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August 31, 2004
Plea deal convicts priest of abuse
Stein accused of molesting boy in 1988 By Andy Nelesen -- GreenbayPressGazette.com A Norbertine priest was convicted Monday of molesting a teenage boy after agreeing to a plea bargain in exchange for prosecutors dismissing two of three pending felony charges.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:44 AM | Comments (0)
Lincoln man sentenced to 33 months for possession of child pornography
By Chris Norwood -- 08-31-2004 -- Talladega County A Lincoln man has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdrie to 33 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, according to a press release issued last week by... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:39 AM | Comments (0)
Australia Police to Trap Cyberspace Pedophiles
Tue Aug 31, 1:31 AM ET CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian police acting as part of an international "cyber cop" network will be able to trap pedophiles who use the Internet to "groom" or lure children for sex, under new laws... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:52 AM | Comments (0)
August 30, 2004
LA priest abuse toll may top $1.5b
Settlements' cost would be highest of any diocese By Jean Guccione, Los Angeles Times | August 30, 2004 LOS ANGELES -- Damages claimed by hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests could exceed $1.5... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:38 AM | Comments (0)
Anti-social behavior is rooted in the home
By Don Eggleston -- August 29, 2004 -- SantaCruzSentinel.com Thank you for your recent coverage of the release of the report by the Santa Cruz County Domestic Violence Commission. After 30 years of teaching students in the Pajaro Valley —... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:26 AM | Comments (0)
August 27, 2004
200 civil servants caught in porn sting
By Benedict Brogan, Political Correspondent (Filed: 27/08/2004) telegraph.co.uk One civil servant was prosecuted and more than 200 disciplined after a sting operation uncovered substantial use of internet porn at the Department of Work and Pensions. More than 2.3 million web... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:02 AM | Comments (0)
Cracking the cult
Paperwork, not police sirens, more likely to foil 'prophet' and his polygamous followers Aug. 26, 2004 12:00 AM Sirens scream. Cell doors slam. Book 'em, Danno. Arizona wants justice to blast through the nation's largest polygamist cult. The outrage at... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:56 AM | Comments (0)
August 25, 2004
Queen's organist jailed for abuse
The Queen's former choirmaster has been jailed for five years for a 14-year catalogue of child abuse. Jonathan Rees-Williams, 55, was convicted in June at Reading Crown Court of a string of assaults, including some carried out in churches. Jurors... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:50 PM | Comments (1)
Child Abuse Soars Amid Economic Slump
By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter About one-third of abused children were found to suffer mistreatment daily, in many cases at the hands of their own parents, according to a report from the Health and Welfare Ministry Tuesday. A total of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:45 PM | Comments (0)
August 24, 2004
COMPUTER INTERNET TUTORING
COMPUTER INTERNET TUTORING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Specializing in Assisting Senior Citizens and Adults. Computer Internet Tutoring Specializing in Training Seniors and Adults, Online Tutoring Services and Software - In My Home or Yours, Palm Beach County Florida U.S.A. and Online... read more...Posted by Nealus at 06:27 PM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2004
Excerpts From Books - Continued
7.) Perfectionism: You defeat yourself with inappropriate goals and standards. 8.) Fear of Failure: You imagine that putting in the effort and not succeeding would be an overwhelming personal defeat, you refuse to try at all. Thinking errors are overgeneralization... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:11 PM | Comments (0)
August 22, 2004
Firms see promise in adult stem cells
Current clinical trials may result in therapies for treating variety of diseases and disorders BY MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD The Washington Post WASHINGTON--Biotech executive C. Randal Mills flies a lot, and he's learned what to expect. Almost as likely as getting... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:29 PM | Comments (0)
Oakland, Calif. -- Key decision expected in priest abuse cases
Debate over when Catholic leaders learned of problem Don Lattin, Chronicle Religion Writer What Catholic Church leaders knew about the secret life of the Rev. Arthur Ribeiro, and when they knew it, will be a key issue this week as... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:08 PM | Comments (0)
