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November 30, 2004
Man to walk across U.S. for children's rights
By Kylee Dawson -- Arizona Daily Wildcat To raise money and awareness for the protection of abused children, Louis Michael Figueroa, a former world-class marathoner and walker, will walk 7,500 miles around the United States, beginning and ending in Tucson.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:02 PM | Comments (0)
Media Ignores Decline in Nat'l Child Abuse
Finkelhor, Expert from University of New Hampshire, Discusses Abuse Trends vs. Public Perception By Kira Goldenberg -- Spectator Staff Writer -- columbiaspectator.com Child abuse is declining in America, but nobody seems to know it. “It’s largely been ignored,” David Finkelhor... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:08 PM | Comments (0)
November 28, 2004
Cardinal's contrasts emerge in Calif.
Sex abuse scandal brings scrutiny LOS ANGELES -- Speaking with a compassion born from years of working with the migrant poor, Cardinal Roger Mahony addressed a crowd in English and Spanish last spring as he paid tribute to the late... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:41 PM | Comments (0)
November 27, 2004
Court rules brothers waited too long to sue
By Elizabeth Neff -- The Salt Lake Tribune A pair of Utah brothers waited too long to sue over their alleged abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in the 1970s, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The judges said... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:57 PM | Comments (0)
November 26, 2004
Internet luring sentence sparks outrage
Fort Frances Times Online -- Canada A man who used the Internet to lure an 11-year-old girl to his basement, where he kept her overnight while he tried to engage her in sex acts, was sentenced yesterday to time served... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:13 PM | Comments (0)
Molester a victim of sex abuse
HALIFAX -- A man who received compensation for sexual abuse he suffered at the former Shelburne School for Boys in Nova Scotia has been sentenced for molesting a girl under 16. Allan John Arsenault, 49, of Dartmouth, N.S., pleaded guilty... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:04 PM | Comments (0)
Man faces child abuse charges
He's accused of beating, molesting By ROBIN FITZGERALD -- THE SUN HERALD SAUCIER - A 24-year-old Saucier man could spend up to 65 years in prison if found guilty of abusing a child and sexually assaulting the boy's teenage sister.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:56 PM | Comments (0)
November 23, 2004
Second Vt. complaint filed against former city priest
By STEVE URBON, Standard-Times senior correspondent -- southcoasttoday.com NEW BEDFORD -- A second Vermont resident has filed a civil complaint of sexual assault against a former New Bedford priest, the Rev. Edward O. Paquette, 75, now retired and living in... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:37 PM | Comments (0)
Keeping a promise
Granddaughter's stunning revelation prompts woman to write book on protecting children from sexual abuse By Joline Gutierrez Krueger -- Tribune Reporter It was a promise Rebecca Howard said she made to her granddaughter. Tell my story, the 8-year-old girl had... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:32 PM | Comments (0)
Signs of child sex abuse hard to spot
By Aubrey Fleischer -- fdlreporter.com Coupled with fear of what will happen to them if they tell anyone, feelings of guilt, shame and denial can make children react to abuse in a variety of different ways depending on their age... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:26 PM | Comments (0)
November 22, 2004
'Dangerous' sex attacker set free by Crown blunder
MARCELLO MEGA -- news.scotsman.com -- UK A DANGEROUS sex offender with three convictions for serious sexual assaults has walked free from a High Court trial for child abuse as a result of a Crown Office blunder. Paul Flood, 54, was... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:42 PM | Comments (1)
Dealing with sex abuse
By Aubrey Fleischer -- fdlreporter.com Many children who are victims of sexual abuse suffer in silence as they struggle to cope with the abuse, especially if their abuser is someone they know. In the past year, several Fond du Lac... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:38 PM | Comments (0)
Child Abuse In the Tri-Cities
tricities.com News of the alleged multiple sexual assaults against a young girl sent shock waves of fear through this Jonesborough neighborhood early this morning. “Wow that's scary that's really scary”, says one neighbor. “You almost made my heart stop it... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:33 PM | Comments (0)
November 20, 2004
SEX INDICTMENT FOR BAYONNE EX-TEACHER
By Ronald Leir -- Journal staff writer -- nj.com Grand jury acts years after alleged offenses; boy was then 15 A Hudson County grand jury has returned a criminal indictment against former Bayonne High School guidance counselor Diane West, charging... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:02 PM | Comments (0)
New Bern woman jailed on child abuse charges
Francine Sawyer -- Sun Journal Staff A 56-year-old New Bern woman was arrested Thursday night in connection with a case of sexual crimes against a juvenile that also allegedly involve her husband. Willie Mary Crook, of 915 Eubanks St., faces... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:52 PM | Comments (0)
Area man faces nine sexual abuse charges
