January Sad Stories 2018 Part III

Voice of America

A California couple accused of holding their 13 children captive in their home near Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Thursday to more than 30 counts of torture, child abuse, and false imprisonment. David and Anne Turpin are jailed on $13 million bail each — $1 million for each child. Their alleged crimes …

‘Human Depravity’: Couple Accused of Years of Child Torture – NBC Connecticut

‘I Would Call That Torture‘: Couple Arrested After Kids Found ‘Shackled’ At Home – NPR

Parents of 13 Children Charged with Years of Torture, Abuse – Snopes.com

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U.S. News & World Report

Neighbors of a Southern California couple who authorities say starved, and tortured a dozen of their children for years are trying to grapple with the revelations. Jan. … (AP) — The Latest on the torture and abuse case against the parents of 13 children and young adults in California (all times local):.

Psychology Today (blog)

The gathering evidence raises the specter of an extreme form of child abuse amounting to child torture. What is the motivation behind perpetrators of this kind of extreme crime? What is likely to be the kind of torture that these children experienced? Might they be too traumatized to give a clear account …

WGN-TV

The parents, David and Louise Turpin, were arrested and face dozens of charges each that include torture of their children. The Turpins pleaded not guilty on all counts. The children — seven adults, six kids — are in the hospital, recovering from years of alleged abuse and neglect. The dogs are at a …

How can parents torture their children? – BBC News

A look at the lives of 13 siblings held captive in a house full of chains — and what comes next – Washington Post

Angela Liddle: California child torture case shows need to speak up about suspected abuse – Allentown Morning Call

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The Mercury News

“20/20” has the latest reporting on what life was like inside what authorities are characterizing as a house of horrors and on parents David and Louise Turpin, who were arrested on charges of torture and child endangerment. The hour details the severe child abuse the children were allegedly subjected …

Los Angeles Times

Particularly severe abuse cases that involve school-age children also tend to involve homeschooling. In a 2014 study of child torture, Barbara Knox, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin, found that 47% of school-age victims had been withdrawn from school for homeschooling and an additional …

The Detroit News

Candice Renea Diaz, 24, and Brad Edward Fields, 28, are set to be arraigned in 34th District Court in Romulus on charges of felony murder, second-degree murder, torture and first-degree child abuse in the Jan. 1 death of Diaz’s daughter, Gabrielle Barrett, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Hundreds of journals found in home with 13 captive children

USA TODAY

Pennebaker, a University of Texas-Austin psychology professor who has been following the Perris case from afar, described the child torture as the “most horrific story imaginable.” In an interview Friday, he wondered aloud why the Turpins would have allowed their children to chronicle their captivity and …

Calif. county received “not one” call about couple accused of torturing children – CBS News

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Parents accused of torturing 13 children ordered not to speak to them for 3 years

USA TODAY

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A pair of Southern California parents who are accused of starving, chaining and abusing their 13 children for years were ordered not to attempt to communicate with the children for the next three years. David and Louise Turpin said nothing during a brief court appearance …

Couple accused in torture case could be banned from contacting their children – KTRK-TV

Perris torture case: Protective order issued to bar Turpin couple from contact with kids – KABC-TV

Parents of captive Turpin siblings barred from contacting their 13 children – Washington Post

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Tortured Turpin daughter bullied as ‘cootie kid.’ Now classmate feels overwhelming guilt

USA TODAY

More: Parents accused of torturing 13 kids dreamed of reality show. Muntajibuddin, a physician completing a residency in pediatric medicine in Houston, said he felt an “overwhelming sense of guilt and shame” about his former classmate, whom he remembers being tossed about “like a rag doll” by …

California ‘House of Horrors’ child was bullied at school for being ‘covered in mud’ and ‘smelling … – Telegraph.co.uk

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Nixle

Early Sunday morning on January 14, 2018, a 17-year old juvenile escaped from her residence situated in the 100 Block of Muir Woods Road, Perris and managed to call 911 from a cellular device she found inside the house. The teenager claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive …

A&E

The recent story of a California couple, Louise and David Turpin, charged with abusing their 13 children, is only the latest high-profile case involving parents who have tortured their children.

Detroit Free Press

The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner called the death of a 4-year-old Sumpter Township girl the “worst child death case” in 27 years of practice, according to a court document obtained by the Free Press that seeks to terminate the parental rights to the girl’s half-sister. The petition gave gruesome …

Gruesome new details in torture death of girl, 4 – USA TODAY

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The Salinas Californian

Witness testimony Monday outlined details of how the bodies of two Salinas children were located in a Redding storage unit more than two years ago as one defendant pushes to have storage unit evidence tossed out of the case against him. In a case that involves Salinas, Redding, Quincy and Oroville, …

Huntsman/Curiel child murder case: Defense seeks to suppress evidence – Monterey County Herald

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Fox News

Federal authorities have joined the seach for a Michigan mother and her boyfriend who are accused of torturing and killing her four-year-old daughter. … Fields, 28, have been charged with felony murder, murder in the second degree, first degree child abuse and torture, Sumpter Township police said.

‘A little angel’ tortured, slain at age 4; mom, boyfriend sought by Sumpter Township police – Detroit Free Press

Manhunt For Michigan Couple Wanted In Murder, Torture Of 4-Year-Old Girl – CBS Detroit

Manhunt ends with arrests for murder, torture of 4-year-old girl found burned – CBS News

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WNEM Saginaw

Police received a 911 call about 10:43 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at a home on Greenmeadow Drive, inside the Rawsonville Woods Mobile Home Community, for reports of a 4-year-old girl who was unresponsive. When officers arrived, they found family members performing CPR on the child. Police said …

Manhunt underway for mom, boyfriend in death of child found burned – wtvr.com

Mom, boyfriend wanted in torture, murder of 4-year-old girl severely burned – WLS-TV

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The Express Tribune

LONDON: One of Britain’s most notorious killers, who in 1993 murdered two-year-old James Bulger when he was only 10 himself, has been charged over indecent images of children, state prosecutors said Friday. Jon Venables served eight years in prison for the torture and murder of the toddler in the …

The Daily World

After a three-day trial in which both girls, investigators and one brother all testified, Butterfield was convicted on all eight counts he was charged with: Rape of a Child First, Second and Third Degree; Child Molestation First, Second and Third Degree, and Incest in the First Degree — one count for each …

WorldStage

The Ebonyi Government says it will stop street hawking to eradicate the abuse of school-aged children in the state. Mr Godwin Igwe, the Head of Child Development, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, made this known on Tuesday in an interview in Abakaliki. Igwe said, “The ban is …

The Salinas Californian

Gonzalo Curiel, 20, and Tami Joy Huntsman, 42, will stand trial in March and October, respectively, on charges of torturing three children in Salinas and then hiding the bodies of Shaun Tara, 6, and sister Delylah, 3, in a Redding storage unit. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler ruled …

Hickory Daily Record

My question is how can any parent, adoptive parent, or guardian escape prosecution when physical evidence points to abuse and homicide? Claiming ignorance of the “how and when” of abuse would seem to be an actionable form of neglect. Responsibility for the health and safety of a child begins and …

Autopsy says homicidal violence caused Erica Parsons’ death – Independent Tribune

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The Straits Times

LONDON (AFP) – One of Britain’s most notorious killers, who in 1993 murdered two-year-old James Bulger when he was only 10 himself, has been charged over indecent images of children, state prosecutors said on Friday (Jan 5). Jon Venables was released in 2001 with a new identity after serving …

WHIO

Jurors deliberated for two hours Wednesday before finding that child–abuse pediatrician Norell Rosado was medically negligent in his treatment of Gizzell Ford, the Tribune reported. Rosado treated the child for several weeks before she was found strangled, starved and beaten inside her grandmother’s …

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Investigators also conducted a separate child abuse investigation, charging Lea Meri Hearn, 31, of Geraldine, with abuse of child torture/willful. The release did not explain how the two cases were connected or include any specific information on the human trafficking or child abuse charge. It said the …

Two in Alabama charged with abuse & trafficking of a minor – WTVC

Two arrests made in drug operation, human trafficking in Alabama – WDEF News 12

Three marijuana growing operations discovered in DeKalb County during human trafficking … – whnt.com

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FOX10 News

Agents with the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation’s Special Victims Unit arrested 41-year-old Bryan Matthew Thompson on Tuesday. He was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail on charges of rape, sodomy, sexual torture, three counts of production of child pornography, and another three counts …

Grand Bay man charged with rape, sodomy and production, possession of child porn – FOX10 News

Mobile County Man Facing Rape, Child Porn Charges – WKRG

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Sunderland Echo

The way some teenage detention centre inmates were treated in the 1970s and 1980s could be officially classed as torture, a leading child abuse lawyer has said. David Greenwood, who has acted for victims of the Rotherham abuse scandal, is calling for a public inquiry into what went on behind bars in …

‘Scum’ compo claim to hit taxpayers over ‘torture‘ of 70s and 80s borstal boys – Scottish Daily Record

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FOX10 News

Thompson was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail on charges of rape, sodomy, sexual torture, three counts of production of child pornography, and another three counts of possession of child pornography. He was arrested by agents with the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation’s Special Victims …

Washington Post

As a Washington Post report noted, in the fall of 2016, far-right talk-show host Alex Jones “repeatedly suggested that Clinton was involved in a child sex ring … “Thank you, Twitter, for verifying somebody who is esentially accusing me (with pictures of my daughter) of child abuse and pedophilia to their …

How Chrissy Teigen Wound Up in the Middle of the Insane Successor to Pizzagate – SPIN

Twitter REMOVES verified blue tick from account of alt-right troll who accused Chrissy Teigen of … – Daily Mail

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend go after Pizzagate accuser – Page Six

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Supagon Noja, director of Thailand’s Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Abuse Centre, says most of the suspects escape justice using increasingly sophisticated ways to interact with children, including through the internet. “They are very clever and difficult to catch,” Supagon told Fairfax Media while …

Pedophiles and Child Abusers on Notice in Thailand – Chiang Rai Times

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Nairobi News

A man and his wife have been arrested in Kirinyaga County for torturing their eleven-year-old son and severing his fingers with a panga for stealing a family chicken. The couple was arrested on Tuesday evening and taken to Kerugoya police station for questioning in connection with the brutal attack.

New York Times

There was no abuse, no addiction, no neglect. Right now it appears that my seriously ill husband and I will die without ever seeing her again. It has obliterated trusting family communication because of the pain and hurt experienced by her immediate and extended relatives. Holidays become torture.