Paedophile suspect runs children's charity in Tanzania
Fiona MacGREGOR A Children's charity in Tanzania, backed by UK fundraisers, is being run by a Briton believed to be wanted in India on charges of sexual abuse against young boys. Duncan Grant, 61, a former Royal Navy reservist, is... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:01 PM | Comments (0)
August 20, 2004
Sexual-abuse charges filed against pair involving girl
Jim Walsh jim.walsh@arizonarepublic.com -- The Arizona Republic -- Aug. 20, 2004 12:00 AM Mesa police arrested the mother of a 12-year-old girl and accused her of doing nothing to stop the girl from having sex with the mother's boyfriend. The... read more...Posted by Nealus at 05:31 PM | Comments (0)
Church not responsible for abusers
Court rules that identifying sexual predators among members isn't a duty of LDS leaders By Elizabeth Neff -- The Salt Lake Tribune Churches have no obligation to warn followers about known sexual predators in their congregations, the Utah Court of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 05:28 PM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2004
Life for paedophile after 35 years of abuse
Aug 19 2004 -- Duncan Higgitt, The Western Mail A PAEDOPHILE was yesterday jailed for 16 years after a extensive campaign of abuse against young girls. Pensioner Robert Offer was found guilty of more than 20 sex attacks during 35... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:28 PM | Comments (0)
Man, 61, charged with child abuse
10-year-old girl was in foster care at Bear residence By Terri Sanginiti -- Staff Reporter -- 08/18/2004 -- DelewareOnline.com A 61-year-old Bear man surrendered to county police after authorities learned he allegedly had sexually assaulted a 10-year-old foster child in... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:24 PM | Comments (0)
Excerpts From Books - Continued
The following are the types of mind-sets most commonly associated with procrastination and do-nothingness. 1.) Hopelessness: When you are depressed, you get so frozen in the pain of the present moment that you forget entirely that you ever felt better... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:48 PM | Comments (0)
August 17, 2004
OldGlory.org - Launches In Support Of Hurricane Charley Survivors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OldGlory.org launches in support of Hurricane Charley Survivors West Palm Beach, Fl. August 17, 2004 "I'm On My Way" "After learning of the devastation of Hurricane Charley: Lieutenant Justin O. Ahern said: 'I had to say -... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:43 PM | Comments (0)
State's first lady to walk for kids
By BONNA de la CRUZ -- Staff Writer First lady of Tennessee Andrea Conte's quest to walk 600 miles across the Volunteer State will have a big payoff when she crosses the finish line in the hills of East Tennessee... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:32 PM | Comments (1)
Bid being made to eradicate child abuse
Bahamas -- 'Operation Protect Our Children' rally set By TAMARA McKENZIE,Guardian Staff Reporter Child abuse cases in 2003 rose to the highest in the past 13 years with 642 cases being recorded. So far this year — up to the... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:13 PM | Comments (0)
August 13, 2004
Sexual abuse suspect free on $30,000 bond
By Casey Santee - Journal Writer POCATELLO - A local man accused of molesting three teenage girls is free on bond. Chubbuck resident Christopher M. Nalley, 30, was arrested Aug. 6 and charged with three counts of lewd conduct with... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)
5 accused in connection with rape of 5-year-old
ROWAN COUNTY CLEVELAND -- Five people have been charged in connection with the rape of a 5-year-old Cleveland girl, the Rowan County Sheriff's Department said. The Observer is withholding the names of the suspects to protect the victim.A 31-year-old man... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:05 AM | Comments (0)
One-quarter in Virginia. survey were abused sexually
By Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot -- August 13, 2004 A state Health Department report released Thursday found that 25 percent of Virginians questioned in a survey said they were sexually assaulted as children. The survey included interviews with 1,769 women... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:36 AM | Comments (0)
Trial site shifts in child abuse case
08/12/04 by Penny Colston -- HowardCountyTimes.com A former ballet teacher convicted of sexually abusing two of his students will have a third trial involving a child abuse charge moved out of Howard County. Circuit Court Judge James B. Dudley granted... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:32 AM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2004
Tacoma man sues Scouts, alleging abuse by scoutmaster
