Category: child abuse

Arizona Mother Sues After Being Placed in Child Abuser Registry Over Babysitting Dispute

An Arizona mother is suing because authorities placed her name in a registry for child abusers after she left her son with a friend to go grocery shopping a few blocks away. One of her lawyers said the legal process she has been subjected to denied the mother due process and is so unfair it…


Arizona Mother Sues After Being Placed on Child Abuser Registry Over Babysitting Dispute

An Arizona mother is suing because authorities placed her name on a registry for child abusers after she left her son with a friend to go grocery shopping a few blocks away. One of her lawyers said the legal process that she has been subjected to denied the mother due process and is so unfair…


Man, Woman Charged in Connection With Child Abuse, Torture in Anaheim

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man and woman were charged Aug. 29 in connection with the torture and child abuse of two girls in Anaheim. Domingo Flores, 33, pleaded not guilty Monday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana to one felony count of torture. Mayra Corina Chavez, 33, was scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 30 in…


Texas Teacher Faces Sexual Abuse Charge Involving 7-Year-Old Student: Police

Authorities in Texas have arrested an elementary school teacher after he allegedly sexually abused a young student during the 2020–2021 school year. In a July 28 news release, the Irving Police Department reported that 28-year-old Victor Hugo Moreno was taken into custody on charges of continuous sex abuse of a 7-year-old, as well as having an improper relationship…


Man Arrested in Death of 5-Year-Old Son

LOS ANGELES—A man was in custody on July 26 in the death of his 5-year-old son, police said. Darwin Reyes, 32, was arrested after the boy was found unconscious in a bathtub by officers sent to the 4000 block of Marathon Street at about 2:20 p.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported. “Upon…


Turpin Siblings Take on County, Foster Care Agency in Negligence Lawsuit

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Six of the 13 children victimized in Riverside County’s most notorious parental child abuse case filed a lawsuit July 20 against the county and a Long Beach-based foster care agency for placing them in another allegedly abusive household, where their attorneys say they were subjected to sexual assaults, psychological torment, and other offenses….


Early Intervention Critical to Mitigate Mental Health Impact on Children Exposed to Violence

A new study led by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) has found that children exposed to domestic and family violence (DFV) are at a much greater risk of mental health issues such as anxiety and depression than children with no experience of violence, and are also five times more likely to require help…


Biden’s Story of 10-Year-Old Girl Crossing State Line for Abortion Draws Skepticism

A story about a 10-year-old rape victim who had to leave Ohio for an abortion has come under fire after it was repeated by President Joe Biden, with a fact-checker saying it is “very difficult” to verify the tale’s authenticity. Biden referenced the story on Friday when he signed an executive order aimed at preserving…


Priti Patel Says She Will Stop Big Social Media Firms ‘Blinding’ Themselves With Encryption

The Home Secretary Priti Patel has pledged to amend legislation going through Parliament in an attempt to stop Facebook, Snapchat, and other big social brands from “intentionally blinding” themselves to child abuse and other illegal activities by using encryption. Writing in The Telegraph, Patel said: “Child sexual abuse is an unimaginably wicked crime. Tackling this…


Protecting Children to Stop the Cycle of Family Violence

University of South Australia (UniSA) childhood adversity experts warn that unless major funding and resources are redirected to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as provide effective social and therapeutic services to people with histories of abuse, the intergenerational cycle of abuse will not be broken. Professor Leonie Segal said in a UniSA release…