HollandSentinel.com

In the recording, Connolly said they would lose custody of their child and his other children if he was caught causing domestic violence injuries to his wife. Eventually, Connolly’s grandmother came to the house and took Connolly and his wife to the hospital. Along with the fractured pelvis, the victim …

Wichita Eagle

According to Purva Grover, M.D., a pediatric emergency physician at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, child abuse is something that unfortunately pediatricians and emergency room physicians are always on the lookout for, but parents need to know the warning signs of physical abuse too, especially when …

WTXL ABC 27

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – A Tallahassee couple was arrested on child abuse charges after authorities determined their three children ages 3, 4 and 5 had been bruised and cut by a belt and slapped. Both Eliseo Perez Marrero, 24, and Nailah Shara Wiggins Perez, 22, were arrested Thursday and …

Gainesville Sun

During those years, Neal saw Katonya tortured until she eventually died. He was beaten and saw others beaten. He said Young forced a mother to take her son to Puerto Rico and abandon him at a church, or else the boy might have died from abuse. Neal, now 40, saw a lot more and kept quiet, until …

HuffPost

There’s something about this national family holiday — forget the religious aspect of it — that makes a child-free Christmas seem so very wrong. It’s like being the only grown-up trapped in Disney World surrounded by zillions of happy kids eating Mickey Mouse ice cream cones. Wait, maybe that really …

2017 Top Stories: Sara Woody trial

KFDX

WICHITA FALLS – As 2017 nears its end, we continue looking back at some of the stories that attracted the most attention and views in Texoma, including a recap of a trial involving a woman whose arrest for child abuse made headlines around Texas and even the nation. Sara Woody was arrested in …

Seattle Times

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Video images of a 3-year-old Wichita boy being severely abused months before his body was found encased in concrete in the home where he lived with his mother and her boyfriend were described in the police documents backing up the mother’s and boyfriend’s arrest.

Police: Video captured abuse of Wichita boy found encased in concrete – Lawrence Journal World

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Horrific video reveals how tot, 3, was ‘tortured before being encased in concrete by twisted mum …

The Sun

SICKENING video footage showing the alleged abuse of a little boy just months before his body was found encased in concrete has been revealed in court documents. The remains of three-year-old Evan Brewer were discovered inside a rental home where his mum, Miranda Miller, 36, lived with her …

Morocco World News

Rabat – The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has denied that its police elements committed torture against a child in the city of Imzouren, where social protest’ movements were carried out after the death of local fishmonger Mouhcine Fikri. On Tuesday, December 26, DGSN issued a …

DunyaNews Pakistan

The video of the incident went viral on social media in which it can be seen that Hafiz Usman suspended a 12-year-old child upside down and inserted fingers in his mouth to stop him from screaming. He also chortled at the terrorized face of the minor. Akram, the other bus conductor, came into action …

Bustle

Barred from voting and denied citizenship, the Rohingya, who have long been oppressed in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, are considered a stateless people. In recent months, hundreds of thousands have fled the country amid ethnic violence. However, Rohingya women are particularly vulnerable as …

Press of Atlantic City

About 200 educators, physicals, social workers, medical experts, psychologists, counselors and youth organizations attended AtlantiCare and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Working with Children: The Importance of Understanding Trauma workshop in Atlantic City, Wed., Jan. 24.

The Guardian

People who had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) but regularly played sports as children were less likely to have a mental illness as an adult, the study found. People who had traumatic childhoods were also more likely to be mentally healthy if they took part in sport as adults. The study confirmed …

Cecil Whig

Unfortunately the answer is no. It is unfair of anyone to place a time limit on someone else’s healing. This is especially so when that child is suffering through the dysfunction of living with a parent with a substance use illness. Without support, the ramifications of this can carry on throughout their entire life.

NPR

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician, would like to see a similar reckoning in every doctor’s office, health clinic and classroom in America — for children who have experienced trauma much closer to home. Burke Harris is the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco.

HuffPost

The parents, who have both been charged, are accused of torturing their children with physical restraints, beatings and strangulations. But the psychological control the parents had over their children must have been immense to keep anyone from speaking out or escaping earlier, child trauma experts …

Washington Post

Bruce Perry, a senior fellow at the Child Trauma Academy in Houston, told The Associated Press that it is likely the Turpins coerced the older siblings to help them police the younger ones. Police are still trying to piece together the extent of the abuse and encourage people to contact them with any …

Turpin family: Siblings’ failure to escape imprisonment by parents ‘reveals extent of trauma‘ – The Independent

The Latest: Aunt: Captive children kept from extended family – Fort Worth Star Telegram

Parents of 13 malnourished children charged with years of torture and abuse in California, could … – Chicago Tribune

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Buffalo News

This child sexual abuse is more common than asthma, diabetes and seizure disorders combined, and they are among the most common childhood diseases. This abuse causes long-lasting significant psychological trauma to the child. It exacts a terrible toll. This psychological trauma often leads to risky …

Santa Fe New Mexican

Severe trauma, also known as adverse childhood experiences, can leave children in near-constant fear and anxiety, always on the verge of fight-flight-or freeze mode, research shows. The result can be a constant release of stress hormones in the body, harmful enough to alter architecture in the …

The good news: Damage from trauma can be overcome – Santa Fe New Mexican

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House of Horrors Siblings Can Reclaim Lives, Says Expert: ‘Kids Often Have a Lot of Resilience’

PEOPLE.com

After being rescued from a California house of horrors, the children allegedly starved, tortured and shackled by their parents for years will experience “long-term effects” but with time can reclaim their lives, says an expert in child psychology and trauma. “Obviously they have been through horrendous, …

WHYY

With more children experiencing trauma and neglect during critical years for development, educators have worried about how they will later cope in school. Liz Castro, therapeutic assistant teacher, sets out lunches for kids at the SafeStart program, an early head start program on the campus of Allentown …

National Wraparound Initiative – Portland State University

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has published a policy brief on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and its impact on children. The brief summarizes research on the subject, including a study published in 2011 that showed one in 15 children reported witnessing violence in the home …

98.5 KRZ

There was a lot of talk about tramatizing chilhood experiences on The Bachelor this week … so we asked you what traumatized you as a child?

98.5 KRZ

Lately on TV we’ve been hearing different people talk about how they were traumatized. As a child we’ve both had incidences and our childhood and it seems everybody does. As a 7081. When I was young my dad’s business Scott rob I’m now 22 and I can’t stay home alone at night because they are all …

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The Oakland Press

“Children that experience trauma without treatment are three times more likely to experience depression, abuse substances, and have employment problems … However, children are resilient. Providing intervention as early as possible is key to improving their health not only as a child, but as they grow …

U.S. News & World Report

An Alaska elementary school is embracing a program that aims to increase understanding of the effects of childhood trauma in the learning process. … The Juneau Empire reports Natalie Turner, the assistant director of the Child and Family Research Unit at Washington State University, is working with …

Program increases awareness of effects of childhood trauma – Juneau Empire

Program aims to raise awareness of childhood trauma effects – KTUU.com

Program aims to raise awareness of childhood trauma effects – WRAL.com

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Irish Post

An Irishman in London has said he feels he was forced into the situation. (Picture: iStock). AN IRISHMAN in London has spoken of the trauma he suffered after a woman tricked him into fathering a child. The anonymous man wrote to The Irish Times to seek advice on the situation. He wrote: “Almost two …

ABC News

The number of individuals who would immediately respond to an opportunity where they could get away is very small compared to the number of people who would have that paralysis and insecurity and confusion about what to do,” said Perry, a psychiatrist who is a senior fellow at the Child Trauma …

The Latest: Experts say escape tough for captive children – ABC News

Pictures reveal the conditions inside the Turpin’s house of horrors – NEWS.com.au

Aunt: 13 captive children denied contact with relatives – WTOP

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Doctor NDTV

However, when a child goes through emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, which results in trauma, this sense of security and self-worth are destroyed. And when this child grows into an adult, he/she may still carry this emotional distress into adulthood which would have a severe affect of many aspects of …

New York Times

But like other trauma experts, Dr. Davis emphasized that children can be remarkably resilient. He treated an elementary school-age boy whose parents had kept him locked away for such a long period that the child showed significant developmental delays. “But with intensive treatment and real effort by …

WLNS

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – “I started seeing Larry when I was 12 years old for back pain.” “I didn’t know who to tell and I was scared nobody would believe me.” “For 13 years I didn’t think anything different until September 2016.” “I knew that procedure, he had done that procedure to me.” “I am so …

Sentinel-Standard

A new program called Handle with Care is the result of a collaboration between every public school district, law enforcement agency, fire department and ambulance service in the county to help children dealing with the effects of trauma get needed support at school, said Ionia County Sheriff Dale Miller, …

Petoskey News-Review

The Secondary Trauma Class aims to help people such as first responders who are exposed to trauma that happened to another person. Samkowiak said the team is also educating people on what toxic stress does to a person and inform people about how to strengthen protective aspects in a person’s …

Southwest Virginia Today

On its website, ChildSavers states that its mission “is a fundamental commitment to the mental well being of children and the positive bond between adult and child. ChildSavers supports this with clinical treatment and education and training services. These services offer reassurance, healing, and the …

ACEsConnection

Intuition would tell you that bad experiences in childhood could lead to more bad things down the road, but doctors in Alberta are now finding new ways of integrating the research on childhood adversity into their day-to-day care. The medical term is adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, and they …

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Psychology Today (blog)

Over 20 percent of these referrals were found to constitute maltreatment, reflecting greater than 700,000 children exposed to significant childhood adversity. Neglect was present in three-quarters of these cases, and physical abuse in 17 percent. Child maltreatment may have a persistent negative impact …

Washington Post

Maybe the mother suffered abuse at the hands of a friend’s brother or father or grandfather, and they are being vigilant and protective of their only child. Could it be overprotective? Possibly . . . but rather safe than sorry. — G. G: I know you mean well, and yes, Emma’s mom might be traumatized.

Midland Reporter-Telegram

Having a sick child is scary, tiresome and requires sacrifice. As a new mom, I find few things more challenging than when my baby is sick. A sick child leads to sleepless nights and tears (from the eyes of babes and moms). Most of all, it is very difficult to see your sick baby cry, but not possess the ability to …

Reliefweb

With millions of under-fives living in war zones, safe spaces are needed to shield them from harm, fear and neglect. Children always need protection – but never more so than during a conflict. Some are orphaned, many abandoned, most are frightened and in distress. They may be displaced, hungry, …

Idaho Statesman (blog)

If raising her entirely at home, with all non-school activities occurring under parental supervision, were the responsible way to prevent harm, then every child should be kept home — right? Because what makes Emma’s risk different from any other child’s? (If Emma herself were traumatized — different …

Medical Xpress

When people experience stress, the adrenal glands that sit on top of the kidneys release a steroid hormone called cortisol. However, our latest study shows that people who have experienced high levels of trauma in childhood, and who have attempted suicide, tend to release less cortisol when put …

Weatherford Democrat

With the help of a grant funding a contracted counselor, the child advocacy center will also offer counseling for children, teenagers and their families to help them better cope with the trauma they’ve experienced. Later in the year, they hope to build on the funding they currently receive and obtain grant …

DesMoinesRegister.com

It’s an incredible but still little-known resource in a state where many parents — birth, foster and adoptive — often lack help to deal with the real and varied needs of traumatized children. Only about 80 children have been seen at the clinic in the past year, even as central Iowa has thousands of children in …

OC Weekly

From the Brothers Grimm to George Lucas, trauma is commonplace in the stories we tell our children, but paranoia and morality aren’t the agenda here—this is about self-preservation. While a mother’s advice to her children—female and male—under such extreme circumstances is worth being …

Polson Lake County Leader

In the Handle With Care program, a vague, discreet email is sent to school counselors after a raid or any type of other interaction that can cause a child trauma, so that they know to give that student a little more attention. “We’re thinking we did a great job, the kid is traumatized and is acting out, the …

ACEsConnection

I am often asked, “What is data-driven childhood trauma prevention work?” It’s a very important question. As the developer of our non-profit’s Resilience Leaders program, we are supporting communities in implementing a data-driven, cross-sector and systemic strategy for the prevention of trauma and …

STAT

remember the day I realized that parents could be a positive presence in the trauma room where their child is being treated. The car in which a couple and their young daughter were riding was involved in a terrible accident. While the mother sustained only minor injuries, the father was taken to the …

WOAI

“When your brain is programmed as a child to see the world as a traumatic place, then you’re in that constant trauma induced state,” Bridger explained. According to Dr. Bridger, that in turn can affect cortisol levels. “Basically increases inflammation throughout your body which is bad for your heart, your …

theday.com

According to Duhaime, the trainer taught attendees how to recognize the signs of children who may be dealing with trauma — it’s not uncommon for them to act out. The trainer also discussed words that could trigger a traumatized child and how to respond to tense situations in ways that won’t make them …

Department of Defense

At Oak Ridge, PROTECT assembled a faculty of respected national experts for a broad, multidisciplinary course of instruction on sexual abuse and exploitation, human trafficking, child trauma, victim services, the law enforcement landscape, criminal justice system, and the use of advanced technologies …

Aspen Public Radio

Since 2013, Eagle County has made a point of teaching mental health providers and the county’s own Child Welfare Department how to identify trauma in abused children. Kendra Kleinschmidt, a deputy director at the county’s Department of Human Services, said screening for trauma is a matter of …

News-Herald.com

“(T)he Great Recession followed by the opioid crisis led to more children being drawn into the system, and these kids are complex, their trauma more challenging, and their placement costs dramatically higher than Ohio’s child protection agencies have ever witnessed,” PCSAO Executive Director Angela …

The Straits Times

The authorities are studying ways to make the family justice system less adversarial to reduce the trauma and scars of a long-drawn and bitter divorce on children. One possibility is for counsellors and social workers to play a bigger role in working with the courts to help couples resolve their disputes.