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- Wednesday, August 11, 2004 · Last updated 8:00 p.m. PT TACOMA, Wash. -- A Tacoma man on Wednesday sued the Boy Scouts of America and its local council, alleging organization officials failed to protect him from... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:54 AM | Comments (0)
Reno man, 27, suspected in sexual assault of girl, 13
Staff Report RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL 8/11/2004 11:54 pm A 27-year-old Reno man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and downloading child pornography on his home computers, according to the Reno police sex crimes and child abuse... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:50 AM | Comments (0)
Deputy arrested on 180 child abuse, drug counts
Mike Malloy had been patrol deputy for a decade By Barney Lerten -- Bend.com August 11 - A 10-year Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol deputy was arrested by Oregon State Police Wednesday on 180 child sex abuse and drug-related counts, and... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:47 AM | Comments (0)
August 11, 2004
Male Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse: My Life Surviving
A CONTINUING FEATURED STORY: Abuse Survivor, Recovering Alcoholic, Addict, Rent Boy And Sometimes Archaeologist; By Dan -- SW London, United Kingdom -- Dateline -- 27 May, 2004 "I'm Dan and I'm an adult survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA). How... read more...Posted by Nealus at 06:42 PM | Comments (0)
Child sex charges -- Suburban couple arrested
By Kevin Roy -- abc7chicago.com August 10, 2004 (LaGrange Park, IL) — A couple from suburban LaGrange Park has been charged with sex offenses against children. David Wilson, a former Willow Springs police officer, is accused of sexually abusing several... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:33 AM | Comments (0)
Man accused of child molestation facing sentencing
Marlene Garcia -- August 11, 2004 -- Lahontan Valley News A Fallon truck driver pleaded no contest Tuesday to molesting a 13-year-old girl in May 2003. Donald Dwayne Inlow, 36, faces two to 20 years in prison when he is... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:26 AM | Comments (0)
Former council candidate charged with sexual abuse
by C. Benjamin Ford -- Staff Writer -- Gazette.net -- August 11, 2004 Montgomery County Police arrested former County Council candidate Joseph Tilmon Dollar on Aug. 4 on charges of sexually abusing a boy numerous times over a five-year period... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:17 AM | Comments (0)
SJ cybersleuth leads to child abuse arrest in New Jersey
Tue, Aug. 10, 2004 -- By Chuck Carroll -- Mercury News Cross-country cooperation between a San Jose cybercop and New Jersey police led to the arrest Monday of a 40-year-old man who allegedly tried to lure the officer, posing online... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:12 AM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2004
The Irish Are Universally Acknowledged To Be The World's Prime Drunks. Why?
Well - I'm at it again...Don't know where I got this from - from 1986 - I should say 1886... "The theory is that although the Irish don't drink any more than many other races, they get drunker. They have... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:08 PM | Comments (0)
Alcohol...ism - It's All In The Genes
Caution - This is not to be believed as Medical Fact. I am not a Doctor. Saying that - I was on a tirade - back in May of 2004 - a diatribe of sorts - in a forum where... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:27 PM | Comments (0)
Draft survey: 4,450 priests accused of sex abuse
Bishop: 'Very sobering and important milestone' Tuesday, February 17, 2004 NEW YORK (CNN) -- Children accused more than 4,000 priests of sexual abuse between 1950 and 2002, according to a draft survey for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:32 PM | Comments (0)
Amber Alert Issued for 7 Year Old Louisiana Boy
Posted: Monday August 9 4:39 PM CT The Natchitoches Louisiana Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana State Police issued the Amber Alert after the boy was determined to be in danger following visitation with his mother. Schidee J Carries, 7... read more...Posted by Nealus at 05:21 PM | Comments (0)
Molester gets life terms
Judge doles out maximum punishment By Jessica Langdon/Times Record News August 10, 2004 A visiting judge handed down the maximum possible sentence - including three life sentences - Monday to a man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:28 AM | Comments (0)
Priest faces trial in alleged sex assault Accuser is former NE Catholic High pupil
Daily News Staff Report -- Tue, Aug. 10, 2004 The first priest indicted by a Philadelphia grand jury investigating child sexual abuse must stand trial for allegedly raping a male Northeast Catholic High School student a quarter century ago. The... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:22 AM | Comments (0)
