Child Sexual Abuse

Don't Fall for Lies About Prostitution

Rob McKenna | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: The Client List, Prostitution, Jennifer Love Hewitt the Client List, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Child Sexual Abuse, TV News
Rob McKenna

In Lifetime's Client List, the portrayal of prostitution as rewarding and honorable is a stark departure from a reality in which prostitutes overwhelmingly don't find their work glamorous.

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New York Times' Op-ed Confirms US Has Teen Sex Slave Epidemic

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Backpage Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Abused Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Backpage, Impact News
Conchita Sarnoff

Finally, the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof reports on U.S. teenagers being sold for sex -- sex trafficking in America.

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Hilary Tuttle

Man Convicted Of Having Mother Molest 9-Year-Old While He Watched On Webcam

HuffingtonPost.com | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Child Pornography Charges, Micheal Ledee Convicted, Micheal Ledee Guilty, Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit a Child, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Child Porn, Child Pornography, Micheal Ledee, Fbi, Michael Ledee, Sexual Exploitation, Child Sex Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Crime News

A New York man was convicted Wednesday of coercing a woman to molest her underage daughter while he watched via a webcam. Brooklyn resident Micheal...

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Florida House Bill to Implement Harsher Penalties on Human Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Massage, Child Sex Trafficking, Miami News, Sex Trafficking, Florida, Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, Tvpa, Politics News
Conchita Sarnoff

On Friday, February 24, 2012, CBS online reported how Florida "is taking stricter action against" human trafficking.

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Stan Kenton & His Daughter Leslie's 'Love Affair'

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Stan Kenton, Pedophilia, Leslie Kenton, Incest, Autobiography, Sex, Child Sexual Abuse, Books News
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring

"I don't know if I ever went to sleep or not. The next thing I knew his massive body was on top of mine. In a rough voice he started to repeat my name...

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Every Parent's Nightmare: When Do You Know If A Stranger Is A Pedophile?

Christopher Lamb | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Protecting Kids From Strangers, Kids and Pedophiles, Kids and Strangers, Los Angeles Sex Abuse Elementary School, How to Know if Stranger Is Pedophile, Child Sexual Abuse, Strangers and Children, Parents News
Christopher Lamb

We know one another and watch out for each other's kids. No one in the neighborhood had any reason to worry about their kids until the stranger appeared.

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The Miramonte School Conspiracy of Silence

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Secure Communities, Undocumented Immigrants, Child Abuse, Ice, Sheriff Lee Baca, Miramonte School Scandal, Child Sexual Abuse, Los Angeles News
Jorge-Mario Cabrera

It is an involuntary code of silence that threatens to hamper the investigation into the Miramonte scandal, based on the fear that the parents have expressed in going to the police because they fear immigration consequences.

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FBI Arrests Teacher's Aide For Making Porn In School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Video, Child Abuse, Child Porn, Child Pornography, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Abuse at School, Child Sexual Abuse, Education News

Taleek Brooks, a New York teacher's aide from Brooklyn's PS 243 elementary school who was charged last month with possession and distribution of child...

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Sexual Abuse Alleged In Mexican Child-Trafficking Ring

AP | By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Mexico Smuggling, Video, Guadalajara Mexico, Mexico Child Adoption, Mexico Child Trafficking, Jalisco, Child Sexual Abuse, World News

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Four of the 10 children seized in western Mexico as part of a child-trafficking investigation involving Irish couples show sign...

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Pro Golfer Among 40 Busted In Florida Sex Sting

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Golfer Child Sex, Video, Stephen Wesley Thomas, Child Sex Trafficking, Osceola County, Florida Crime, Operation Red Cheeks, Golfer Sex Sting, Steve Thomas Arrested, Florida Sex Sting, Florida, Child Sexual Abuse, Crime News

A pro golfer, a swim coach, and an eighth grade teacher are among 40 suspects arrested by Florida officials conducting an undercover child sex network...

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Reporters Can Do Better: New Report on Media Coverage of Sandusky

Larry_Cohen | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Penn State, Penn State Scandal, Prevention, New Research, Jerry Sandusky, Children's Health, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Sports Crime, Journalism, Sports News, Child Sexual Abuse, Media News
Larry_Cohen

Sandusky's arrest last November triggered a wave of news coverage. But what is the media coverage saying, and how might it affect the public conversation as Sandusky's trial moves forward?