SouthCoastToday.com

Michelle Loranger is being recognized for her work with the victims of physical, sexual or emotional trauma as director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, a facility which helps young and developmentally disabled adults tell their stories, now celebrating 10 years of service to the …

Positive, not punishment: Hays schools work to help children affected by trauma

hays Post

Childhood trauma can come in many forms. Some of these include sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect—physical and emotional, household dysfunction, domestic violence, a parent or guardian with severe mental illness, domestic violence (especially against a mother), divorce, …

The Chronicle of Social Change

The influx of stories surfacing from concerned foster parents indicates that the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in New Hampshire is needlessly inflicting trauma on the state’s most vulnerable population by abruptly and unnecessarily moving them to new placements. New Hampshire’s …

Oxford Journals – Oxford University Press

Childhood trauma is a risk factor for the development of psychosis. Furthermore, a number of theories propose specific mechanisms by which childhood trauma may contribute to more severe positive and negative psychotic symptoms, some of which are supported empirically. The robustness of this …

ACEsConnection

Working with Childhood Trauma II is a chance for you to deepen your knowledge about trauma, resilience and post-traumatic growth. We will examine the impact of toxic stress on child development and dive deeper into the science behind how the brain and body respond to trauma. You will also have …

Seattle Times

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Police say an Oregon mother has been charged with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment in the death of her 7-week-old daughter. The girl suffered a life-threatening injury at her McMinnville home on Nov. 21 and died two days later at a Portland hospital. McMinnville …

Oregon Mother Charged in Infant’s Death – U.S. News & World Report

McMinnville mother charged in infant’s death – KTVZ

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Fort Worth Star Telegram

The data is part of a new study by the University of Texas System Population Health initiative, called Infant Mortality In Communities Across Texas. Researchers at UT System Public Health hope their data will be an added resource to communities in Tarrant County that are trying to lower infant mortality …

Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically – Xinhua

Texas’ infant mortality rates vary across state, among ethnic groups, study shows – Tyler Morning Telegraph

Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically from one zip code to the next: study – Medical Xpress

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KTTS

An autopsy will be done on a three week old baby who died at a home in Clever on Sunday. Christian County Sheriff Brad Cole hasn’t confirmed whether the death is suspicious, or if any arrests have been made. Rescuers were called to the home in the 500 block of south Clarke Avenue Sunday for …

U.S. News & World Report

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old central New York man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 7-month-old girl. WKTV reports an investigation by Utica police found that Jason Nieves of Utica, the boyfriend of the infant’s mother, caused injuries to the girl’s head …

Utica man charged with murder following infant’s death – Rome Sentinel

Central NY man charged with murder in infant’s death – Morning Times

Utica man faces murder charge after infant dies – Utica Observer Dispatch

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Charleston Gazette-Mail

The trial for a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing an infant has been rescheduled for late spring. Circuit Judge Craig Tatterson rescheduled the trial for 33-year-old Benjamin Ryan Taylor for June 4 during a hearing at the Jackson County Courthouse Thursday morning. Taylor, of Cottageville …

Two Rivers man, Matthew Brown-Edwards, held on $150k bond for infant death after beating

Herald Times Reporter

TWO RIVERS – Matthew Brown-Edwards, 22, of Two Rivers, is being held in Manitowoc County Jail for allegedly abusing is girlfriend’s infant daughter, who eventually died. Two Rivers Police Department officials say the 8-week-old baby died at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Autopsy results are not …

Manhattan Mercury

The fate of a man on trial for first-degree murder of an infant is in the hands of a jury. The evidence portion of a four-day trial for Andrew Gibson, who is accused of child abuse and first-degree murder of 3-month-old Serenity Reich, closed Friday morning. Jurors left to begin deliberation just before 11 a.m. …

Herald-Banner

The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday afternoon that it was investigating the death of an infant, the second such investigation undertaken in less than a week. In a statement, HCSO said that sheriff’s deputies responded to a call on the morning of Jan. 20 about a deceased infant at a …

Times-Mail

There are many of causes of death for infants, such as sudden infant death syndrome and low birth weight. Limited access to health care, poor prenatal care and the age of a mother are what most often lead to infant death, according to a 2014 report from the Indiana State Department of Health.

Manhattan Mercury

Hossain said contusions (bruises) and abrasions caused by friction helped him determine the cause of death was asphyxiation. He said the infant had been suffocated using pressure on the back of the head and neck. He said he performed the autopsy, filled out the report and sent the heart to the …

Today Latest News World – Tomato Timer

(AP) — Authorities have upgraded the charges against an Alabama mother jailed since December in connection with the death of her infant son. Al.com reports the aggravated child abuse charge against 31-year-old Ratunda Smith, of Fairfield, was dismissed last week and a new charge of murder filed.

KSGF.com

An autopsy will be done on a three week old baby who died at a home in Clever on Sunday.

MSN.com

Brightline Pushing Message Of Safety Following 4 Deaths. CBS Miami 2:04 · a person with collar shirt: Second Arrest In Armed Robbery, Shooting Of Doral Cop …

KETK

The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an infant found on a county road.

BREAKING – Tomato Timer

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old central New York man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 7-month-old girl. WKTV reports an investigation by Utica police found that Jason Nieves of Utica, the boyfriend of the infant’s mother, caused injuries to the girl’s head …

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WICS

After a 12 day trial, a Pana man has been convicted of first degree murder and aggravated battery of a child in connection to the death of his four-month-old baby.A Christian County jury found Robert Stivers guilty after deliberating for about 2 1/2 hours.

New details emerge in Greenville infant death

KXII-TV

Police report Stephanie Flynn, the baby’s mother, used sister Shawn Flynn’s cell phone to tell police the baby died in the backseat of her aunt’s car on the way home from an overnight stay in Hugo, Okla. Police said both sisters told the same story. But investigators say that didn’t make sense; The state of …

New details in Greenville infant death – KXII-TV

Name of deceased infant released – Herald-Banner

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The Seattle Times

PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan woman facing charges in the 2016 death of her infant daughter was convicted nearly seven years ago after her daughter died while taking a bath with her in Oklahoma. The Petoskey News-Review reports the Lisa Rae Bryan’s first child was less than 2 …

Mom charged in infant’s death convicted in ’10 drowning – The Detroit News

Mom charged in infant’s death convicted in 2010 drowning – ABC 12 News (press release)

Mich. Mom Who Previously Drowned Infant Daughter Charged in Death of Second Baby Girl – PEOPLE.com

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Texas Tribune

The study, released Thursday by the University of Texas System and UT Health Northeast calculated infant mortality rates — the number of infant deaths under the age of one per 1,000 live births in a given area during the same year — for ZIP codes of communities with more than 400 births from …

Seattle Times

This undated booking photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff shows Daniel Contreras who is charged with sexually assaulting and killing an infant. Northern California prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Contreras. (San Mateo County Sheriff via AP) …

RWC Man Accused Of Molesting, Killing Baby May Face Death Penalty – Patch.com

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The Detroit News

Petoskey – A northern Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the death of her second infant in five years. The Grand Rapids Press reports 32-year-old Lisa Rae Bryan faces charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and obstruction of justice. The Emmet County woman is …

Woman in Michigan faces charges in death of 2nd infant – CBS News

Michigan woman faces criminal charges for death of infant daughter who was found unresponsive … – Daily Mail

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Herald-Banner

The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the death of an infant that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Greenville. According to a statement from HCSO, at 2:22 p.m. on Jan. 16, a sheriff’s deputy responded to a call for assistance from American Medical Response for an unresponsive infant …

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

BRAHAM, Minn. — A mother is facing criminal charges in the death of her infant in Isanti County. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Shy Ann Hentges told investigators she forcefully threw the baby boy into his crib, causing his head to hit the wall. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office says the child died of …

Mother Charged in Infant’s Death in Isanti County – WJON News

Mother charged in baby’s death in Insanti County – KARE

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KSTP.com

The Braham woman charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in the death of her infant boy last April was in court Friday in Isanti County. Bail for 24-year-old Shy Ann Hentges was set at $500,000 without conditions and $250,000 with conditions. She remained in custody in the …

Mother charged in infant’s death in Insanti County – Crookston Daily Times

Mother’s bail set at half-million in death of infant son – ECM Publishers

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Petoskey News-Review

According to police, investigators from the sheriff’s office were called to McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey on Nov. 1, 2016, for the report of an infant death. Isabella Rae Powrozek, who was about a month old at the time, was reportedly found unresponsive while in the care of her mother, …

WCAX

Police are calling it an “unexplained” death. They say medical information available to them shows there was no expectation that the child had a previous medical condition. They are not saying whether the baby’s death is suspicious. They need more information that only an autopsy could provide.

