Ex-Police Officer Plead Guilty to Molesting 3 Foster Sons
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. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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