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Family Services Sees Large Drop in Calls To Its Child Abuse Hotline

Jul 23, 2020

Family Services calls it the “silent pandemic.” And it could mean trouble for kids across the Valley. 

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KNPR's State of Nevada

After Las Vegas Boy's Death, Report Details History Of Child Abuse Claims

Jul 22, 2020

Aaron Jones was a 13-year-old boy whose body was found in the desert in 2017 in Las Vegas.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
McArthur, the county seat of Vinton County, Ohio, shown on April. 3, 2018. The county prosecutor says the pandemic has put additional strain on children who have parents addicted to drugs.

Ohio County Prosecutor: Pandemic Puts More Stress On Families Dealing With Addiction

Apr 29, 2020
Even though Vinton County, Ohio, hasn't had high infection rates of the coronavirus, social restrictions have made it harder to keep drug users and their children safe, says Trecia Kimes-Brown.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Child Sex Abuse Livestreams Increase During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Apr 08, 2020
Online sexual abuse is rising as countries close schools and impose various shutdown measures to contain the new coronavirus pandemic, children's rights advocates in Southeast Asia warn.
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Newscast headlines

Parents Held In Death Of Baby That Was Found In Trash Bin

Jan 27, 2020
Police say the parents of a 3-month-old baby who was found dead in a North Las Vegas trash bin have been arrested on felony child abuse and destroying evidence charges.
 
Raul Ramos and Adriana Hernandez had been evicted recently from a home near where the boy's body was fou
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Law
Two women who were sexually abused as children say the Jehovah's Witnesses failed to report their abuser to authorities in Montana and instead expelled him from the congregation as punishment until he repented. Pictured, in 2015, is a sign atop the then-

Montana Court Reverses $35 Million Child Abuse Verdict Against Jehovah's Witnesses

Jan 09, 2020
The unanimous Montana Supreme Court decision found that religious institutions are not always obligated to report child sexual abuse to authorities due to an exemption in Montana state law.
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Newscast headlines

Latter-Day Saints Announce New Training To Curb Child Abuse

Aug 16, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints is launching a new training to curb child abuse in the congregation.
 
The training announced Friday by church officials requires leaders in the Utah-based faith to complete an online cour
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Law
Louise and Daivd Turpin, who pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts for the abuse of 12 their 13 children, listened on Friday as two of their adult children testified in court.

California Parents Sentenced To Life In Prison After Years Of Torturing 12 Children

Apr 19, 2019
"My parents took my whole life from me," said one of the couple's adult daughters who testified against David and Louise Turpin on Friday. "But now I'm taking my life back."
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Shots - Health News
Toni Hoy, at her home in Rantoul, Ill., holds a childhood photo of her son, Daniel, who is now 24. In a last-ditch effort to get Daniel treatment for his severe mental illness in 2007, the Hoys surrendered parental custody to the state. "When I think of

To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody

Jan 02, 2019
Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.
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National
Officials confirmed on Thursday that the remains of a toddler found in a New Mexico compound are those of the missing Georgia child.

Toddler's Remains That Were Discovered In N.M. Compound Identified As Missing Child

Aug 16, 2018
Officials said the decomposed body found in a raid on a rural property in Amalia, are those of missing 3-year-old, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj. Prosecutors argue he died in a religious ceremony.
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The Two-Way
The bathroom of the home in Fairfield, Calif., is strewn with feces.

10 Children Living Amid Feces Were Tortured For 'Sadistic Purpose,' Police Say

May 15, 2018
Police found them living in squalor. Their parents were charged after an investigation revealed "a long and continuous history of severe physical and emotional abuse."
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Newscast headlines

Jury Convicts Woman Accused Of Abusing Adopted Children

Mar 15, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has convicted a Las Vegas woman accused of abusing her three adopted children.

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Newscast headlines

Clark County School Teacher Facing Child Abuse Charges

Feb 16, 2018

A first-grade teacher at an east Las Vegas elementary school was arrested yesterday on a child abuse charge.