Wikipedia

Methodology[edit]. The under-five mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 1000 live births. The under-five mortality rate for the world is 40.8 deaths according to the World Bank and the World Health Organization. 5.6 million children under age five died in …

Herald-Banner

The Greenville Police Department posted a notice on Facebook Tuesday for a wanted person, as the officers seek the whereabouts of Jeremy Michael Stevenson to talk with him concerning the death of an infant girl that took place in Greenville, Monday. In connection with the same incident, in which a …

Man held for questioning in Greenville infant death – KTEN

Greenville Man Questioned In Infant Death – Patch.com

Person of interest in infant’s death found – Herald-Banner

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KIMT 3

CPR was performed on the baby and she was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, where she was pronounced dead. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations and the Iowa Department of Human Services have been called in and an autopsy has been done, through police say …

Police: Baby, 7 months, died at Manly day care – Mason City Globe Gazette

Police: Baby, 7 months, died at Manly daycare – Mason City Globe Gazette

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TIME

Babies born in America are less likely to reach their first birthday than babies born in other wealthy countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a new study found. While infant mortality rates have declined across the OECD since 1960, including in America, the …

Infant death rate drops, but remains higher than other countries – Charlotte Business Journal

US Infant, Child Mortality Higher Than Other Wealthy Nations – Medscape

American babies are 76 percent more likely to die in their first year than babies in other rich countries – Washington Post

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Longmont Times-Call

The name of the child will not be considered for release until the cause and manner of death are also available, deputy coroner Christina Mestas said Tuesday, adding that she couldn’t say when the information would be released. An autopsy on the baby has been performed as part of the investigation, …

Philadelphia Business Journal

American babies are 76 percent more likely to die before their first birthdays than infants in other wealthy nations, even though the country’s infant mortality rate has dropped in the past 10 years. A study published in the journal Health Affairs found that despite greater per capita spending on health care, …

Children In The US Are Dying More Than Those In Other Rich Countries – IFLScience

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Merced Sun-Star

Northern California prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 29-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend’s child. The San Jose Mercury News reported Wednesday that the San Mateo County district attorney’s office charged Daniel Contreras with first-degree murder …

Death penalty sought for California man accused of sexually assaulting, killing baby – WBAL Baltimore

Death penalty sought for California man accused of sexually assaulting, killing baby – WCVB Boston

SMC Man Accused Of Molesting, Killing Baby May Face Death Penalty – Patch.com

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Gainesville Times

A 3-month-old baby is dead and her father is in jail after deputies responded to an emergency call in Forsyth County. Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters answered a call Wednesday from a home on Little Mill Road regarding an unresponsive infant. According to Deputy Doug Rainwater, the …

Father charged after death of 3-month-old child – CBS46 News Atlanta

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U.S. News & World Report

Northern California prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 29-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend’s child. Jan. 10, 2018, at 2:52 p.m. … Contreras’ attorney James Thompson said the case doesn’t warrant execution because the infant’s death was unintentional.

KEYT

(CNN) – There’s good and bad news when it comes to infant mortality in the United States. Infant mortality, or the death of a baby before his or her 1st birthday, has declined in recent years across the nation and around the world. Yet disparities persist across states, according to a report released by the …

Ohio near bottom in infant mortality for African Americans – Record-Courier

New Report Shows Infant Mortality Has Dropped Significantly in Last Decade – Fatherly

CDC finds CT Hispanic infant mortality rate among nation’s worst – The CT Mirror

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WWBT NBC12 News

2 for the report of a 24-day-old infant who was having trouble breathing. The child – Lailah Bradford – was taken to VCU Medical Center where she died the next day. “Through an exhaustive investigation by Colonial Heights detectives and medical officials, indictments were issued for Evans for one …

Colonial Heights infant died of blunt-force trauma to head, police said; her mother is charged with … – Richmond.com

UPDATE: Colonial Heights infant died of blunt-force trauma to head, police said; her mother is … – Richmond.com

Police: Mom murdered 24-day-old daughter Baby Lailah – wtvr.com

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ScienceDirect.com

Although accidental suffocation has been suggested as a cause of sudden infant death syndrome in infants who are found prone with their faces straight down, the occurrence and effects on breathing of this position in living infants are unknown. We studied prone sleeping infants to see whether they will …

WTAQ.com

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay Police is investigating the death of an infant who was just two days old. Officers say they responded to a call for a child who was not breathing at a home in the …

Rockdale Citizen

COVINGTON — Cortney Marie Bell was denied bond in her first court appearance Monday after being arrested Saturday on charges related to the Oct. 7 death of her 15-day-old daughter, Caliyah McNabb. The baby’s father, Christopher Michael McNabb was arrested shortly after the infant’s body was …

AM 1380 The Answer

California man faces death penalty for infant’s death This undated booking photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff shows Daniel Contreras who is charged with sexually assaulting and killing an infant. Northern California prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Contreras. (San Mateo …

KETK

A new report was released Tuesday showing the U.S. saw a sharp decline in sleep-related deaths in the 90s.

KBOI

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies say they were notified by emergency room personnel at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in December that they were treating a 20-year-old female who had given birth and believed the child was still located at a near.

NJ.com

A 2-year-old boy who died in a fire, a mother stabbed more than three dozen times in front of her son, and a fatal shooting inside a home that left three people dead – including a pregnant woman – are among the most violent killings in Hudson County. For the second year in a row, the state’s most …

These are the states where infant mortality is highest

CNN

“We have to really take a broader look at what are the social and structural conditions in this country that lead to high rates of infant mortality, but also that lead to these unacceptable disparities in infant mortality,” said Dr. Paul Jarris, chief medical officer for the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on the …

WENY News – These are the states where infant mortality is highest – WENY-TV

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas police are investigating an infant’s death Dec. 22 after he was found unresponsive in the central valley. He was Mustafa Blue, 3 months old, the Clark County coroner’s office said. His cause and manner of death were still pending. Metro spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said Mustafa was …

Police investigating death of baby at central Las Vegas home – Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Kotatv

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Sioux Falls police say a man accused of abusing his 3-month-old son is facing more charges now that the boy has died. Police say 26-year-old Alejandro Salgado De Jesus was first arrested on Dec. 11, two days after his son was taken to the hospital while unresponsive.

Sioux Falls police say more charges likely in infant death – Seattle Times

Sioux Falls police say more charges likely in infant death – Daily Republic

Father arrested on abuse charges after death of 3-month-old son – KSFY

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Richmond.com

The mother of a 4-month-old girl whose death in 2016 raised questions about how the Rockbridge Area Department of Social Services handled reports of child abuse, … An autopsy later determined she died from sudden infant death syndrome, which can be associated with unsafe sleeping conditions.

Martinsville Bulletin

The mother of a 4-month-old girl whose death in 2016 raised questions about how the Rockbridge Area Department of Social Services handled reports of child abuse has agreed to testify against the infant’s father. Diana Nicole Hazelwood had been charged with felony murder. As part of an agreement …

WISN Milwaukee

… may have been a factor, according to police. Twenty-five of the 45 infant deaths investigated by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office in 2017 were related to an unsafe sleep environment, a spokeswoman told WISN 12 NEWS. That’s a significant increase from 2016, when 13 of the 32 infant …

Police investigate death of baby girl near 91st and Lisbon in Milwaukee – fox6now.com

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KLFY

Resecessation efforts were unsuccessful and the baby was pronounced dead at the scene by the Acadia Parish Coroner’s Office. Based on the complexity of this investigation Duson Police has requested the assistance of the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, to assume the lead investigating role in this …

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office investigating death of Duson infant – FOX 15

UPDATE: Father arrested in death of 5 month old – KATC Lafayette News

Investigation underway in death of 5 month old – KATC.com | Continuous News Coverage … – KATC Lafayette News

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WTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)

MILWAUKEE– Forty-five infants died in Milwaukee County in 2017, and 25 of them died due to an unsafe sleep environment, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office. That’s nearly a 41 percent increase from 2016, where 32 infant deaths were investigated and only 13 of them were …

Roanoke Times

The mother of a 4-month-old girl whose death in 2016 raised questions about how the Rockbridge Area Department of Social Services handled reports of … An autopsy later determined she died from sudden unexpected infant death syndrome, which can be associated with unsafe sleeping conditions.

KPEL

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 5-month-old in Duson. Duson Police Chief Kip Judice said officers responded to a 911 call regarding the baby being found unresponsive this morning at around 9 a.m.. Judice said, despite efforts by citizens and first responders, the child …

Stadium Astro

West Brom say a comment about the death of Jake Livermore’s infant son led to an angry response from the England international.

5newsonline.com

PARIS (KFSM) — Arkansas State Police have arrested a Logan County man in connection with the death of a child killed Thursday (Dec. 21) in a gas explosion. State Police arrested Ricky Carter, 27, in connection with first-degree murder and arson. The baby died in a gas explosion about 4:20 a.m. …

SFGate

The report found that the overall infant mortality rate of 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2016 was unchanged from the year before and in line with the national average. But the death rate for African-American babies was 15.2 per 1,000 live births, which was nearly three times higher than the mortality rate for …

Report: African-American babies at higher risk of death – Albany Times Union

Report: African-American babies at higher risk of death – KSN-TV

Report: African-American babies at higher risk of death – WIBW

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Fox News

Initially, Resendiz reportedly told police he found his son unresponsive when he woke up, which the infant’s mother apparently contradicted. Resendiz later admitted he pressed his son’s legs over his head and bent his body in half until he was “limp,” KPNX reported. He also allegedly told police he bit …

Police: Arizona infant bent in half by father has died – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Baby boy dies after his father, 30, ‘bent the six-month-old in HALF and bit him to stop him crying’ – Daily Mail

Police say Phoenix baby bent in half by father has died – fox2now.com

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KRIS Corpus Christi News

Arrest warrants have been issued for a Robstown mother after authorities ruled the death of her infant child a homicide. Robstown Police Department said in a press release that an investigation into the death of an 18-month-old baby began after “unexplained injuries” were found. The Nueces County …

Robstown infant’s death ruled a homicide, warrants issued for mother – Corpus Christi Caller-Times

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Daily Record

New Jersey has a crisis on its hands that’s costing lives. But there’s no clear path to solving It, leaving lawmakers in somewhat of a quandary about what to do, or what government’s role should be in addressing it. Infant bed-sharing deaths from suffocation are rising in New Jersey to an alarming degree …

Lawrence Journal World

Topeka — African-American infants in Kansas are nearly three times more likely to die before their first birthday than white or Hispanic infants, according to a new report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KDHE reported recently that the overall infant mortality rate in Kansas stood …

KTXS

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KABB/SBG) – The medical examiner ruled the death of an infant an homicide and a her mother is wanted for the murder. Authorities issued a warrant for her mother’s arrest after investigators found “unexplained injuries” on the 18-month-old. The infant lived with Chastity …

FOX 29

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The medical examiner ruled the death of an infant an homicide and a her mother is wanted for the murder. Authorities issued a warrant for her mother’s arrest after investigators found “unexplained injuries” on the 18-month-old. The infant lived with Chastity Herrera, 19, just …

Dhaka Tribune

Police have arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the death of a baby boy during a mugging attempt in Dhaka. The identity of the arrestee could not be ascertained yet. Jatrabari police station Officer-in-Charge Anisur Rahman confirmed the matter on Sunday. However, he did not disclose …

One held over infant’s death during mugging – The Daily Star

Mugging Gone Wrong: Suspect in infant’s death arrested – The Daily Star

Death of infant during mugging: Eyewitness gives statement before court – Dhaka Tribune

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Beckley Register-Herald

PRINCETON — A Mercer County judge was informed Wednesday that a plea agreement is being discussed in the case of a Bluefield man who was charged last July with first-degree murder after his 10-month-old daughter’s death. Jacob Lee Richards, 25, was brought before Circuit Court Judge Mark …

ScienceDirect

Dyck PJ, O’Brien P, Augustine GUnpublished software for evaluating fascicular area and number of fibers from pictures of transverse sections of nerves. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (1976). 4. Fleming PJ, Bryan AC, Bryan MHFunctional immaturity of pulmonary irritant receptors and apnea in newborn …

MSN.com

Calgary’s Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a newborn baby whose body was discovered in a parking lot. Police say a resident in the city’s Bowness neighbourhood called them late Sunday night after finding the infant’s body in a lot behind a grocery store. A police statement issued early this …

Palm Beach Post

Police: Washington State mother under investigation for infant’s death. 0 … A 24-year-old Washington State woman is under investigation for homicide and reckless care that caused the death of her infant son, Kent Police said late … 12 after the 2-month old baby was found unresponsive, police said.