By JOHN FORD / Daily News Associate Editor -- neoshodailynews.com PINEVILLE -- An Anderson man accused of burglarizing the Pineville Grill now faces nine additional charges. Jerry D. Chrisman faces charges of first degree statutory rape, an unclassified felony; sexual... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:48 PM | Comments (0)
November 19, 2004
Sex offender who got custody of girl is charged with molestation
HASTINGS, Minn. - A convicted sex offender who got custody of his girlfriend's daughter despite his criminal record is now charged with molesting the little girl. A Dakota County judge said it was in the "best interest" of the children... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:38 PM | Comments (0)
November 18, 2004
Families file claim in child-sex-abuse case
By Jennifer Sullivan -- Seattle Times staff reporter Families of seven youths who say the children were raped and sexually abused by their foster father have filed a multimillion-dollar claim against the Department of Social and Health Services and other... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:02 PM | Comments (1)
Sex abuse case being investigated for other victims
By Brad Bauer -- mariettatimes.com A Noble County investigation into the report of sex abuse by a Sunday school teacher has led back to Washington County, officials said Tuesday. Former Washington County Children's Home Superintendent James Coyle was recently indicted... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:39 PM | Comments (0)
Linton soldier fined for possession of child porn
stuff.co.nz - New Zealand "(The department) has stopped labelling it child pornography, and we now use the phrase `images of child sexual abuse'. A soldier based at Linton army camp has been fined more than $7000 for possessing child pornography... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:32 PM | Comments (0)
November 17, 2004
Easton woman admits having child porn stash
By RUDY MILLER -- The Express-Times -- nj.com EASTON -- A city woman faces more than 400 years in prison after admitting she possessed 130 pictures of child pornography. Police say Brenda Woodginski gave the pornographic photos to an employee... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:55 AM | Comments (1)
Man charged in child porn case pleas guilty, faces up to 180 years in prison
casperstartribune.net -- Wyoming SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Logan man has pleaded guilty to recording images of his wife having oral sex and simulated intercourse with her two young sons and posting the images on the Internet. Keith Anderson,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:46 AM | Comments (0)
Murder charges filed in girl's death
By Amy Raisin Darvish, Staff Writer -- dailynews.com SAN FERNANDO -- A man was charged Tuesday with capital murder and other felonies for the death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, who was physically and sexually abused over a period of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:40 AM | Comments (0)
November 16, 2004
Officer in call for paedophiles’ register
By Eloisa Mayers -- theroyalgazette.com -- Bermuda Rather than waiting for tales of horrific sexual abuse involving children and women to hit the headlines, Bermuda must take action with an aggressive national plan that aims to prevent violent sex crimes,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:02 PM | Comments (0)
Was church legally bound to report child abuse?
State high court case brings up gray area between 2 laws By ANNMARIE TIMMINS -- Monitor staff -- concordmonitor.com The state Supreme Court is refereeing a civil dispute that could determine how churches balance their obligation to report suspected child... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:55 PM | Comments (0)
Girl's journal barred from use in parents' child-abuse trials
TUCSON, AZ. - A judge has ruled that the journal of a Marana teenager who committed suicide can't be used as evidence in the child-abuse trials of her parents. But the prosecution will be allowed to use statements received by... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:50 PM | Comments (0)
November 15, 2004
Convicted child molester a suspect in 1998 disappearance of 8-year-old
Frank Milligan is in prison for attacking a Dallas boy in 2000 StatesmanJournal.com -- Oregon PORTLAND -- A man convicted of raping and slashing the throat of a 10-year-old Dallas boy in 2000 is the prime suspect in the dis-appearance... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:21 PM | Comments (0)
Sexual predators studied
By MAYA CARPENTER -- Special to The News-Press Duane Dobbert spent 35 years studying the minds of criminals. Four years ago, that career took another turn. That’s when he heard about a case involving a 6-year-old child who was abducted... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:58 AM | Comments (0)
Suspect in child porn case faces sex assault charges
The Salt Lake Tribune FARMINGTON - A man charged in a child pornography case earlier this month now also faces sexual assault charges. Robert Roy Baker, 46, was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:49 AM | Comments (0)
November 13, 2004
Parties work toward agreement in sex abuse case
The Times-News -- magicvalley.com TWIN FALLS -- A judge has bound over to District Court the case of a man charged with a crime that allegedly occurred 17 years ago. Jesus Acosta, 48, of Twin Falls appeared in front of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)
Priest jailed for child sex abuse
news.bbc.co.uk A priest has been jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing five children, including a brother and sister. Fr Michael Gerard McQuillan, whose address was given as Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey in Portglenone, admitted a total of 40... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:57 PM | Comments (0)
