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Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Releases Child Abuse Report

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 11, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Department of Public Welfare today released the 2011 Annual Child Abuse Report, which offers statistics on child abuse cases in Pennsylvania and on continued efforts to better protect children from abuse and … Continue reading

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Denver man convicted of killing 3-year old child

DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver jury announced their verdict on Monday morning in the Angel Montoya case, finding him guilty on all counts. Montoya was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Neveah Gallegos in 2007. He was found … Continue reading

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Isabel Celis Missing: Key Witness Steps Forward As Tucson Police Expand Search For Arizona Girl

MISSING: ISABEL CELIS Isabel Celis was reported missing from her parents’ Tucson home on Saturday, April 21. A potential key witness in the search for a missing Arizona 6-year-old has come forward as authorities expand their investigation into Mexico. Tucson … Continue reading

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Ballwin woman who participated in rape of infant daughter gets life terms

A woman who admitted participating in the rape of her infant daughter was sentenced Monday to two consecutive life sentences in prison after her attorneys failed to convince a judge that she should get probation because of a psychological disorder. … Continue reading

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Jesse A. Lafferty, 34, is scheduled to be sentenced July 16, for intentionally withholding food from his children in order to punish them

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Berkeley County man accused of starving his two children and locking them in the basement of his home pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of child abuse causing serious bodily injury. Jesse A. Lafferty, 34, who … Continue reading

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YANIRA VALDERRAMA, 20 YOA, PLEAD GUILTY TO STABBING HER NEWBORN TO DEATH

FULLERTON, Calif. (KTLA) — A young mother accused of stabbing her newborn daughter to death plead guilty Tuesday to second degree murder. Yanira Valderrama, 20, was arrested April 8, 2010 at her parents’ apartment on suspicion of drowning her newborn … Continue reading

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Chicago: Autopsy inconclusive for infant who died at Hoffman Estates daycare

An autopsy today was pending investigation for a 4-month-old baby whose death at a Hoffman Estates unlicensed day care facility is being looked into by police and state child welfare authorities after allegations of abuse surfaced. Anna Belle Chung, of … Continue reading

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Louisiana: Crowley woman charged in abuse, death of one-year-old girl

LaTonya Ismail, 27, of Crowley, is being held in the Acadia Parish Jail and is charged with one count of first-degree murder. / Photo courtesy of Crowley Police Chief K.P. Gibson A Crowley woman is behind bars for allegedly beating … Continue reading

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Phoenix: Woman arrested on suspicion of beating son

PHOENIX (CBS 5) – Phoenix police arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of felony child abuse after finding her 5-year-old son beaten at their home. The fiance of Jennifer Rose Sweet called police around 5:15 p.m. Friday to report she … Continue reading

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Trial: Priest told of attempted seminary gang rape

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Catholic priest admitting a sexual relationship with a teen said he had been the victim of an attempted gang rape by fellow seminarians, according to testimony in a clergy-abuse trial. Testimony on Monday also mentioned Pope … Continue reading

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April Awareness

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New Jersey Court rules slap is abusive

TRENTON, N.J., April 11 (UPI) — A New Jersey appeals court has ruled a woman abused her son when she slapped him in the face hard enough to leave a visible bruise. Two judges upheld an opinion by the state … Continue reading

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State Keeps Death Files of Abused Children Secret

When Elisa Izquierdo, a 6-year-old, was killed by her mother in 1995, she became a symbol of a dysfunctional bureaucracy, one that allowed a drug addict to retain custody of her daughter despite numerous reports of abuse. The 1995 memorial … Continue reading

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Cops: Mother Killed Daughter Because She Felt Her Child Was ‘Evil’

LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas) – Las Vegas police say that a mother fatally stabbed her daughter with scissors because she feared there was an evil presence in her child. A release on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s website … Continue reading

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Cheryl Christine Mock, 20, and Jordan Joseph Brommer, 21, each are charged with six counts of child abuse resulting in great bodily injury to a child under age 5.

A Mentone couple jailed last year after the woman’s two young daughters were discovered with severe beating injuries have been offered a plea agreement by the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office, a spokesman said Monday. Cheryl Christine Mock, 20, … Continue reading

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CATHOLIC CHURCH: Monsignor William Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan appeared before Common Pleas Judge Teresa Sarmina inside a nearly filled Philadelphia courtroom.

Roman Catholic archdiocese official is accused of covering up evidence of suspected sexual abuse of children Share Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it … Continue reading

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58-year-old Harvey Wayne Taylor was arrested Wednesday in Buena Vista Township.

58-year-old Harvey Wayne Taylor was arrested Wednesday in Buena Vista Township. Share Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on … Continue reading

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Dalina Nicholas Arrested For Selling Sex With Six-Year-Old Daughter For Drugs

The Sunshine State has a new candidate for its most despicable criminal of the year. Police in Jacksonville have arrested a 35-year-old mother named Dalina Nicholas on charges that she repeatedly sold sex with her six-year-old daughter in exchange for … Continue reading

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New Jersey Janitors Accused Of Binding And Gagging Students In Bathroom

Two janitors from Gregory Elementary School in Long Beach, NJ., have been placed on paid suspension after they allegedly bound and gagged two 10-year-old students with tape in the bathroom and took pictures of them, MyFOX New York reports. Local … Continue reading

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Colorado considers easing rules on child-abuse investigations

Barely two weeks after state officials announced a plan to reduce the number of children who die after entering Colorado’s child welfare program, the same agency began work Friday to relax rules dictating when caseworkers must investigate reports of abuse … Continue reading

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