Sen. Scott Brown reveals he was sexually abused as a child several times by a camp counselor in a “60 Minutes” interview with Lesley Stahl. The Massachusetts Republican also talks to Stahl about physical abuse suffered at the hands of stepfathers, in one case saying he would like to have purchased the house where it occurred just so he could “burn it down.’

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is proud to present their newest advisor, Children’s Rights Advocate and Sexual Abuse Attorney, Paul Mones. Since 1980 Paul Mones has focused his legal practice and expert consulting on criminal and civil matters related to children’s rights including child sexual abuse, patricide and matricide, general teenage homicide, the mental health treatment of children and adolescents and domestic violence.

TRACY — Police arrested a Tracy woman and her roommate on suspicion of felony child abuse early Tuesday morning. Just after midnight, police received a call from a 30-year-old woman in the 100 block of Ninth Street reporting that her roommate was physically absusing her daughter, said Sgt. Tony Sheneman, Tracy police spokesman. When officers arrived they found the woman and two children outside. The 6-year-old girl had a bloody nose, abrasions on her body and swelling to the head. Officers took the roommate Daivoine Perkins, 18, into custody after he answered the door, Sheneman said.

EL PASO, Texas — A Dona Ana County grand jury indicted a man on intentional child abuse charges. Eric Leone, 29, is accused of abusing his girlfriend’s 4-year old son by breaking his arm, chest and pelvis and leaving him covered in bruises. The boy’s grandmother took him to Las Palmas Medical Center last month after seeing his condition.

A man who downloaded thousands of objectionable images of children has been arrested and charged with importation after a New Zealand Customs Service investigation. The man, a 52-year-old New Zealand resident, was investigated after information from the Department of Internal Affairs showed that a New Zealand based IP address had been used to access and download material from an overseas based website containing child abuse images. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Deidra Harris, 28, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated child abuse with a weapon after Orange County deputies said she abused her adopted child with his own belt, according to a ClickOrlando.com report. According to the report, the boy’s school called police after they noticed “deep purple bruises” all over his body and lacerations on his head.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville police arrested an employee of a child care center Monday on child abuse charges, but there was not enough evidence to prove the allegations, the Department of Children and Families said.Chicquita Hampton no longer works at the Tutor Time Child Care Learning Center in Oceanway.

FORT SCOTT, KS— A southeastern Kansas man will serve at least 50 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a little boy. Douglas Page, of Fort Scott, was convicted in October of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aiding and abetting indecent liberties with a child. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Page to consecutive 25-year terms on those charges. Page received shorter sentences for child abuse and promoting obscenity to a minor.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $4 million payout to settle a lawsuit brought against the city by the twin brother of a girl who was beaten and starved to death after San Francisco officials placed the children in foster care with their aunt. The surviving twin sued the city, Antioch School District and others in 2009 alleging failures in oversight that allowed him to be abused at the hands of his aunt.

The Philadelphia Archdiocese has placed three priests on leave and ordered the re-examination of cases involving more than 30 other priests amid allegations of child sex abuse detailed in a grand jury report. “Many people of faith and in the community at large think that the archdiocese does not understand the gravity of child sexual abuse,” Cardinal Justin Rigali of the Philadelphia Archdiocese said in a statement to reporters. “We do. The task before us now is to recognize where we have fallen short and to let our actions speak to our resolve.”

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A body found in the back of a pest control truck on the side of Interstate 95 is the daughter of the driver who was found unconscious outside the vehicle, according to a police report.Jorge Barahona, 53, of Miami, was charged with child abuse Wednesday. He remains hospitalized at Columbia Hospital and is scheduled to have his first court appearance on Thursday.

A 28-year-old married Pennsylvania man has been arrested by police on rape and assault charges involving a young girl. Corie Rex Hilliard, of West Salisbury, allegedly confessed to investigators that he repeatedly molested the victim over the past year because he was curious to see how she would react.

OLATHE, KS —A three-year-old child was hit by a Taser after his father used him as a shield during his arrest, officials said on Tuesday. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department was serving a protection order for the child in the 800 block of Lindenwood in Olathe. The child’s father, Jason P. Troxel, grabbed the child and ran from the home.

SACRAMENTO — A couple filed a lawsuit this week against a Sacramento hospital and a handful of employees after their 2-year old daughter lost part of all four of her limbs due to a bacterial infection. Malyia’s parents brought her to Methodist Hospital in November when she had a persistent fever, skin discoloration and weakness. Ryan Jeffers and Leah Vang watched as their little girl became sicker and sicker as they waited for 5 hours in the emergency room.