Man faces 112-count child rape accusation
By HEATHER DONAHOE -- The Leaf-Chronicle A Cross Plains man has been charged with 112 counts of child rape. The charges against Steven Lynn Spencer, 52, stem from accusations from a 22-year-old woman, Clarksville Police Detective John Nichols said. The... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:37 PM | Comments (0)
November 12, 2004
Couple charged in multi-count child molestation case
By Marsha Miller -- ardmoreite.com SULPHUR -- A Murray County couple has been charged in a multi-count child molestation case that accuses them of violating four small children for years. Assistant District Attorney James Wilson said charges were filed against... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:25 PM | Comments (0)
Levada takes heat over abuse inquiry
Don Lattin, Chronicle Religion Writer -- sfgate.com The founding chairman of a panel formed by San Francisco's Roman Catholic Archdiocese to look into allegations of priestly child abuse has resigned from the board, accusing church leaders of "deception, manipulation and... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:20 PM | Comments (0)
D.M. youth pastor charged with sexual abuse
Two girls say the man had sexual contact with them more than a year ago. By TIM PALUCH -- REGISTER STAFF WRITER -- desmoinesregister.com A youth pastor was charged Thursday with sexually abusing two girls he met at his Des... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:14 PM | Comments (0)
November 10, 2004
Price-Williams arrested on more sodomy charges
A 64-year-old Mobile man was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree sodomy involving a juvenile boy, authorities said. Warner Price-Williams, of the 4000 block of Japonica Lane near Cottage Hill Road in west Mobile, was charged with two counts of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:24 PM | Comments (0)
Child-care center's owner arrested on sex-abuse charge
By Laura Bauer -- The Courier-Journal Girl, 3, told police of alleged fondling A Louisville child-care center had its state license suspended yesterday, hours after the co-owner was charged with fondling a 3-year-old girl who attended the center. Vyacheslav Volkovitskiy,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:19 PM | Comments (0)
Deal Made in Sex Case
By Jeremy Pawloski -- Journal Staff Writer A Santa Fe woman charged in 1999 as an accessory to her father's activities videotaping and photographing nude children accepted a plea deal Monday that will dismiss all 20 of her felony counts.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:07 PM | Comments (0)
November 09, 2004
Math teacher charged in sex abuse quits job
By KEITH BROWN -- COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU TINTON FALLS -- Cecelia Schneider, the Monmouth Regional High School teacher jailed since August on charges stemming from child pornography and sexual abuse of a 2-year-old, resigned from her job yesterday. Monmouth Regional... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:09 PM | Comments (0)
Sexual Abuse Trial
A North Texas woman is headed to jail for 50 years for participating in sexual assaults on her 11 year old daughter. 42 year old Joyce Ann Clements pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:05 PM | Comments (0)
Probe of priest continues
By John Ellement, Globe Staff -- boston.com NEW BEDFORD -- Investigators have found tens of thousands of child pornography images on a laptop computer used by the Rev. Stephen A. Fernandes and are now looking into whether any area children... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:55 PM | Comments (0)
Support for Suits Claiming Child Abuse by Charities
By LAURA MANSNERUS -- nytimes.com RENTON, Nov. 8 - John W. Hardwicke Jr. describes his two years at the American Boychoir School as a hellish series of encounters with pedophiles on the school's staff, led by the choirmaster who was... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:21 PM | Comments (0)
November 08, 2004
Abuse isn't the only issue
By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY The 2002 clergy child sexual abuse scandal did more than trigger immeasurable outrage and costs nearing $772 million. It "peeled the lid off" another set of festering problems — money and power, says David... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:35 PM | Comments (0)
Woman accused of having sex with 8-year-old ordered held
Bridgeport, CT. A Superior Court judge has set a $250,000 bond for a 29-year-old Stratford woman accused of having sex with an 8-year-old boy. Tammy Imre was arrested Friday. The divorced mother of a 7-year-old daughter faces charges of first-degree... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:25 PM | Comments (0)
County Announces New Program To Protect Children
White Plains, NY - Westchester County announced that it will begin offering schools, PTAs and community groups free lectures designed to help parents protect their pre-school and elementary school children against child molesters. The county is kicking off the new... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:22 PM | Comments (0)
November 07, 2004
Diocese adds course to stop sexual abuse
By BILL ZAJAC -- repub.com "Does anyone know what a safe secret is?" asked teacher Stephanie A. Pouliot, standing in front of her fifth-grade pupils at St. Stanislaus School in Chicopee. "A surprise party," said one student. "A birthday gift,"... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:22 PM | Comments (0)
Prosecutions in Aspinall child sexual assault charges: Heroic or unfair?
