Child Molestation

Franciscan Files Reveal How Clergy Preyed On Victims

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Handel was a 15-year-old seminarian at St. Anthony's, a prestigious Franciscan boarding school, when, he said, a priest...

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Teacher's Aide Arrested When Video Of Lewd Acts With Child Surfaces

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.18.2012

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A Los Angeles Unified teacher's aide was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of lewd acts with a child after video of the alleged lewd acts was sen...

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Man Pleads Not Guilty To Raping Boy With Child's Adoptive Father

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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DAYTON, Ohio -- A not guilty plea has been entered for an Ohio man accused of raping a boy who authorities say was brought to the man's home by the bo...

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Ex-Cop Found Guilty On Only 21 Of 200 Child Sex Charges

Posted 04.18.2012

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The trial for Joshua Carrier, a 31-year-old former Colorado Springs police officer and volunteer wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School who was ...

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Former School Police Officer Recorded His 'Examinations' Of Students

Posted 03.20.2012

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The trial for Joshua Carrier, a 31-year-old former Colorado Springs police officer and volunteer wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School who is a...

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Is It Any Wonder Our Children Are Being Preyed Upon?

Larry Strauss | Posted 04.28.2012

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I work in a school district that has been shamed by sexual predators posing as teachers and the cumulative failures to prevent or stop them.

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Miramonte Abuse Prompts Awkward Talks for Parents

AP | By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 02.09.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced awkward discussions as parents warn youngste...

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Former Cop Faces Over 200 Counts Of Child Sex Assault, Exploitation

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Josh Carrier, Video, Denver News, 207 Charges of Sex Assault, Colorado Springs Colorado, Horace Mann School, Joshua Carrier, Colo Springs Cop Faces Molestation Charges, Denver Colorado, Denver News

Joshua Carrier, a former Colorado Springs police officer who is accused of molesting 22 boys and faces 207 counts of child exploitation, possessing ch...

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Could Cameras In The Classroom Prevent Sexual Abuse?

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Video, Mark Berndt Photographers, Miramonte School Scandal, Mark Berndt Arrested, Mark Berndt Miramonte School, Mark Berndt Bondage Photos, Cameras in the Classroom, Los Angeles News

-- A Los Angeles teacher is accused of taping his young students' mouths shut, blindfolding them and placing a giant cockroach on their faces. All of...

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'Teacher of the Year' Accused Of Molesting 4 2nd Grade Boys

AP | By BILL DRAPER | Posted 01.27.2012

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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A popular suburban Kansas City elementary school teacher who also helped coach children's soccer teams has been charged with mole...

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Condemnation, Compassion and the Complexity of Abuse

Martin Moran | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Penn State Sex Abuse, Child Abuse, Penn State Scandal, Penn State Sexual Abuse, Child Sex Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Childhood Molestation, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Sex Abuse, Gay Voices News

My shame is ancient, intractable. Shame that I allowed it to happen, that I gave in to the wild, confusing pleasure of sex with him. I remained terrified, frozen in the bond of it, until I wrote a book that added an honest voice to the complexity of childhood sexual abuse.

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Schools Chief Defends Keeping Teacher Accused Of Molesting 20 Students

AP | By PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 03.10.2012

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Two longtime Alabama school board leaders are defending the panel's decision in 1993 to reinstate an elementary school teacher who...

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Teacher Who Molested More Than 20 Girls Over 25-Year Career Faces Another Sex Abuse Charge

AP | BOB JOHNSON and PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 03.07.2012

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ALABASTER, Ala. — Children used to clamor to get into Danny Acker's classes, and he was so popular he was once named his elementary school's Tea...

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Longtime Alabama Teacher Arrested On Sex Abuse Charges

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 03.06.2012

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ALABASTER, Ala. — An Alabama schoolteacher was jailed on charges of sexually abusing a fourth-grade female student, and police said Thursday the...

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Police Call Mouse 'Hero' In Rescue Of 13-Year-Old Rape Victim

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.23.2011

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The disturbing misdeeds of a Utah man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl were exposed this week when the man's roommate accidentally shot a third ro...

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Sheriff Arpaio Showdown: Resignation Demands Grow Amid Child Sex Crimes Debacle

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Russell Pearce, Rape, Citizens for a Better Arizona, Sex Crimes, Children, Gov Jan Brewer, Sheriff Joe, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa Coutny Phoenix, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Resignation, Politics News

A groundswell of demands for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's resignation continued to spread across local, county and state levels in Arizona today.

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Penn State Shocker. Really?

Diana Nyad | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Sex Abuse, Psychology, Child Abuse, Sexual Molestation, Penn State Scandal, Bob Hewitt, Bernie Fine, Bernie Fine Abuse, Jerry Sandusky, Sports News

We cannot let the Penn State case come and go, fade from the front pages, until we learn of the next shocking incident of long-term, cover-up molestation. These situations are happening everywhere we live. On virtually every block of America's city and suburban neighborhoods.

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The Victim-molester Metamorphosis: What We'd Rather Ignore

Andrea Bonior | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Penn State Scandal, Childhood Sex Abuse, Pedophilia, Jerry Sandusky Abuse, Kevin Bacon Woodsman, Joe Paterno Scandal, Sexual Abuse Crimes, Crime News

One of the risk factors for becoming a sexual abuser of children is having been victimized yourself. One of my concerns as a clinical psychologist is that our sticking our heads in the sand can perpetuate this cycle.

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I Didn't Tell!

Robin Quivers | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, Penn State Scandal, Robin Quivers, Molestation, Culture News

One of the questions I hear over and over when child sexual abuse comes up is, "Why didn't they tell?" But when I was trying to figure out how to be safe again after my own experience, telling was one of the first options removed from the table. I didn't have anyone to tell.

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Penn State: The Psychology of the Failure to Report

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 01.16.2012

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I have heard it said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats those who have hurt it, I think a further measure is how it treats those who deeply disappoint it.

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Joe Paterno's Viewpoint

Jonathan Schmock | Posted 01.14.2012

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Talking to Teens About Paterno, Penn State, and the High Price of Bystanding

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Penn State, Education Reform, Joe Paterno, Ethics, Child Molestation, Jerry Sandusky, Child Abuse, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, New York News

The consequence of all this is not only on the people directly involved. It profoundly impacts the way all young people perceive adults as credible role models and trusted figures.

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Penn State Students and Paterno

Thomas Alter | Posted 01.11.2012

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More than anything, the videos of Penn State students singing fight songs while the list of victims grows is just sad. It's sad for them, it's sad for Paterno, and it's another embarrassment for the education system in this country.

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Joe Paterno, the Penn State Tragedy and Child Molestation

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Penn State, Ncaa, Jerry Sandusky, Pedophilia, Joe Paterno, Racketeering, Joe Paterno Fired, Penn State Scandal, Sports News

Not one story goes by without calling Paterno 'Coach'. This tragedy is not about a 'Coach'. What some sportscasters, fans, and a small but violent flash mob of students fail to realize is that this story is not about sports.

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The Devil We Know

Patricia McGuire | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Jerry Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky Case, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Jerry Sandusky Investigation, Child Molestation, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, DC News

The failure to act immediately to expose and arrest predators is a moral failure that leads only to further destruction of both the victims and the institutions that collude through their silence.

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