Baby found dead; Police say Kent mother under investigation for child’s death – KIRO Seattle

Police: Washington State mother under investigation for infant’s death – KOKI FOX 23

Police: Washington State mother under investigation for infant’s death – WHIO

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The Detroit News

Detroit police are investigating a case of an infant girl who apparently died in her crib early Friday morning. The death does not appear at first glance to be suspicious, although no official determination has yet been made, Detroit Police Officer Dan Donakowski said. The mother of the 3-month-old baby …

WDTN

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Police are investigating after a 2-month-old is found dead in a Dayton home. Medics were called to the house on Bowen Street just before 8:30 a.m. Saturday on reports of a person down. They arrived to find the baby unresponsive on a love seat. According to police reports, the …

Florida Today

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an infant at a Melbourne Beach hotel earlier this month. At 12:29 a.m. Dec. 6, someone from the Surfcaster Motel and Restaurant in the 5900 block of State Road A1A called 911 and said a 10-month-old child was dead, according to …

Valdosta Daily Times

VALDOSTA — A 32-year-old man has been charged in the death of a 2-month-old baby. Willie Hamilton has been taken into custody and faces charges of felony murder, cruelty to children and aggravated battery, according to the Valdosta Police Department Wednesday. The VPD said police responded …

The Hindu

Death of infants due to birth defects including malnutrition is a concern in the tribal regions of Attappady despite targeted interventions aimed at improving the health conditions of pregnant women and adolescent girls. The death of twin boys of a Kurumba couple in Pudur village last week has brought …

KOKH FOX25

(AP) — A former Oklahoma day care owner has been formally sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the death of an infant in her care. The Norman Transcript reports that a judge on Wednesday followed a jury recommendation in sentencing 47-year-old Melissa Dawn Clark. Clark was …

U.S. News & World Report

Former Oklahoma Day Care Owner Sentenced in Infant Death. A former Oklahoma day care owner has been formally sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the death of an infant in her care. Dec. 20, 2017, at 1:28 p.m.. Former Oklahoma Day Care Owner Sentenced in Infant Death …

Herald & Review

… police statement, police and emergency workers went at 1:20 a.m. to an address in the 3200 block of Condor Drive on a report of an infant not breathing. The infant was found unresponsive, the statement said, and was transported to Decatur Memorial Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead.

No foul play suspected in death of 3-month-old – FOX Illinois

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Lincoln Journal Star

Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a three-week-old boy Sunday night after he was found not breathing that morning. … An autopsy will conducted to determine what caused the infant’s death as is required by state law for the death of children younger than 18 months old, …

LSO investigating infant death – 1011now

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104.7 Heart FM

Police do not suspect foul play in the sudden death of a three week old baby girl in the Township of Perth South.

NowDecatur

Autopsy Shows No Sign of Trauma in Infant’s Death. Posted on December 19, 2017 by Jeff Daly. Dec 19 – In the early hours of Monday morning, Decatur Police and EMS personnel were called to an address in the 3200 block of Condor Drive. When they arrive on the scene, they found a 3-month-old …

Namibian Broadcasting Corporation

The life of a 7 month old infant was brutally cut short when his body was crushed after a container fell on him in Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan informal settlement.

The New York State Senate

J3266. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2018, as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official weeks that are set aside to …

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Authorities are investigating the death of a 1-month-old infant who was found unresponsive in her Gibsonia home early Sunday morning. The baby’s parents called 911 at 5:46 a.m. Sunday to report that 1-month-old Olivia Lee Kozak was unresponsive in their home in the Thomas Village Apartments in …

Death of Richland infant sparks police investigation – Tribune-Review

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Woman arrested in Westminster after death of 4-month-old baby

KABC-TV

A woman in Westminster is under arrest Wednesday in connection with the homicide of a 4-month-old baby. (KABC). KABC. By Christina Salvo and ABC7.com staff. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 07:43PM. WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) –. A 29-year-old woman in Westminster is under arrest in …

WCJB

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla (WCJB) – The parents of an 18-day old infant who died in November 2016 now face criminal charges. First responders got a call from a home in High Springs that a baby girl was in distress. En route to the hospital, she was pronounced dead. After deputies conducted an investigation …

News-Press Now

Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart arraigned Sydney Jones, 27, on a felony charge of abuse of a child resulting in death via a video camera from the Buchanan County Jail. If convicted, the defendant could be sentenced to a maximum sentence of life in prison. A minimum sentence would be 10 …

Fox News

Mother who ‘blacked out’ during baby’s death gets 13 years … Maine – A woman who drank multiple shots of liquor and smoked marijuana on the night of her infant son’s death was ordered Wednesday to serve 13 years in prison. … The baby’s cause of death was listed as blunt force head injuries.

Mother who ‘blacked out’ during baby’s death sentenced – WMTW Portland

Mother Who ‘Blacked Out’ During Baby’s Death to Be Sentenced – U.S. News & World Report

Mother who ‘blacked out’ during baby’s death after binge drinking to be sentenced – Hindustan Times

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Allentown Morning Call

Allentown police investigating infant’s death. Allentown paramedics … Authorities are investigating the death of a 24-day-old infant in Allentown. (FILE PHOTO … a 24-day-old infant. The Lehigh County Coronor’s Office said Sunday that Rion Matz was pronounced dead at his home at 10:41 p.m. Sunday.

Rogers babysitter pleads not guilty in infant’s death

4029tv

A police report says an 8-month-old girl died under her watch. Garcia-Rivera’s fiance brought the infant to Mercy Hospital. The child was deceased upon arrival. Medical staff told police the child had a temperature of 100.5 degrees, and her clothes were soaked in a liquid they believed was sweat.

The News Herald

The investigation began in December 2016 when Quinones-Rivera walked into the Parker Police Department and told officers he had caused the death of his infant son, Gediaelamir Rivera, in June 2015 inside a Parker motel. He then led authorities to the child’s remains in a wooded area near Mexico …

Fox17

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An infant girl in Comstock Township was pronounced dead after medical officials responded to a medical call in the 3300 Block of Comstock Village Lane in Comstock Township Sunday night. It is unclear what caused the death of 2-month-old Nalani Faye-Lynn …

WSBT-TV

“We want you to put the baby to sleep on their back, alone in the crib with no blankets or pillows. Because sleeping in a bed with other people, in an adult bed, that is present in 80-percent of our cases where there is a sleep related death,” said Sally Dixon, coordinator of Fetal Infant Mortality Review.

MSN.com

A coroner’s inquest is examining why the infant was left alone with his teenage dad, who had a violent history.

OregonLive.com

An infant girl from McMinnville died late last month after she suffered abusive head trauma, authorities said Tuesday. The newborn’s death is now being investigated as a homicide, according to the McMinnville Police Department. Officers first responded on Nov. 21 to reports that a 7-week-old girl had …

McMinnville infant’s death ruled a homicide; police seek more information – kgw.com

McMinnville infant dies from traumatic brain injury – KOIN.com

Homicide investigators: McMinnville infant suffered ‘abusive head trauma’ – KATU

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Undocumented immigrant driving without a license charged in Charlotte baby’s death

Charlotte Observer

A preliminary investigation revealed the child was in an infant carrier, but the child seat was not being used as designed, and the child was not properly restrained, police said. Detectives believe the misuse of the child passenger seat was a contributing factor in the death. Speed and alcohol are not …

Sangre de Cristo Chronicle

Monday (Nov. 27) Mariano Araica-Avalos of Eagle Nest pleaded “No Contest” to one count of Abandonment of a Child Resulting in Death, a second-degree felony, in Raton District Court. According to a press release from Undersheriff Leonard Baca, “As part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to a cap of …

WFLA

Lifesaving measures were taken, but the child could not be revived. Police said Harris took no part in trying to save the infant. Lakeland police arrived at the home at approximately 8:39 a.m. and Xzayla was taken to Lakeland Regional Health. Less than an hour later, the infant was pronounced dead.

Mother charged with manslaughter in death of infant – The Ledger

Infant suffocated between mom’s legs, police say – WNCN

Mother Accused Of Smothering Baby Between Legs – Patch.com

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The Herald

Plus, she was tired and weary with a newborn. Yet, Lively said, parents every day, stressed out and tired, “do not kill their children.” Lively demanded Blackwell, despite her mental condition and stresses at home, serve prison time. Society, and the community, cannot condone killing a 4-day-old baby, …

WTTV CBS4Indy

FRANKFORT, Ind.– A Frankfort father found guilty in the death of a 6-week-old infant received his sentence Wednesday. Cody Brown was sentenced to 32 years, with 30 years to be executed in jail and two years on probation for neglect of a dependent resulting in death and battery resulting in death on …

McMinnville News-Register

The 7-week-old child died Nov. 24 from “abusive head trauma” that caused a traumatic brain injury, police said. She had been taken to Willamette Valley Medical Center Nov. 21, then transferred by helicopter to Oregon Health Sciences University/Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for treatment.

WIXX.com

Cops Investigate Infant Death. Monday, December 04, 2017 11:25 a.m. CST by Robert Kennedy. PHOTO: Midwest Communications. GREEN BAY, WI …

WTAQ.com

Cops Investigate Infant Death. Monday, December 04, 2017 3:58 a.m. CST by Robert Kennedy. PHOTO: Midwest Communications. GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – An autopsy is scheduled to be done today (Monday) after a three-month-old boy was found dead in Green Bay. Police received a report of a …

Statista

This statistic displays the number of sudden infant deaths in Navarre from 2005 and 2015. In 2013, only two sudden infant deaths were recorded in the autonomous community of Navarre.

Courthouse News Service

(CN) – A federal judge refused to dismiss a landmark child advocacy case accusing Missouri of overprescribing psychotropic drugs to children in foster care and failing to maintain adequate medical records to monitor the potential abuse of such drugs. In the first federal class-action lawsuit of its kind, …

Ed Exec

The educational psychologists therefore say that they are deeply concerned about the diagnosis and treatment with psychotropic medication of young children. They say that no child under the age of six should be prescribed drugs such as Ritalin. And older children should only be given these drugs if …

The Guardian

The investigation was requested by 93 members of Congress, after an article in the New York Times warned that child sex assault was “rampant” among Afghan forces. The practice should raise serious concerns about American support, under legislation known as the Leahy Law. This bars US military …

Pentagon, watchdog at odds over efforts to prevent sexual abuse of children by Afghan troops – Stars and Stripes

Pentagon provided funds to Afghan units accused of child sexual abuse: Government watchdog – KTIC

Pentagon provided funds to Afghan units accused of child sexual abuse: Government watchdog – wphm.net

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ABC News

A government watchdog group said the Department of Defense has provided funding to Afghan military units accused of child sexual abuse. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released its review of how DoD and the State Department have handled allegations of …

Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces – Military Times

Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces – AirForceTimes.com

Afghan units implicated in ‘gross violations’ still get Pentagon support, IG finds – Politico

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The Guardian

The National Crime Agency (NCA) alerted Scotland Yard to potential paedophiles operating over the internet on 647 occasions between 1 January and 30 September in 2017, the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was told on Monday. Evidence of the rapid expansion of the problem …

Police officers ‘feel unprepared’ for investigating online child sexual abuse cases – iNews

Mother tells inquiry of escape fears after son’s murderer posted ‘hurtful’ blogs – Rhyl Journal