Suspect in child porn case confesses to abuse
From Herald Staff Reports - HIALEAH -- Tue, Aug. 10, 2004 A Hialeah man suspected by his wife of downloading child pornography was arrested Monday, after which he confessed to sexually abusing the couple's two daughters, police said. After his... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:17 AM | Comments (0)
August 09, 2004
Parishes React To Priest Probe
By David Hench, Portland Press Herald Writer -- Monday, August 9, 2004 -- Press Herald Online -- MaineToday.com SOUTH PORTLAND — Roman Catholics responded with shock, disappointment and faith Sunday to news that the Rev. Paul Coughlin was placed on... read more...Posted by Nealus at 07:31 PM | Comments (0)
Child Pornography: An International Perspective
Date: August 02, 2004 Source: United Stated Embassy Stockholm By: Margaret A Healy This paper was prepared as a working document for the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children by Margaret A Healy for ECPAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Child... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:20 AM | Comments (0)
Letourneau Is A Predator And Don't Forget It
By Susan Paynter, Monday, August 9, 2004 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Columnist She can call it anything she wants to now. The love of a lifetime. Star-crossed destiny. Even its hard real name -- the grooming and sexual predation of a... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:45 AM | Comments (0)
New sex abuse lawsuit targets former St. Ann priest
Complaint against William Romero by Naples man follows recent settlement with St. Ann alumnus By Alan Scher Zagier, Naples Daily News August 9, 2004 No more unsupervised contact with children. That was the assurance reportedly given by leaders of the... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:29 AM | Comments (0)
August 08, 2004
Looking at why kids hurt animals
By KELLI HEWETT TAYLOR Staff Writer A puppy was roasted, another dog is recovering from cuts, and four boys are charged in two Springfield animal-cruelty cases that have people nationwide asking, ''How could anyone do that?'' Springfield police say the... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:46 PM | Comments (0)
Child sexual abuse, while not new, still shocks
Sunday, August 08, 2004 By Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After Ross detectives interviewed Roderick Long in March, he had this to say: "I hope you don't think I'm a sicko." If they did, they didn't admit it. But plenty of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:34 PM | Comments (0)
Kerry Calls for More Stem-Cell Funding
Sat Aug 7, 7:58 PM ET By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent LA JUNTA, Colo. - John Kerry said Saturday the restriction on stem cell research imposed by President Bush was a triumph of ideology over science and "only adds... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:08 PM | Comments (0)
August 07, 2004
Animal Cruelty - Child Abuse Link
By ANNE BOXHALL - August 8, 2004 - The Sunday Tasmanian TASMANIANS have been urged to report cases of animal cruelty following recent studies that show strong links between animal cruelty and child abuse. Studies in Australia and the US... read more...Posted by Nealus at 06:10 PM | Comments (0)
Priest still faces charge of sex abuse
Saturday, August 7, 2004 Courier-Post staff CAMDEN A judge on Friday refused to dismiss an indictment charging a former Catholic priest with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in 1995 while the priest was assigned to a parish in Oaklyn. James... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:01 PM | Comments (0)
Internet facilitates spread of child porn, says Unicef
A RECENT United Nation Children's Fund (Unicef) study shows that the Internet and innovations in information and communications technology are facilitating the distribution and spread of child pornography worldwide. The Unicef study acknowledged an earlier US State Department study, which... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:54 PM | Comments (0)
Explorers strict about officer-youth contact
Program in spotlight after sex allegations By Heidi Rowley Staff writer - Visalia Times - Delta A program that provides youth with positive role models and insight into how laws are enforced has been tarnished twice in Tulare County by... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:45 PM | Comments (0)
Police search for Portsmouth firefighter Charged with Child Abuse - Virginia
Police are searching for a Portsmouth firefighter charged with child abuse. The firefighter, along with the woman he lives with, were indicted by a grand jury Thursday on child abuse and sexual battery charges. The firefighter called in sick Friday... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:38 PM | Comments (0)
August 06, 2004
Northern California Judge Tells Bishops To Release Records - Order Includes Secret Files On Priests Accused Of Abuse
