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Dauphin County’s Chief Prosecutor of child abuse cases is speaking out about what he thinks Pennsylvania needs to change.

His testimony came before the newly created Task Force on Child Protection. The Governor created the task force following lawmaker’s reactions to soft laws they say were exposed following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Sean McCormack is specifically talking about our state’s reporting laws, and how the penalty needs to match the crime. (more…)

As Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ hit the chord with masses right from the onset, a city-based NGO has claimed to have received 12 fresh cases in related issues in the last three days.

Following the telecast of the second episode of the show on child sex abuse on May 13, the city office of Childline has suddenly received two cases related to sexual abuse and others of children being beaten up by their parents and relatives, NGO director Archana Sahay told PTI today. (more…)

Adam Mayes, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Jo Ann Bain and her daughter Adrienne, and committing suicide when police caught him with Bain’s two other daughters, was investigated for child sex abuse in 2010.

According to records from Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Jackson, Tenn., Adam Mayes was accused of child abuse and possessing child pornography. A family member claimed to have seen Mayes nude as he shaved the legs of a nude 7-year-old girl. (more…)

VATICAN CITY—Cases of clerical child abuse in the ultra-conservative Legionaries of Christ movement dating back decades have been reported to the Vatican, spokesman Federico Lombardi said Friday.

Informed sources said that the Vatican was investigating seven priests from the movement, whose late founder Father Marcial Maciel was accused of having an illegitimate daughter and abusing eight seminarians. (more…)

Sarah Benjamin is an Angelo State University nursing student.

SAN ANGELO, Texas — On Feb. 6, the Houston Chronicle published an article stating that Darrell Prince-Tico Mitchell, 19, had been arrested for alleged child abuse by the Houston police.

Mitchell was accused of immersing his son under a running shower head, growling at him, squeezing the 1-year-old and biting his chest. Fearing for the well-being of the child, Mitchell’s neighbor called the police. (more…)

MANILA, Philippines – Jonathan Ramos, a 19-year-old college exchange student in South Korea, has vivid memories of his terror teacher in grade school.

A Public Administration student at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, he recalls how as a Grade 3 pupil he and his classmates were subjected to their teacher’s verbal abuse. “Every day she cursed us. That’s how I learned to curse. Good thing, I don’t do that anymore.” (more…)

The 7th Annual Shoot Trap for CAP fundraiser will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Rocky Mountain Gun Club. Shooters from every level, including national competitors, will shoot trap in order to raise money for Casper children.

The kick-off party, “CAP Cabernet & Calcutta,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Wolcott Galleria. During a happy hour event, guests can enjoy hors d’oeuvres while taking part in a live or silent auction. There will also be a calcutta, where people can wager on their favorite teams.

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Syeda Aliya Azhar

The term childhood evokes images of little ones busy at play, or going to school or happily absorbed in lively chats with friends. Norm­ally, it is a time for playing, for learning and for slowly maturating into pro­ductive adulthood.

Ch­i­ldren are our most pr­e­cious resource, because they are the hope of our future and it is through them that mankind transmits its values, knowledge and skills. (more…)

The Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital has received a big boost – from the football program.

Penn State announced Wednesday it has donated $1.1 million to its new Center for Protection of Children, which is based in the hospital.

A previous donation of $1.5 million was made in December to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

Penn State’s overall Big Ten bowl distribution and contribution to child abuse prevention adds up to $2,616,184. (more…)

THE Vatican’s chief investigator has insisted that Ireland’s most senior cleric has no case to answer over renewed allegations of mishandling of allegations against the paedophile Brendan Smyth.

Monsignor Charles J Scicluna (pictured) defended Cardinal Sean Brady’s role in secret interviews with a 14-year-old victim in 1975 in which he was told it was likely the late priest was abusing five other named children. (more…)