Future Safe! Message to Pedophiles
Tech companies including Facebook Inc. would be vulnerable to state civil and criminal lawsuits for child sexual abuse material on their platforms under a bipartisan bill advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. The committee adopted ...
With the continuing effects of COVID-19 being felt around the world, parents are no exception to the heat. Since the first COVID-19 case in the country was reported in March, all schools have remained closed and parents have been bestowed with ...
Filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk say everyone involved in bringing down former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — the athletes who spoke publicly about sexual abuse, their attorneys, a Michigan State University police detective and ...
In April, as statewide coronavirus shutdowns were in full swing, Kansas’ child welfare agency received fewer reports about suspected abuse and neglect than it did in any other single month over at least the past 10 years. April’s numbers ...
More than 120 women who were sexually abused by former U.S. Olympic and USA Gymnastics national team physician Larry Nassar on Wednesday asked Congress and Attorney General William Barr to order the release of a report on the Department of ...
The offences relate to several young people who West Midlands Police say suffered physical and emotional abuse between 2008 and 2016. Fourteen men and 12 women, mainly from the Walsall area and aged between 20 and 69, are those charged. Others ...
When countries across the world went into lockdown to protect themselves against a virus that knew no borders, new opportunities multiplied for a crime that also knows no borders – online child exploitation. “Like bees in a hive, gathering ...
Six women have filed civil lawsuits against USA Swimming, its local associations in California and three now-banned coaches claiming the national governing body failed to protect them from abuse by those coaches. Debra Grodensky, Suzette Moran ...
Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles and across the country have been overwhelmed in recent months by a surge in tips about online child sex abuse, with social media platforms and other service providers flagging explicit content and ...
BETHEL, Alaska — For some parents, it was the gifts from the principal to young girls and their families that gave them pause. A few too many presents that cost a little too much money. Then began the late-night Facebook messages. Through most ...
SAN ANTONIO – New numbers just released by the state show reports of abuse and neglect are way down, but law enforcement warns the data is deceptive. The Texas Abuse Hotline received 23,103 calls in April concerning both children and adults. ...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Not everyone is safer at home during these times. In fact, advocates fear an increase in child abuse cases. They say it’s during times of crisis like the pandemic, abuse increases. According to data from the Wisconsin ...
ZAPOPAN, Jalisco — A former Abilene youth pastor who was one of the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted was arrested in Mexico. According to a news release, Jeffrey Winston Forrest, 47, was arrested Friday afternoon in a grocery drive-thru in in ...
HELOTES, Texas - The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is asking why a priest at a local church has not come forward after being accused of sending sexually inappropriate texts. According to a letter from San Antonio Archbishop ...
BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Human Services received just 939 reports of child abuse and neglect in April, a 40% decrease over the same period in 2019. At surface level, a steep drop in reports of child abuse might seem like a ...
As we navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the internet has been like a lifeline for many, offering opportunities to work from home and stay connected to friends and family. However, the internet also has a very dark side. Law enforcement says ...
There has been a rise in the number of minors contacting the National Sexual Assault Hotline to report abuse. That's according to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, which runs the hotline. By the end of March, with much of the ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More children than ever are home with stressed-out caregivers and aren’t being seen by some of the key mandatory abuse reporters at their schools. Experts worry that's a volatile combination. Pediatrician Dr. Randell ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Stay at home orders, social isolation, and schools shut down with coupled with job losses, and families stuck at home together could be stressors for child abuse. Jennifer Johnson with the Canopy Child Advocacy Center in ...
During the statewide lockdown, many children potentially may be stuck in an abusive home, isolated from clubs, schools, churches, libraries, sports or scouts, where mandated reporters lend an extra set of eyes to ensure children’s day-to-day ...