Don Lattin, Chronicle Religion Writer - San Francisco Chonicle Friday, August 6, 2004 An Oakland judge ordered Catholic bishops across Northern California on Thursday to turn over an array of internal documents relating to some 150 lawsuits alleging that church... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:21 PM | Comments (0)
Pope defrocks Tucson priests
Diocese suspended both; same penalty sought for 2 more By Scott Simonson and Tom Beal ARIZONA DAILY STAR Pope John Paul II has defrocked two priests suspended by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson because of sexual-misconduct allegations, and the... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:05 AM | Comments (0)
August 05, 2004
Ex-priest pleads guilty to abuse
Case involving 2 male teenagers occurred in 1950s By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | August 5, 2004 DEDHAM -- Leo P. Landry, a former Stigmatine priest, pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually abusing two male teens in 1958 and 1959 and... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:49 PM | Comments (0)
Man appears in court on charges he sexually assaulted toddler son
By Jeff Wilford RACINE - When Matthew J. Wetter was given primary placement of his son, then 11 months old, in July 2003, he had been out of prison for less than two months. He had been there for six... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:28 PM | Comments (0)
Former Teacher Gets Probation In Abuse Case
05 Aug 2004 By Brian McBride News-Gazette Staff Writer A former second-grade teacher accused of molesting four Kissimmee Elementary School girls escaped jail time Wednesday after he was given a five-year probation sentence. Former Kissimmee Elementary School teacher Matthew Rossillo... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:59 PM | Comments (0)
Toddler's age could be positive or negative in his recovery, therapist says
By Jeff Wilford RACINE - A toddler who was allegedly burned, bit and sodomized by his father is doing well, said Jacki Hughes, the boy's grandmother, on Wednesday. Saying he's doing well, however, could be misleading, according to a child... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:13 AM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2004
Tampa Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To More Child Sex Charges
By The Associated Press August 4, 2004 TAMPA — A 23-year-old middle-school teacher pleaded not guilty to two more charges of having sex with a 14-year-old former student, her attorney said. Written pleas were filed on Debra Beasley Lafave's behalf... read more...Posted by Nealus at 06:31 PM | Comments (0)
Delayed Justice Angers NY Archdiocese Priests
The cry of justice delayed being justice denied is a familiar refrain. But it hasn't often been heard in the context of priests directing anger and frustration at their cardinal archbishop or the Holy See in Rome. It is, however,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:11 PM | Comments (0)
Judge Sends Former Cop To Prison
Ex-detective's family weeps at 26-year sentence in child-sex case By Roger Roy Sentinel Staff Writer Posted August 4 2004 When the 14-year-old girl threatened to tell someone about her sexual relationship with Orlando police sex-crimes detective Edwin Mann, he warned... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:21 PM | Comments (0)
Incestuous Child Abuse: The Enemy Inside:
India News: New Delhi, August 1, 2204: The arrest of a 42-year-old businessman for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter here has once again put the spotlight on an abominable crime that, activists say, is shockingly rampant. If this were... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:10 PM | Comments (0)
Mary Kay Letourneau Freed From Prison
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Mary Kay Letourneau, the one-time grade school teacher whose seduction of a sixth-grade pupil launched a thousand tabloid covers, has been released from prison, a corrections spokeswoman said early Wednesday. Letourneau served 7 1/2 years for... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:21 AM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2004
Focus Of Catholic Sexual Abuse Suits Now Includes Nuns
By Ellen R. Stapleton Associated Press Writer August 2, 2004, 7:30 PM EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis has focused primarily on molestation by priests, but in Louisville, more than 20 people are now suing an... read more...Posted by Nealus at 05:47 PM | Comments (1)
August 02, 2004
Excerpts From Books - Continued
To Develop A Sense of Self-Esteem: You don't have to. You don't have to do anything especially worthy to create or deserve self-esteem; all you have to do is turn off that critical, haranguing, inner voice. Why? Because that critical... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:11 PM | Comments (0)
