More than 900,000 cases of suspected child abuse are investigated nationally. Even more alarming, the number of children in the United States who die from neglect or abuse each year in most states ranges from two to three per 100,000, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service -Administration for Children and Families. This equates to 50 child deaths in Missouri, based on 2007 numbers.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – When the first-grader would raise her hand in class, James Andrew Megaw would come to her desk, squat beside her, and press her hand against his crotch. That was the testimony Monday of a 15-year-old Arizona girl, one of several children who accuse former Valencia Elementary School teacher Megaw, 43, of touching them sexually.

THE FOSTER mother of two girls who were allegedly neglected by their father has told a jury that when they arrived at her house they were filthy, wearing soiled underpants and the youngest child was infested with lice.

BOISE – Among many life accomplishments, one of Sandra Forester’s biggest, is being a child sexual abuse survivor. “It feels wonderful to say, I’m in a really good place,” Forester said.

So far in 2010, there have been 84 confirmed victims of child abuse or neglect Milam County, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

A Hoover man is being held in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond on a charge he sexually abused a child, Hoover police announced today.

An 80-year-old Ninilchik man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl several times last year. Richard Earl Digel was arrested in March and was arraigned April 20 in superior court on eight felony sexual abuse of a minor charges.

Jefferson, OR (The Weekly Vice) – Sam L. Petterson, 34, and Rachel M. Petterson, 32, were jailed after police allegedly found home videos of the couple having sex with dogs during a child porn investigation.

WORCESTER — A Northbridge man and his wife, each charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault, pleaded not guilty at their arraignments yesterday in Worcester Superior Court.

A Sussex County Grand Jury Monday indicted Earl Bradley on 58 counts of rape and other sexual offenses related to his abuse of 24 girls.

“These charges are the next step forward in our continued efforts to hold Bradley accountable for his actions,” Attorney General Beau Biden said at the Delaware Department of Justice’s offices in Georgetown. “We are working just as hard to ensure the victims and their families have everything they need.”

A housekeeper has been accused of child abuse after allegedly being seen spanking and then hitting a preschooler on the back with a closed fist. Police said the 5-year-old girl had had major back surgery in late 2008. Artrella L. “Quilla” Gilreath, 51, of 916 N.E. 19th St., was arrested Tuesday after she went to the Gainesville Police Department to talk to investigators about the case.

A Clinton father is accused of seriously abusing his young daughter.
Investigators say he put the toddler in hot bath water, badly burning her little body.
A judge set bond at $25,000 for 31 year-old Jerry Wooten. He made his initial court appearance Tuesday.

A Lansdale, Pa. couple is charged in the sexual abuse of a neighbor child. For one of the suspects, it’s the second such incident in recent months.

Erica Dillon (top photo), 31, is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy, allegedly after her boyfriend, Antonio Morano, 26, invited the boy in their home to watch some internet porn.

MYFOXNY.COM – A 38-year-old Queens public school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing five female students whose ages ranged from eight and ten years old at P.S. 15 in Springfield Gardens.

This is the second case of a Queens teacher being charged with sexual abuse of a minor in the last week.