Mother tells inquiry of escape fears after son’s murderer posted ‘hurtful’ blogs – Belfast Telegraph

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Lincoln Journal Star

If Nebraska didn’t have an inspector general for child welfare, how would people know 50 children and youth in the child-welfare system were sexually abused over a recent three-year period? That’s the question Omaha Sen. Sara Howard asked Nebraska’s children and family services director, Matt …

Committee questions state HHS official about child sex abuse – Columbus Telegram

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MyDaytonDailyNews

In the last week, events in a Michigan courtroom have shocked and saddened parents, officials and female athletes. Dozens of women provided powerful victim statements against Larry Nassar, a disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor and Michigan State University physician. The statements were …

Larry Nassar Sentencing: ‘I Just Signed Your Death Warrant’ – New York Times

PEOPLE Explains: Everything to Know About Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar’s Sex Abuse Case – PEOPLE.com

‘I was molested by Dr Larry Nassar’: how the gymnastics sexual abuse scandal unfolded – The Guardian

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Montana Standard

A man accused of secretly filming an 11-year-old girl while she showered at a home in Butte pleaded guilty Thursday to felony sexual abuse of children. William Patrick Shea, 61, withdrew his previous not-guilty plea and through an agreement with prosecutors pleaded guilty before District Judge Brad …

Washington Times

The editor-in-chief of Newsweek Pakistan has apologized amid backlash over a tweet Tuesday that said child sex abuse can sometimes “lead to great art.” “The sexual abuse of children will always exist. You can never eliminate it. Sometimes it leads to great art. So there’s also that,” Fasih Ahmed wrote …

Newsweek Considers Dropping Pakistani Affiliate After Editor’s Child Sex Tweet – Washington Free Beacon

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New York Times

Over seven days, women recounted his sexual abuse at a marathon sentencing hearing in Michigan. … victims through coldly calculated grooming methodologies, presenting the most wholesome and caring external persona as a deliberate means to ensure a steady stream of young children to assault.

How Nassar’s abuse impacts gymnastics families everywhere – CNN

Larry Nassar, former USA Gymnastics doctor, sentenced to 40-175 years for sex crimes – Washington Post

Women Confront Larry Nassar in Court: ‘My Silence Ends Today’ – New York Times

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WTNH Connecticut News (press release)

(WTNH)–With vivid details of sexual abuse and harassment filling the news, it’s important for parents to address the topic with their sons and daughters. The current climate has made it clear that “no means no” is just the beginning of an ongoing conversation. Dr. Alamar can share tips on the different …

The Guardian

As many as 4% of adults have engaged with images of child sexual abuse on the internet and 16% of young women receive unwanted sexual requests online each year, academic research reveals. The extent of web-facilitated exploitation is detailed in a series of reports for the next strand of hearings at …

UK News

Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse star in The Tale (main), which debuted at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this past weekend as Jennifer Fox. They portray adult and child versions of character….

Net News – Tomato Timer

Inquiry into child sex abuse heard that Scotland Yard was alerted to potential paedophiles operating online on 647 occasions in first nine months of 2017The number of suspected incidents of online child sexual abuse referred to the Metropolitan police has increased by 700% since 2014, an inquiry has …

World News – Tomato Timer

A 57-year-old California man who worked as an airline pilot will be sentenced after being convicted of traveling to the Philippines to have sex with minors….

Latest News

The editor-in-chief of Newsweek Pakistan has apologized amid backlash over a tweet Tuesday that said child sex abuse can sometimes “lead to great art.” “The sexual abuse of children will always exist. You can never eliminate it. Sometimes it leads to great art. So there’s also that,” Fasih Ahmed wrote .

BREAKING – Tomato Timer

Authored by Alex Thomas via SHTFplan.com,Pope Francis is now attacking the credibility of child sex abuse victims in a shocking move made at the end of a trip to Chile in which he had hoped to “heal” the wounds of said abuse. That’s right, Pope Francis ended his trip by publicly defending a bishop …

UK News

An Afghan asylum seeker in Germany has fled to Sweden and registered under a new identity after being accused of sexually abusing the four-year-old daughter of the family caring for him….

Latest News

Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison, with the judge saying she just signed his.

The Guardian

Pope Francis has admitted his “pain and shame” over the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy on a visit to Chile which has been overshadowed by … The new bishop is accused of covering up the activities of a notorious sex abuser in the church, Father Fernando Karadima, in the 1980s and 90s.

Pope Francis Asks for Mercy for Harm Done to Chilean Child Sex Abuse Victims – Voice of America

Pope meets victims of child sexual abuse in Chile, ‘cries with them’ – Reuters

Pope, in Chile, expresses ‘pain and shame’ over Church sex abuse scandal – Reuters

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ABC News

Cherie Benjoseph, the co-founder and executive advisor of KidSafe, an organization Raisman partnered with to help families prevent childhood sexual abuse, said the first step to keeping kids safe is starting the conversation. “The philosophy that we have at KidSafe is that just like you teach a child any …

After Larry Nassar, how to talk to kids about sexual abuse – ABC News

After Larry Nassar, how to talk to kids about sexual abuse – KTIC

Child Abuse Council speaks out about sex–abuse victims facing abuser Larry Nassar – WQAD.com

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The Guardian

Three Pakistani celebrities have become the first women in the conservative nation’s history to publicly reveal that they were sexually abused as children, amid a national furore over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The actor Nadia Jamil, designer Maheen Khan, and PR guru Frieha Altaf …

Zainab Ansari: Women speak out about sex abuse following horrific rape and murder of Pakistani girl – Evening Standard

Pakistan’s Time’s Up moment is here – gulfnews.com

Rape and Murder of 7-Year-Old Girl Could Have Been Prevented, Pakistan High Court Says – Newsweek

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FOX 29 News Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after admitting to making child pornography of a 7-year-old girl. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Matthew Maffei, of Aston, sexually assaulted the young daughter of a childhood friend and forced the victim’s 5-year-old …

Aljazeera.com

A minor girl’s rape and murder earlier this month has sent a shock wave across Pakistan. The incident has drawn a wide public outcry, with many celebrities openly talking against child sexual abuse in the South Asian nation. Zainab Fatima Ameen, a seven-year-old girl from the city of Kasur in central …

Washington Post

ON A RECENT trip to Chile, Pope Francis apologized, once again, for clerical sex abuse, expressing the “pain and shame, shame I feel over the irreparable harm caused to children by church ministers.” He then proceeded to compound that shame by dismissing credible accusations that a Chilean …

Cardinal defends pope but says his comments were ‘of great pain for survivors of sexual abuse by … – Los Angeles Times

Clergy Abuse Advocates Fear Pope Francis Is Making It Harder For Victims To Speak Up – HuffPost

Pope rebuked over sex abuse remark – SFGate

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ABC News

About 15 children told United Nations investigators they were sexually abused by French troops in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, in 2014. The abuse allegedly took place in or near a camp for displaced people near M’Poko airport, which the French soldiers were assigned to protect.

France drops child sex abuse probe of soldiers in Africa – Seattle Times

France drops child sex abuse probe of soldiers in Africa – Los Angeles Times

Magistrates dismiss sex abuse case against French soldiers in Africa – Reuters

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Nottingham Post

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) is looking allegations of abuse at children’s homes previously operated by the county council and Nottingham City Council, as well as other organisations, dating back to the 1940s. The county is the subject of one of 13 investigations being carried …

Council apologises for historical child sex abuse – LocalGov

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Huntington Herald Dispatch

The Joint Committee on Education reviewed and heard presentations Jan. 9 from the State Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. House Education Committee Chairman Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, and Senate Education Committee Chairman Kenny Mann, R-Monroe, serve as …

Spotting, Stopping Child Sex Abuse – Wheeling Intelligencer

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The Daily Caller

Pope Francis began his visit to Chile Tuesday by pleading for forgiveness for the “irreparable damage” done to children by the church’s sex abuse scandal. Francis sought to repair relations between the Catholic church and the Chilean people amid violent demonstrations and a series of recent church …

Catholic Church Sex Abuse: Pope Francis Feels ‘Pain and Shame’ for Damage Caused to Children – Newsweek

Pope in Chile seeks forgiveness for sex abuse scandals – Channel NewsAsia

In Chile, pope seeks forgiveness for sex abuse scandals – AsiaOne

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World News – Tomato Timer

The brutal rape and murder of a minor girl triggers debate on the issue of child abuse awareness in Pakistan….

1310 NEWS

Louisiana TV’s ‘Mr. Wonder’ gets 5 years for child sex abuse. Entertainment. by The Associated Press. Posted Jan 18, 2018 4:51 pm EST. Last Updated Jan 18, 2018 at 5:21 pm EST. ALEXANDRIA, La. – A former children’s television show host known as “Mr. Wonder” has been sentenced to five years in …

KMEG

A Nebraska jury has convicted a former Siouxland football coach of abusing the son of his ex girlfriend.Kyle Ewinger, the former head coach at Sioux City West and Sibley- Ocheydan has been found guilty of first- degree sexual abuse by a jury in Omaha after.

News 95.7

Louisiana TV’s ‘Mr. Wonder’ gets 5 years for child sex abuse. Entertainment. by The Associated Press. Posted Jan 18, 2018 5:51 pm AST. Last Updated Jan 18, 2018 at 6:21 pm AST. ALEXANDRIA, La. – A former children’s television show host known as “Mr. Wonder” has been sentenced to five years in …

Penticton Herald

ALEXANDRIA, La. – A former children’s television show host known as “Mr. Wonder” has been sentenced to five years in prison, nearly four decades after he vanished amid allegations that.

Man charged with sex abuse of three children

Great Falls Tribune

A 30-year-old man has been charged with sexually abusing three children, two 4-year-olds and an 11-year-old. Daniel Sutherland made his initial appearance Wednesday in Cascade County District Court on two charges of sexual crimes against children and one count of sexual abuse. If convicted, he …

WFAA

MESQUITE — A man in Mesquite has been arrested on nine counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Daniel Wayne Meshell, 74, of Terrell, was arrested on Dec. 28. His bond is set at $900,000. Police say between 1991 and 1998, Meshell sexually assaulted three female victims between the ages …

The Guardian

A man who publicly accused Australia’s most senior Catholic cardinal, George Pell, of child sexual abuse has died following a long illness. Damian Dignan, who lived in the Victorian town of Ballarat, made allegations which were strenuously denied by Pell. Dignan was one of a number of complainants …

Cardinal George Pell’s historic sexual abuse case could be dropped before it even reaches court … – Daily Mail

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Human Rights Watch

But too often, incidents of child sex abuse remain hidden. According to the Islamabad-based nongovernmental organization Sahil, an average of 11 cases of child sexual abuse are reported daily across Pakistan. Zainab was among the dozen children to be murdered in Kasur district in Punjab province …

Break the taboo: Pakistanis urge people to speak up on child sexual abuse after Zainab’s tragedy – gulfnews.com

HASSAN: Pakistan needs to do soul-searching over sexual abuse – Toronto Sun

Zainab’s murder and the plight of our children – Daily Times

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Seattle Times

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some West Virginia lawmakers say they’ll introduce legislation intended to better protect children from sex abuse following a task force report indicating one in 10 are victims before they turn 18. The group’s recommendations include training all public school personnel to …

West Virginia Lawmakers Addressing Child Sex Abuse – U.S. News & World Report

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WTOP

Exclusive: Former Charles Co. coach in child sex abuse case could face more charges … LA PLATA, Md. — After a former teacher’s aide and coach in Charles County, Maryland, took a plea agreement related to the sexual abuse and solicitation of children, prosecutors reveal he could face more charges …

Athletics coach with HIV molested dozens of students and filmed some sexual abuse in classroom – Mirror.co.uk

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KHON2

Child sex abuse and child sex trafficking isn’t often talked about but it happens more than you might think. The Children’s Justice Center tells us hundreds of sex abuse cases are reported every year here in Hawaii. However, those outcries are likely only a fraction of the victims. It’s a secret that no child …

fox13now.com

UTAH COUNTY — A Utah County man was booked into jail Thursday for child sex abuse charges, and police say the man is a “serial child predator” who violated his probation. Richard Craig Watson, 54 of American Fork, was arrested Friday and faces two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.