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The Two-Way
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said Thursday that for at least eight years and in three homes, the children were forced to eat rarely, shower no more than once a year and, when punished, were often beaten, strangled or tied up "for weeks

'This Is Depraved Conduct': Couple Charged With Torture After Kids Found Shackled

Jan 18, 2018
Their 13 children, who range from 2 years old to 29, allegedly suffered years of brutal abuse. Now, the Southern California parents could face life in prison. Officials have released new details.
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Goats and Soda

UNICEF Report: 300 Million Cases Of Violence Against Children Ages 2 To 4

Nov 01, 2017
A new report takes account of the harm inflicted on children, starting in infancy and going up through adolescence (a teenager is murdered every 7 minutes).
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Shots - Health News
The inmates in Bellevue are awaiting trial for a variety of offenses, ranging from sleeping on the subway to murder.

Psychiatrist Recalls 'Heartbreak And Hope' On Bellevue's Prison Ward

Apr 25, 2017
Dr. Elizabeth Ford treated mentally ill inmates in New York City for more than a decade. It was almost universal, she says, that they had suffered abuse or significant neglect as children.
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The Two-Way
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Mike McQueary leaves the Centre County Courthouse Annex in Bellefonte, Pa., last week. He was awarded $7.3 million in damages for defamation.

Jury Awards Former Penn State Assistant Football Coach $7.3 Million

Oct 27, 2016
Mike McQueary testified in the defamation case that he had reported seeing another former coach, Jerry Sandusky, abusing a boy. McQueary says he was fired in retaliation for helping investigators.
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Shots - Health News
Women may have different ways of coping with childhood stresses than men, which may increase their risk of health problems in adulthood.

Abuse In Childhood Raises The Risk Of Early Death For Women

Aug 17, 2016
The link isn't definite, but it matches other research that suggests that difficult experiences in childhood affect physical health years down the line. Just how that happens remains a mystery.
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Seeds of change

May 23, 2016

Nevada is an early adopter in a new movement to prevent child sexual abuse — a public-health crisis of epidemic proportions, advocates warn

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Man Jailed More Than 7 Years In Las Vegas Case Due For Probation

Jan 26, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man jailed for more than seven years without a conviction while facing child sex assault and lewdness charges in Las Vegas is expected to be sentenced to probation in a plea deal that avoided a retrial.

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Goats and Soda
Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the World Childhood Foundation 16th anniversary gala Thursday in New York City.

A Little Boy Who Lived In A Box Gave Sweden's Queen A New Mission

Sep 29, 2015
After meeting the homeless child in Brazil, Queen Silvia was inspired to speak out about the abuse and exploitation of children and to establish the World Childhood Foundation.
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Shots - Health News
Frustration with a crying baby can lead some parents and caregivers to shake a baby.

Doctors Devise A Better Way To Diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome

Jul 29, 2015
Doubters have said that merely shaking a baby can't cause brain damage or death. Listing six injuries associated with shaken baby syndrome will make it easier to identify child abuse, a study says.
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Newscast headlines

North Vegas Teacher To Take Plea Deal In Child Lewdness Case

Jul 17, 2015

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former North Las Vegas elementary school music teacher is taking a plea deal to avoid a preliminary hearing and trial on felony charges that he fondled at least eight children.

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Law
The Penn State University campus in State College, Pa. A new state law requires university professors to get a background check every three years and have their fingerprints taken.

After Sandusky, A Debate Over Whether Sex-Abuse Law Goes Too Far

Jun 25, 2015
Professors in Pennsylvania are upset over a new law that requires them to be fingerprinted and undergo thorough background checks. The law came in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
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Newscast headlines

Panel Passes Controversial Bill Allowing Hearsay in Court

May 12, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada panel has approved a bill allowing some hearsay evidence in the early stages of sensitive court cases.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve AB193 on a 4-2 vote on Monday with Democrats opposing.

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