Stepfather Found Guilty of Abuse
Man faces 50 years-to-life sentence for child abuse
HANFORD — Jurors found a Hanford man guilty on Friday of continuously sexually abusing his stepdaughter since she was 7 years old. Alfredo Provencio, 43, now faces a likely 50 years-to-life sentence when he returns to court on Aug. 17. The decision came at the end of a seven-day trial prosecuted by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. 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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