Geo News, Pakistan

As many as 11 cases of child sexual abuse are reported from across Pakistan every day, according to data collected by non-governmental organisation Sahil. Even in Kasur—which became the centre of a massive child abuse case in 2014 and 2015—the rape and murders of 12 minor girls, all aged …

Pakistan child rape and murder case ‘just tip of iceberg’ – Deutsche Welle

Celebrities call for #JusticeforZainab to end girls’ rape and murder in Pakistan – Reuters

Over 700 cases since 2015: What makes Kasur a hub of child abuse? – The Express Tribune

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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

TOLEDO — Jurors found a Marion teacher, accused of failing to report child sexual abuse that happened in her classroom, not guilty in less than two hours of deliberation in Tama County Associate District Court on Thursday. The verdict wasn’t read in open court because the prosecution and defense …

Psychology Today

Children of all races, ethnicities, cultures, and economic backgrounds are vulnerable to sexual abuse.

Eagle News

Ahead of pope’s Chile visit, priests accused of child sex abuse. January 11, 2018. by Giovanna Fleitas Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Almost 80 Roman Catholic clergies have been accused of sexually abusing children in Chile since 2000, a US-based monitoring group said …

KETK

A Texas man has confessed to decades-old child sexual abuse charges and now police are seeking more victims to come forward.

Los Angeles Times

Fifty elementary school students crammed into a rickety classroom at Tongxin Experimental, a school for children of migrant workers in suburban Beijing. Most days, they study math, science, history and other government-mandated subjects. But on Fridays, they learn about sex. Today’s lesson: how to …

6abc.com

FILE: The closed gates are seen at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark). AP. Wednesday, January 03, 2018 11:33AM. WILMINGTON, Del. –. A former Dover Air Force Base airman is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a teenage runaway.

Ex-Dover airman sentenced for sexually abusing teenage runaway – WDEL 1150AM

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Southern Poverty Law Center

The FLDS is a polygamist, white supremacist, homophobic cult that Jeffs ruled with an iron fist, a splinter group that broke from the mainstream Mormon church when it abandoned the doctrine of polygamy in the late 19th century. In 2005, the Southern Poverty Law Center designated the FLDS as a hate …

The Conversation UK

Child sexual abuse is on the rise in the UK with the NSPCC announcing a 31% increase in police referrals in 2017 compared to the previous year. Worryingly, this is just the tip of the iceberg as child sexual abuse is widely under-reported. My research has revealed that a major factor in this issue is the …

Zipperian enters Alford plea for child sex abuse charges

KTVH

TOWNSEND-A Townsend defendant accused of Rape and Sexual Abuse of Children makes a change of plea in court Friday. A year ago, Nathan Lee Zipperian was charged with forcing a 14-year-old girl to give him oral sex in June of 2016, asking for and receiving nude pictures of teenage girls on …

Press Herald

The co-founder of a youth theater troupe in the midcoast and a former Catholic school teacher from Topsham was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison for sexually abusing eight children over three years. Henry A. Eichman, 57, entered a what is known as an Alford plea on a total of ten …

Maine youth theater founder sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against children – Bangor Daily News

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FOX10 News

As we’ve reported, Mobile County Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) received the tip that Bryan Thompson allegedly uploaded child pornography in November 2015. However, authorities didn’t arrest him until this week, leaving the 6-year-old …

BBC News

A Fife businessman has been jailed for five years for a catalogue of child sex abuse. David Glass “infiltrated” a family at a vulnerable time and used his position to groom the children and subject them to horrific abuse. The 59-year-old from Anstruther – convicted of almost identical offences in 2014 …

Victims hail paedophile’s jail sentence – Fife Today

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So Md News

Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington (D) held a press conference on Jan. 5 at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters in La Plata regarding Charles County Public School track coach, Carlos Bell, pleading guilty to numerous charges of child sex abuse to 42 children. By JESSI STICKEL …

Bell enters guilty plea in Charles Co. abuse case – WTOP

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The Argus

THE former owner and ex-manager of a children’s home are facing a total of 26 charges of historical sexual abuse of young boys. The alleged offences are believed to have taken place at the Old Rectory Children’s Home in Church Road, Singleton, between 35 and 44 years ago. John Michael Webber …

OMICS International

Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite being a crime in most countries, and with well-known physical and mental health consequences, the majority of sexual offences are not reported. Child and adolescents sexual abuse is a …

Seattle Times

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state inspector general is voicing concerns about the state’s handling of sexual abuse cases in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare issued a report Wednesday that found some child sex abuse allegations were …

Report cites concerns about Nebraska child welfare sex abuse – 1011now

Report cites concerns about Nebraska child welfare sex abuse – WRAL.com

At least 50 state wards — some as young as 4 — have suffered sex abuse, new report says – Omaha World-Herald

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Metro

Susie Hargreaves, CEO of the organisation, said: ‘At the IWF, our analysts do what others can’t by finding images of real life child sexual abuse in order to have these images removed from the internet. Every time an image is shared and watched by another person the child suffers re-victimisation, and …

Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

A nearly yearlong investigation into alleged sexual abuse of children and youth in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems showed 50 verified victims in a recent three-year period, the state’s inspector general for child welfare reported Wednesday. It also showed attitudes toward sexual …

The Sun

THOUSANDS of child sex abuse victims could be denied compensation thanks to a controversial new ruling by the Court of Appeal – even if social workers knew about their abuse and did nothing. Yesterday abuse victims told of their shock and despair at the ruling, which means local authorities have no …

Patheos (blog)

The local diocese posted a statement cheering Sullivan’s return, emphasizing that its clergy abuse review panel decided the boy who accused him was “not credible.” The young boy had said that, in 2008, Sullivan engaged in “unpermitted sexual conduct” with him. But the Church’s lawyers deposed him …

Loveland Reporter-Herald

A Weld County man was found guilty last week on three charges of sexual abuse involving a child, a Weld County District Attorney press release states. After nearly a year and a half of court hearings, the judge found Jose Garza, 35, of Evans, guilty on all counts of sexual abuse involving a child. Garza is …

Salt Lake Tribune

The Journal reports that the lawsuit filed by children who were between ages 3 and 12 when they say they were sexually abused by Christopher Michael Jensen will go to trial Jan. 8 in Berkeley County. Jensen was sentenced in 2013 to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two minors.

Mormon Cult Leaders Indicted For Forcing Almost Daily Sex Rituals With Underage Girls, Said God … – Newsweek

Fundamentalist Mormon Cult Leaders Forced Girls 8 to 14 into Sex ‘Rituals’ – The Western Journal

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The Times

Children’s charities called for a social media crackdown yesterday after an investigation by The Times revealed that sexual predators used YouTube as a “shop window” for abused youngsters. The NSPCC said that Google, the owner of YouTube, should be compelled to employ “an army” of child safety …

NewsDay

Speaking at the launch of World Vision Zimbabwe’s (WVZ) five-year campaign to end sexual violence against children, Kagonye said there was need to end all cultural practices that work against the rights of children. “Let every religious doctrine that suffocates the rights of children be a thing of the past,” …

Astana Times

“Ill-treatment and violence against children adversely affect the psycho-emotional and physical development of children. There is a direct link between childhood trauma and adult diseases such as heart disease and mental disorders. Three-quarters of the world’s children aged between two and four …

Daily Nation

Violence victims say their wives harass and beat them, and some go to the extent of scalding them with hot water. … Mr Ernest Mahela, a resident in the village said gender-based violence was on the increase not only against the women and the children, but also directed on men – who are being beaten …

Kenya: Come to Our Rescue, Our Wives Beat Us – TZ Violence Victims – AllAfrica.com

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Daily Post Nigeria

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Chima Centus Nweze has tasked Non-Governmental Organizations, NGOs, in Nigeria to rise up to their duties of fighting violence against women and children. He said the NGOs should stop complaining of inconsistencies in domestic and international …

Oneindia

Finally, breaking his silence over the protests against the Bollywood magnum opus, Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “There will never be a cause big enough to justify violence against children. Violence and hatred are the weapons of the weak. The BJP’s use of hatred and violence is setting …

SC to hear plea against States, Karni Sena for violence over ‘Padmaavat’ – The Hindu

LIVE: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmaavat’ releases today under the shadow of violent protests – Times Now

School Bus Attack In Gurgaon, Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At Haryana Government – NDTV

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The Hindu

Which religion preaches violence against children? “I am raising this issue ahead of Republic Day with a heavy heart as I love my nation. I cannot see such violence in the country. People here love their country and want peace and love. I request the powers at the Centre. Please spare us,” he said.

Forces That Killed Muslims, Dalits, Now Coming After Our Children, Says Kejriwal on Gurgaon Bus … – The Wire

Padmaavat row: Killed Muslims, Dalits and are now coming for our kids in our homes, says Kejriwal – Hindustan Times

Muslims, Dalits done, ‘they’ are entering our homes, targeting our children, says Kejriwal – Economic Times

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Daily Trust

Recently, during an event to celebrate the National Children’s Day in Lafia, Nasarawa State, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s speech was read by the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Youths and Sport Development, Mr Bamaiyi Anangba, who vowed to ensure that the rights of the Nigerian child are …

UN News Centre

UNICEF and its partners have identified more than 800 cases of sexual abuse, although the true scale of sexual violence being perpetrated against children is believed to be much larger. Recent UNICEF data shows that more than 3,000 children have been recruited by militias and armed groups over …

Democratic Republic of the Congo: violence in Tanganyika and South Kivu fuels one of the world’s … – ReliefWeb

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Daily Nation

Mr Ernest Mahela, a resident in the village said gender-based violence was on the increase not only against the women and the children, but also … Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) report of 2010 shows that gender-based violence against women and children was at 44 percent, with …

The Independent

Unicef and its partners identified more than 800 cases of sexual abuse, although the true scale of sexual violence against children is believed to be much larger. More than 3,000 children have been recruited by militias and armed groups over the past year. Yves Willemot, the charity’s head of …

Conseil de l’Europe

The Council of Europe project “Combating violence against women and children in Ukraine” will organise its final meetings and workshops in 23-25 January 2018 in Kyiv. …

Star FM

Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye says religious doctrines, social and cultural beliefs that are contributing to an increase in cases of violence against children should be done away with. Speaking at the “it takes a world to end violence against children” campaign launch in Harare …

World Vision International

It takes moves like those the Canadian government has made today, to end violence against children. We hope other governments will take their lead and double their commitments to education as step towards transforming the lives of vulnerable children,” says World Vision’s global It takes a world to …

MTV Lebanon

MTV is a leading independent media station in Lebanon and the Arab world. We provide round the clock news coverage, in-house production programs and the first free online video on demand service.