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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
Martin Moran

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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My Top Ten List of 2012 Predictions on Sexuality, Religion, and Public Life

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Abortion, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Religion News, Religion and Abortion, Family Planning, LGBT Issues, Episcopal, Clergy Sex Abuse, Clergy Sexual Harassment, Religion and Morality, Methodist, Marriage Equality, Catholic Church, Penn State, Contraceptives, Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, LGBT Rights, Religion and Politics, Contraception, Penn State Sexual Abuse, Adolescent Pregnancy, Child Sexual Abuse, Religion and Sexuality, Religion News
Rev. Debra Haffner

I think it's safe to predict that sexuality, religion, and public life will continue to dominate the headlines during 2012.

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Sexual Abuse Of Children: 10 Years Of Hard-Earned Knowledge

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 02.27.2012

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

The guiding principle when confronting child sexual abuse is to remember that it is most of all about the person who was abused. It is not about the offender, the institution or anyone's reputation.

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David Lohr

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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Taking Action To Protect America's Children

Teresa Huizar | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Congress Child Protection, Child Abuse, Penn State Football, Scandal Penn State, Child Abuse Laws, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno Sandusky, National Children's Alliance, Child Sexual Abuse, Impact News
Teresa Huizar

We call on Congress to finish the good work it established with the creation of the Victims of Child Abuse Act (1990) by expanding these services to all of America's children.

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Visibility Is the First Step in Combating Child Sexual Abuse

Anika Rahman | Posted 02.21.2012

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Anika Rahman

Media coverage too often fails to shed light on the full extent of child sexual abuse in this country -- missing opportunities to understand the systemic nature of this silent epidemic.

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Sandusky Case Triggers Surge In Calls Alleging Sexual Abuse

Reuters | Ian Simpson | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Video, Sexual Abuse Calls, Reports of Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse Reports, Child Abuse, Abuse, Penn State Scandal, Sandusky, Reuters, Jerry Sandusky, Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Crime News

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Child molestation charges against a former Penn State football coach have sparked an unprecedented awareness ...

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John Rudolf

Calls Mount To Reform Child Abuse Statutes Of Limitations In Wake of Scandals

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Statute of Limitations Child Abuse, Statute of Limitations Sex Crime, Child Abuse, Syracuse University, Bernie Fine, Jerry Sandusky, New York Statute of Limitations, Bernie Fine Scandal, Statute of Limitations, Statute of Limitations Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Child Sexual Abuse, Crime News

NEW YORK -- On Dec. 7, William Fitzpatrick, district attorney for Onondaga County in upstate New York, said he found credible the allegations of two f...

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Jerry Sandusky Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

Posted 12.13.2011

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Jerry Sandusky walked out of a Bellefonte, Pa. court moments after he arrived, waiving his right to a preliminary hearing and sparing the former Penn ...

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Child Sexual Abuse: It's Bigger Than Penn State

Alexis Lauricella | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Penn State Scandal, Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Parents News
Alexis Lauricella

All parents want to protect their children. That's why we read baby books when we are pregnant. That's why we take babies to doctor's appointments mon...

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Rep. Dale Kildee Denies Sex Abuse Allegations

AP | Posted 01.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — A Michigan congressman on Sunday fiercely denied allegations by distant relatives that he sexually abused a then-12-year-old second...

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Suspected Child Abuse: Mandated Reporting or Moral Obligation?

Teresa Huizar | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Sandusky, Video, Tim Curley, Penn State Football, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Sports News, Penn State, Psu, Child Abuse, Sandusky Scandal, Penn State Scandal, Joe Paterno Penn State, National Children's Alliance, Child Sexual Abuse, Impact News
Teresa Huizar

I hope this outrage and anguish is a result of society reaching a point in which we expect the same courage of adults to report suspected child abuse, as we expect of victims in coming forward with disclosures.

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Real Christmas Lights

Randi Miller | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Domestic Violence, Child Sexual Abuse, Christmas Volunteering, Holiday Season, Holiday Volunteering, Holiday Charity, Children Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse, DC News
Randi Miller

For kids who have survived domestic violence or sexual abuse, the whole world is upside down, and instead of being the happiest time of the year, Christmas tends to be just the opposite.

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Citadel Leaders Who Covered Up Child Sex Abuse Charges Must Stand Down

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Penn State, Child Abuse, Citadel, Joe Paterno, The Citadel, Veterans, Child Sexual Abuse, Penn State Scandal, Rosa, Reville, College News
Christine Pelosi

By their own admission, we know that Citadel's leaders' decision to keep child sex abuse charges involving their alum and employee from police was a moral failure to "duty honor country."

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