a left skull fracture, bruises under the eye, bleeding in the brain and a host of old injuries. Now, Phillip Adkins is behind bars in Delaware County on charges of battery and neglect of a dependent. Court documents 24-Hour News 8 obtained say Adkins told police “he has anger issues and was frustrated and mad” the day he hurt his little boy, Michael Adkins.

Why Do People Abuse Children?

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

We can’t simply answer this question for you. But we can offer, based on years of experience and study, some information and some thoughtful reflections on this sensitive issue. We will make some basic points, and some more subtle and complex ones, that we hope you will find useful. Before we say more, we have a recommendation: As you read this page, allow yourself to be aware of any strong emotions that this question stirs up in you and, if the feelings get to be too much, take a break or do whatever else you might need to calm down.

Skout.com Linked to Child Rapes

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

JACKSONVILLE – A Marine based in Onslow County was charged with raping an 11-year-old girl July 21, finding the victim through social networking website Skout.com. According to police investigations, three other men across the country are accused of using the same site to rape under-aged victims.

Child Rapist Admits to Horrifying Acts

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

A child rapist, who attacked three young children in a ‘truly abhorrent’ way, was caught by police when they saw a porn film playing through the letterbox of his house after he lured the children there. Darren Mackrell, 45, pleaded guilty to raping the children he had drugged and forced to sexually abuse each other while he watched in a six-hour ordeal. In what Judge Gary Burrell QC called a ‘truly abhorrent thing to do’, two boys aged eight and ten years old, and a girl, nine, were lured to Mackrell’s flat in Southampton, Hampshire, after he approached them in a nearby park.

Ex-Police Officer Plead Guilty to Molesting 3 Foster Sons

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

A former police sergeant accused of molesting the children he adopted, has struck a bargain with prosecutors that will allow him to go free from jail in just a year. Maurice A. Martinez, 46, of Oklahoma City, was a foster father to some 60 children and a city lawman but on Tuesday he pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of sexual abuse against a child. He was arrested in April 2011, bringing to light a sordid saga of sexual abuse.

15-YO Girl Was Held Captive for 3-Yrs, Impregnanted by Captor

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

A teenager held captive in a house for more than three years before escaping with a relative’s help initially went there voluntarily but wasn’t allowed to leave when she wanted to go home, an Illinois police chief said on Friday. Washington Park Police Chief David Clark said the 19-year-old St. Louis woman bolted from the home on Monday and told investigators her time in captivity included almost daily beatings and sexual assaults. One of those attacks resulted in a now-2-year-old boy rescued when a police SWAT team raided the home next to a gas station on Thursday and arrested a 25-year-old man and his mother.

Toddler Left Alone in 104 Degree Car Dies

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

On Wednesday night, 26-year old Concepcion Rodriguez was arrested by Corpus Christi officials when her 15-month old child was found unconscious, strapped in his car seat for three hours, while the car boiled to 104 degrees. According to The Sacramento Bee, the father of the child realized he was missing when he came home and found him in the SUV. Temperatures had been in the 90s that day.

AMBER ALERT: Missing 2-YO Michigan Toddler

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

ST. JOSEPH, MI. -An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 2-year-old west Michigan girl. The Michigan State Police say Chloe West, of St. Joseph, was abducted by a non-custodial parent. She went missing Thursday. Police say she is endangered. According to the St. Joseph Police Department, she was last seen with Lisa Lynn West, 40, who police say lost her parenting rights when a court terminated them.

MISSING Cold Case: Felix Heger

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

Felix Heger (Photo on the left), d.o.b. April 8th 2003, lived with his mother, Manuela Heger, in Oftersheim near Schwetzingen (Germany). His father, Michael Heger, picked him up from there on Jan. 6th 2006 and did not return him to his mother, from whom he is divorced, on Jan. 8th 2006 as had been agreed. When Felix disappeared he was almost three years old. Until today there is no trace of him! The father must have stayed somewhere with his son from Jan. 6th to Jan. 8th 2006. Somebody must have seen them.

BREAKING NEWS: Nine Injured After Gunman Kills Former Boss Near Empire State Building

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

An armed man is dead after police say he fatally shot a former coworker and wounded multiple civilians outside the Empire State Building this morning. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says at 9:03 a.m. the gunman, identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, of Manhattan confronted a former boss at Hazan Imports located at 10 West 33rd Street. Johnson, armed with a .45-caliber handgun, then allegedly fired three shots at his victim, identified as Steve Ercolino, 41.

Police Failures Allowed Sadistic Killer Freedom to Murder his Ex-partner and Daughter, 2

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

A catalogue of police failings allowed a sadistic killer to murder his ex-partner and daughter, an investigation has found. Officers took ‘inadequate action’ to arrest David Oakes, 50, before he shot Christine Chambers, 38, and Shania, two, at their home in Braintree, Essex, the police watchdog concluded. Oakes, of Steeple, near Maldon, was given two whole-life jail terms after being found guilty of the murders, which happened in June last year.

Bullied Bus Monitor Starts Own Anti-Bullying Foundation

August - 24 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

GREECE, NY — The upstate New York school bus monitor who received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations after a video of her being harassed by students went viral has decided to use some of the proceeds to start her own anti-bullying foundation. Now retired, Karen Klein, 68, has decided to start her own campaign, called the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation, on the website giveback.org. “This is for education, for people who have been bullied,” Klein told CNN affiliate WROC.

NYPD Traffic Cop Accused of Drugging, Raping Teen

August - 23 - 2012 Reporter: Sandra Respond

BROOKLYN and THE BRONX, NY —The expression “date from hell” is arguably overused, but in the case of a date between an NYPD traffic cop and a 17 year-old girl, the phrase seems very fitting, if charges from sex crimes investigators prove to be true. Detectives say that Traffic Enforcement Officer Charles Taylor, 25, drugged the girl and raped her in a case that spans 15 miles and two boroughs.

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DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.

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