Independent Online

Violence against children is a major problem in the country. A disturbing 2016 study with more than 9500 adolescents suggested that one in three children under 18 has been hit, beaten or kicked by an adult caregiver. Earlier studies show that more than half of South African parents have admitted they …

Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding cases of violence against children and is committed to bring perpetrators to justice as expeditiously as possible, the government said yesterday. In Sri Lanka’s opening statement at the 77th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) …

eNCA

Violence against children is a major problem in the country. A disturbing 2016 study with more than 9,500 adolescents suggested that one in three children under 18 has been hit, beaten or kicked by an adult caregiver. Earlier studies show that more than half of South African parents have admitted they …

The News International

As many as 65 cases of child sexual abuse and 895 cases of violence against children have been reported to the Sindh Child Protection Authority since its inception in 2011, while the Sindh police have also registered 96 cases of child and violence against children. Social Welfare Minister Shamim …

Guardian (blog)

According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), children in conflict zones around the world came under attack on a shocking scale throughout 2017 and have become frontline targets, used as human shields, killed, traumatised, maimed and recruited to fight. The multilateral agency further stated …

The News International

Two weeks ago, a man accused of raping a minor girl, murdering her and then dumping her body in a garbage heap in Gizri in 2010 was acquitted of all charges and set free, proving that Pakistan has a long way to go before such offences against children are taken seriously. This was stated by Zia …

Catholic Culture

CWN Editor’s Note: “The whole nation cries for this sin,” Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad said following the horrific rape and murder of a girl. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage. Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org …

UN News Centre

More than a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death. Over 19,000 children have been recruited into the conflict. At least one in three schools has been damaged, destroyed, occupied or closed. More than 1,200 cases of sexual violence against children have …

War-hit children in S Sudan ‘at risk of imminent death’ – Aljazeera.com

New UNICEF chief to engage private sector to help children – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

UNICEF chief calls for end to South Sudan conflict – Sudan Tribune

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ReliefWeb

Over 19,000 children have been recruited into the conflict. At least 1 in 3 schools has been damaged, destroyed, occupied or closed. And we have documented more than 1,200 cases of sexual violence against children. “The numbers go on and on. Together they equal an entire generation of young …

Chicago Daily Herald

“Women all over the globe rise up and protest against rape, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment of men, women and children,” said Mary Shesgreen, chairwoman of Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice. “The Feb. 14 program is especially designed to awaken an awareness of this …

Daily Mirror E-Paper

Zero-tolerance over violence against children: SL. BY LAHIRU POTHMULLA NEWS Chandrani Senaratne She said the Justice Minister in November 2017 established a Special Committee on Reforms in Justice for Children, as a follow-up to a joint study conducted with UNICEF, to review the …

The Daily Star

According to a report published by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), an average of 28 children are murdered and 49 raped in the country every month. Those are horrendous figures for a country where nearly half the population is made up of children! Indeed, going by data published by BSAF, …

THISDAY Newspapers

The Edo State Government has disclosed plans to launch a document that outlines strategies and initiatives to curb violence against children in the state. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said …

Vox

But I think spanking — striking a child, by whatever euphemism — should go extinct. We do not countenance violence against spouses, co-workers, or other people’s children. We should not countenance it against our own. I did a tweet thread about this over the holidays, and the feedback was both …

The Wire

He adds that most violent crimes occur in Punjab. Child rights activist Iftikhar Mubarik, who has been urging the Punjab government to form a special Child Rights Commission which would look after all issues concerning the rights of children, agrees to these statistics, saying that Punjab’s rural areas …

Child protection policy demanded to serve justice to Zainab – Daily Times

Protecting Pakistan’s children – The Nation

PAKISTAN: Has the country abandoned its children? – Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The Standard

UNICEF has steered a campaign, #ENDChildMarriageKE that aims at driving awareness around the harmful practice of child marriage, as an under-discussed form of violence against children. Violence against children is a critical inhibitor of growth, development and progress in Kenya. Girls are …

unicef and australian government against child marriages – Hivisasa

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The Guardian

The other justification often given is that even if hitting children is wrong, it’s even more wrong for police and courts to interfere in family life. The fear of spurious prosecutions, of good and loving parents being criminalised, looms large in arguments against change. Here New Zealand offers a reassuring …

Everything you need to know about Wales’ plan to ban smacking – WalesOnline

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BBC News

Zainab’s father, Ameen Ansari, told the BBC that he did not agree with the violence of protesters, but understood the anger at police. … threw stones at government buildings and set cars and a local politician’s office alight, complaining that police had not done more to stop violence against children.

Protests in Pakistan over inaction on rape and murder of girl, seven – The Guardian

#JusticeForZainab: Is Protest the Answer? – SAMAA TV News Pakistan (blog)

Pakistan Zainab murder: Girl’s father speaks of devastating grief – BBC News

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Vanguard

“To reduce the abuse of children to the barest minimum, the ministry is working to launch a document titled End Violence Against Children. We have had cases of children being abandoned because a man took another wife, who had a child before the marriage. They ended up locking the child up.

Ottawa Citizen

It is easy to be unaware of just how enormous the problem of violence against women is. I suspect that those who don’t work in this area or cope with violence in their own or others’ lives generally don’t give it much thought – until it makes headlines when women and children are killed. It is surprising …

Al-Monitor

According to the report, violence against children, poor nutrition and poor access to health services are the three main contributors to child multidimensional poverty. Moussa, who withheld his surname and is now in his 20s, attended Naem’s school and benefited from the education it provided.

Pakistan Today

Child Rights Activist Iftikhar Mubarik while sharing the objectives of the conference said that the conference was aimed to bring all the key stakeholder on one platform to develop strategic consensus to act in a collaborative and coordinated way to deal with the larger issue of violence against children …

The Express Tribune

LAHORE: It should be the priority of the government to protect children from violence, abuse and exploitation as the state is obligated under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to take all legislative, administrative and other policy measures to address the issue. This was …

Daily Times

Adamson said that all key stakeholders, including the government, parliamentarians, local government representatives, media and civil society actors were on the same page to achieve the target to end violence against children. “Efforts should be made to create a protective environment for children …

kfor.com

Detectives said their stepfather threatened the same violence against the other children if they did not join in with him and strike their brother. Under imminent fear of being hurt by Montgomery, one child did strike Brice. According to the arrest report, the children saw their stepfather pick Brice up by the …

Detectives: Man beat 6-year-old stepson to death, threw him against wall in Seffner motel – ABC Action News

Man accused of killing 6-year-old stepson for sneaking out of bed to get cookie – myfox8.com

Florida Man Allegedly Beat 7-Year-Old Stepson to Death for Sneaking Out of Bed to Get Cookie – KTLA

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Egypt Independent

The camps included sports activities, drawing workshops, theater and art shows against all forms of violence against children and women, such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and early marriage. The children raised signs and slogans showing the consequences of early marriage and the risks of …

The Herald

She said this at Ponesai Vanhu Children’s Home in Shamva where she was donating belated Christmas gifts to six orphanages, child-headed families and to the elderly from all the eight districts in the province. Mashonaland Central reportedly has the highest levels of violence against women and …

The Daily Star

AS we look back at the previous year which saw an increase of violence against children we must take a vow to play our part to make 2018 a better year for children. It is really hard to drive away our frustration at our collective failure to protect our children from the various forms of abuse that they have to …

expressandstar.com

Checks were not done on the identity of a violent man who brutally murdered a child after he moved in with his vulnerable mother, a serious case review …. whilst it is now evident that mother’s partner is a very violent man, there is no suggestion that the severe level of violence against Child G could have …

The Arunachal Times

As the state was geared up for the festive season of Christmas and New Year, we woke up to the news about the ghastly murder of a young school girl in Empong Village in Namsai who was home from school for holidays. She was at the paddy field, sharing the work load of her family when she was so …

Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center

The performance, which was part of the campaign currently being waged against the Trump declaration, is another example of the brainwashing of children encouraging violence against Israel which begins in kindergarten. It is part of Palestinian education, both formal and informal, which fosters a …

Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform – the United Nations

Meetings/Events by topic: Violence against children. 2018. The 2030 Agenda for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit. 14 Feb 2018 – 15 Feb 2018. Stockholm, Sweden. Division for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA. Contact us · About us · Offices away from UNHQ · Copyright. Resources.

Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform – the United Nations

Violence against children · Documents · Publications · Meetings & Events. Publications by Topic: Violence against children. Celebrating Childhood Report, Violence against Children, 2017 · Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , United Nations, 2015 · Toward a world …

Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform – the United Nations

A/68/L.61 – Report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 66/288 · [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]. Outcome Documents. A/69/L.85 – Draft outcome document of the United Nations summit for the …

BMJ Global Health

Despite the extent and magnitude of violence against children in South Africa, political and financial investments to prevent violence against children remain low. A recent costing study investigating the social burden and economic impact of violence against children in South Africa found notable …

Farmington Daily Times

The Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act would further develop the tribal jurisdiction provisions in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act by expanding protection to children and law enforcement personnel. The bill also calls for enhancing victim resources for tribal communities.

The Age

Advocate Andrew Johnson has established a campaign to raise awareness and end violence against children. Photo: Supplied. Overwhelmingly, we heard that violence against children took place anywhere and everywhere – both in private and in public spaces, in “safe places” and “even with people …

The Sydney Morning Herald

Listening sessions found that violence against children took place both in private and in public spaces. Photo: DMITRI MARUTA. As the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People, my task is to improve their welfare. To do this, my team and I like to be out in the field with those we represent.

Daily Trust

Since 2008 following the launch of an initiative by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon to end violence against women, communities across nations are yearly called upon to intensify the campaign to create a world free of violence against women and girls. For 16 days between November and December …

The Hindu

Kannur University Vice Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran has said that incidents of violence against children in Kerala are fewer when compared to other States. Inaugurating a media workshop on children’s rights and cyber rules, conducted by the Information and Public Relations Department here on …

Xinhua

28 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday called on all parties to conflict to abide by their obligations under international law and immediately end violations and attacks against children. “Children are being targeted and exposed to attacks and brutal violence in their …

War Crimes: More Children Are Being Used As Weapons in Conflicts Around the World, UN Warns – Newsweek

Brutality against children ‘cannot be the new normal’ stresses UNICEF – UN News Centre

Nigeria: Unicef Wants Parties in Conflict Zones to End Violations Against Children – AllAfrica.com

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HuffPost

Haley’s story is about how physical and sexual violence against women and girls can happen by an unknown perpetrator, anytime and anywhere … even … Upon discharge, her doctor told our staff that she may not be able to bear children, and a normal vaginal delivery would definitely not be possible.

The Straits Times

The court had then called for more powers from Parliament to deal with such offences against vulnerable victims and young persons by enhancing the punishment to 11/2 times the prescribed maximum penalty. Chief Justice Menon noted many cases of violence against children and young persons that …

HollandSentinel.com

Allegan man’s torture, domestic violence crimes upheld by appeals court … The mother of Connolly’s two oldest children testified about several instances of domestic violence against her when the two were in a relationship, and Connolly was charged with second offense aggravated domestic violence.

Independent Online

Chairperson of the Mitchells Plain Impact Association, Joanie Fredericks said they are dedicated to eradicating sexual violence, but stressed it was something everyone needs to be dedicated to. “While we seek for ways to address the issue of violence against women, children and men please reach out …

South African Government