By Scott Bransford -- appeal-democrat.com As far as Yuba County Sheriff Virginia Black is concerned, child molestation is a crime worse than murder. When one dies violently, Black says, he or she leaves this world in peace. But when innocence... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:08 PM | Comments (0)
Church tackles child abuse through vast network of volunteers
Connie Gustafson has spent more than a year training fellow Roman Catholics in Orange, Milford and West Haven in how to recognize — and prevent — child sexual abuse. But none of her experiences prepared her for what happened during... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)
November 06, 2004
Rite of passage: Forgiveness
Humor lightens Solano Rep's 'How I Learned to Drive,' about child sex abuse By Richard Bammer/Features Writer -- thereporter.com In her play about child sex abuse, "How I Learned to Drive," Paula Vogel speaks the unspeakable and you sometimes laugh,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:20 PM | Comments (0)
dailyrecord.co.uk A FORMER security guard who sexually abused a teenage girl after the death of his wife has been jailed for nine years. A court heard how Daniel Smith, 42, asked the child to wear his wife's make-up and said... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)
Juries, not technicalities, are way to settle abuse cases
In a one-sentence order, the state Superior Court indicated last month that it will not entertain arguments regarding a decision handed down in June by the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County in certain sexual abuse cases filed against... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:04 PM | Comments (0)
November 05, 2004
Adult troubles follow childhood woes
By Bill Bishop -- The Register-Guard Within 10 minutes, Dr. Vincent Felitti notices the faces of adults in his audience change after he begins his lectures on research showing that adverse childhood experiences cause obesity, addiction and chronic diseases decades... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:04 PM | Comments (0)
Man sentenced for molesting girlfriend’s minor daughters
NEW BRITAIN -- A city man who had molested his girlfriend’s under-age daughters was sentenced Wednesday in New Britain Superior Court, and was told he could not see his own children due to the conditions of his probation. Rosbell Cabrera,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:56 AM | Comments (0)
Sex offender violates probation
LITCHFIELD -- A former Norfolk man with prior convictions for molesting children was ordered held on $250,000 bond on Thursday for allegedly violating his probation. Michael Oakes, 41, is facing as much as eight years in jail if found guilty... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:38 AM | Comments (0)
New suit accuses Michael Jackson of sexual assault
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- A lawsuit has been filed accusing pop star Michael Jackson of sexual assault more than 20 years ago -- the memory of which the new accuser says he repressed until recently. In a civil lawsuit... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:34 AM | Comments (0)
November 04, 2004
$1 million bail set in Davis abuse case
By Leigh Dethman -- Deseret Morning News A Bountiful man is in jail on $1 million bail for allegedly sexually abusing his stepdaughter and possessing child pornography. The man confessed to police about the alleged sexual abuse Tuesday night while... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:44 AM | Comments (0)
Court rules state cannot usurp clergy confidentiality
By CE staff reporter -- CHRISTIAN EXAMINER LAKELAND, Fla. — Pastors have an absolute right to keep counseling details confidential after a three-judge panel of the Second District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that a Florida minister does not have... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:26 AM | Comments (0)
Tearful testimony marks start of abuse trial
By LEROY SIGMAN\Daily Journal Staff Writer POTOSI - A young boy and his even younger sister choked back tears when they testified they had been sexually abused as the trial of William L. Rhodes got under way here Tuesday. Rhodes,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)
November 01, 2004
Man pleads guilty to raping child
Abuser sentenced to 8 years, 11 months By JILLIAN DALEY -- The Marion Star MARION -- Speaking in a small voice, almost unable to move from where she stood before the court, a 15-year-old girl brought a picture of herself... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:28 AM | Comments (0)
GETTING OVER IT
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit put the war behind him. Why can’t we? as Survivors of CSA When Tom Rath, the hero of Sloan Wilson’s 1955 novel “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit,” comes home to Connecticut... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:11 AM | Comments (0)
Man Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges
Schenectady Police arrested a man Saturday afternoon for sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl. Police have charged Charles McCauley of Hamilton Street in Schenectady, with sexually abusing the young girl and threatening to cut her head off if she screamed during... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:58 AM | Comments (0)
Lawyer to Post List of Accused Priests
DALLAS - A lawyer has compiled a list of 2,600 Roman Catholic priests nationwide who have been accused of sexual misconduct against children and plans to post it online by early next year. Sylvia Demarest, a Dallas lawyer, and her... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)
