BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ– Police have found the body of a Florence, NJ, teenager who has been missing since Monday, according to officials. On Friday, a New Jersey canine unit found the Sarah Townsend, 18, at 1:15 p.m. in a pond in Green Acres Park where her abandoned car was discovered hours after she disappeared, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi.

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In today’s society, values that have derived from consumerism and advances in technology have made parenting more challenging. In this article, we’ll take a look at how society’s values of instant gratification and excess-is-best are hurting us and our kids. Then we’ll take explore some tips and resources for bringing a sense of balance back to family life.

The YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit presents the “kNOw MORE” conference for parents and teens on June 4th, 2011 from 12 – 5pm in Redford, MI. This will be an informative and interactive conference for teens and parents on the dynamics and effects …of teen dating violence, teen sexual assault and sexual harassment. Sierra Sullivan will […]

A public-service ad combating child abuse has drawn complaints because it shows too much child abuse. The ad is grueling: It shows a little boy addressing the camera as his dad punches, slaps and kicks him in what viewers can only hope is excellent stage-blocking and not actual contact. At the end of the ad, the injured boy looks the viewer in the eye and in a querulous voice says, “I can’t wait until I grow up” — a tagline that deftly carries two different meanings.

SAN ANTONIO – It’s probably pretty safe to say most people hate being put on hold when they’re making a call. But when it involves reporting child abuse, being put on hold for long periods of time can be dangerous if the person just hangs up. News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooter Delaine Mathieu found some very important information about the state’s child abuse hotline and why no matter how long you wait — you should never hang up.

A survivor of child sexual abuse, the spitfire Edmontonian is the founder of Little Warriors (littlewarriors.ca), a three-year-old organization dedicated to educating adults about how to prevent, recognize and react to child sexual abuse, as well as offering help to victims both past and present. Growing up in Eastern Canada, Meldrum suffered at the hands of a male relative when she was just eight years old, a torment that lasted a full two years.

The aunt and uncle of a 4-year-old Highland Park boy who starved to death were arraigned today on chargers of murder, torture and child abuse. According to reports, Matilda Jane Brown Gardner, 30, and her husband, Randy Steven Gardner, 32, have been charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree child abuse and first-degree torture in the death of their nephew, Robert Byrd.

BRIDGEPORT — A local funeral director got a shock when police said a slide show of the deceased was accidentally substituted with photos of child pornography. Josue Rivera, 38, who police said provided the photos, was arrested Tuesday morning by members of the U.S. Marshal Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree possession of child pornography.

Florida —- Twenty-two men were arrested in a Polk County underage sex sting called “Operation Last House Call”. These men arrived at an undercover house thinking they were going to have sex with children. Fake ads had been placed on various sites offering sex with children between the age of 9 – 14 in a “coming of age ceremony”.

ALLENTOWN, N.J. —A massive search for an 18-year-old girl who disappeared earlier this week continued Wednesday, as close to 100 police officers and volunteers scoured an area in western New Jersey searching for clues. According to police, the missing case of Sarah Townsend remains a mystery following her disappearance Monday as she made her way to school.

ELMHURST, QUEENS—A young mother is arrested after she gave birth in a hospital bathroom and dumped her newbown in the trash. Cops say Dawa Lama, 23, of Woodside was in the emergency room bathroom at Elmhurst General Hospital when she gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday. She subsequently tossed the newborn into the bathroom’s trash can and left.

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Three members of one Southland family are accused of molesting four children repeatedly over the past two years. Ronald Hurley Sr. 47, his son Ronald Jr. 22, and the younger Hurley’s wife, Monica Silva, 29, were each arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child, continual sexual abuse and forced penetration.

The mother of a British toddler who disappeared on a family vacation in Portugal has written a memoir about the fruitless search for her child in order to pay for the ongoing investigation. Madeleine McCann was almost four when she was snatched from her family’s hotel room in the Praia da Luz resort on May 7, 2007, while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant.

A Seattle man who has worked as a minister, counselor and foster parent is charged with raping and molesting children. Police began investigating in April when a 21-year old man came forward to accuse Timothy Dampier of molesting him when he was a boy, 10-to-13 years earlier. According to court papers, Dampier admitted to detectives that he molested several children about ten years ago.