Police Seek Out Possible Other Child Victims of Pedophile
On September 21, 2010 the Austin Police Department Child Abuse Unit received a call stating that a child had been molested by a friend’s father while she was being homeschooled at a home school co-op during 2007 and 2008. On Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Richard “Rick” Charles Sweeten was arrested by the APD Fugitive Apprehension Unit for Sexual Assault of a Child, 2nd Degree Felony related to APD incident 10-5051474.
For many years Sweeten has been involved in a home school co-op and has had access to many children. The APD Child Abuse Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating any other potential victims who may have visited, attended and/or been homeschooled at his residence.
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---------------------------------------------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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