MURPHY – The parents of several child abuse victims have filed a lawsuit against a school principal and the Plano school district accusing them of ignoring warnings about a sexual predator. Parents of three elementary students say administrators at Hunt Elementary in Murphy repeatedly dismissed concerns about kindergarten teacher Joseph Garbarini. Garbarini, 30, is currently serving a 62-year prison sentence after he was convicted of child sexual abuse last year.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has denied a state cabinet’s request to prevent the release of hundreds of case files of children who died or nearly died as a result of abuse and neglect. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services had asked for a stay pending an appeal over the release.

UNIONTOWN — Two people are facing charges for allegedly abusing an 11-month-old boy. When police asked Sheldon Marks how the boy got multiple broken ribs and a skull fracture, he said he didn’t know.

A West Sacramento man has been sentenced to 335 years to life in prison after a Yolo County jury found him guilty of 47 counts of child molestation and five counts of possessing matter depicting sexual acts by a minor. Michael Martinez was sentenced Friday by Superior Court Judge Janet Gaard.

My daughter occasionally goes on a hugging and kissing strike. She’s 4. Her parents could get a hug or a kiss, but many people who know her cannot, at least right now. And I won’t make her. “I would like you to hug Grandma, but I won’t make you do it,” I told her recently. “I don’t have to?” she asked, cuddling up to me at bedtime, confirming the facts to be sure. No, she doesn’t have to. And just to be clear, there is no passive-aggressive, conditional, manipulative nonsense behind my statement. I mean what I say. She doesn’t have to hug or kiss anyone just because I say so, not even me. I will not override my own child’s currently strong instincts to back off from touching someone who she chooses not to touch. I figure her body is actually hers, not mine.

Penn State received money than $208 million in donations last year — the second highest in university history — despite the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that tarnished the institution’s name in front of the world. More than 191,000 alumni and supporters opened their wallets to help the embattled university, even as prosecutors allege officials there covered up years of horrific child abuse to protect the image of the football program.

SAN DIEGO — Four new felony counts, including torture, were filed Monday against a San Diego woman accused of abusing her 9-year-old daughter over a 17-month period, resulting in the girl’s death. Crystal Cardenas, 26, was previously charged with murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2011, death of Elizabeth Holloway. The new charges also include three counts of felony child abuse causing great bodily injury.

William Winans, a one-year-old-boy from Matton, Illinois, celebrated his birthday on Saturday, just days after his neighbor’s python crawled into his crib, wrapped itself around his leg, and bit him.

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The five days leading up to Saturday saw a whopping 16 murders in New York, including three children who police say were killed at the hands of their own mothers. On Friday night, a woman in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, after police responded to a chilling 911 call she made. Tenika Revell, 40, told the operator that she had killed her own son with a hammer and was attempting to kill herself, according to reports.

A baby girl died and a toddler was in critical condition Saturday after they were left in separate vehicles in the Indianapolis area on a day in which the temperature hit 104 degrees, a record for the date. Greenfield Police Chief John Jester said a 3-month-old girl was found in a car at 3:35 p.m., the Indianpolis Star reported. The girl was pronounced dead at a hospital.

eenageSubstanceAbuse.org is a brand new website that launched on July 1, 2012. We are aiming to connect with teenagers who may be struggling with alcohol or substance abuse, and also help educate parents of teenagers are abusing drugs or alcohol. Already added to our website is pages containing information on substance abuse withdrawals and side effects, information for setting up interventions specifically for teenagers dealing with substance abuse, signs of teenage substance abuse, and prevention and treatment options for children that are dealing with drug or alcohol abuse.

PHOENIX — Police have arrested Ame Deal’s father on child abuse charges. David Deal, 52, is facing four counts child abuse, three counts of kidnapping and dangerous crimes against children. Ame Deal, 10, was reportedly found dead by family members on the morning of July 12, 2011.

Anonymous is launching a new operation targeting pedophiles. Hacktivists associated with the Anonymous collective have already taken down several websites used by pedophiles to trade videos and images of children. The new operation has been dubbed Operation PedoChat (#OpPedoChat)