Counter Pedophilia Investigate Unit

An investigation has been launched by police and council bosses after a father and son sexually abused two young children placed in the family’s care.

The men were jailed yesterday at Leeds Crown Court after both pleaded guilty to systematically attacking the youngsters.

Now police and social services bosses are trying to establish whether any other children looked after by the family might have fallen prey to the men. (more…)

A 19-year-old man was arrested on child abuse charges after police obtained a video which allegedly showed him beating up two teens in the street.

Baron Ewing and another man, Jaraun Jarvis, from Orange County, are suspected of punching several teens on Kentwood Circle near Forest City Road earlier this month.

The incident was recorded with a cell phone camera and the video was posted to YouTube, investigators said. (more…)

It is hard to detect and substantiate emotional abuse of female child because of many reasons, including a clear lack of an accepted and consistent definition and least importance of the subject matter in feudal and patriarchal societies.

It is widely recognized that verbal abuse of girl child is much prevalent and occurs in a range of relationships and social settings, all around the world. However, the intensity of such phenomenon is much higher in poor and developing countries, such as Pakistan. (more…)

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 stress of exposure to early-life violence can leave lasting marks on children so deep that it affects their DNA, according to the findings of a study by researchers at North Carolina’s Duke University.

Chromosomes of children who were exposed to maternal violence, bullying or physical maltreatment by an adult showed signs of biological aging, researchers reported Tuesday in a study published by the journal Molecular Psychiatry. (more…)

A Regina judge has given a three-year prison sentence to a man and a woman whose three-year-old granddaughter was malnourished, injured and neglected while in their care.

“To describe the conduct of each accused as despicable, deplorable and horrendous is to use adjectives that do not adequately describe the conduct,” Queen Bench Frank Gerein said Tuesday in a written decision. (more…)

A recent study discovers new ways in which childhood trauma can create long-term damage.

Children exposed to multiple instances of violence age faster on a cellular level than children without violent experiences, a new study finds.

Although childhood stress has long been linked with later disease risk and health problems, the study is the first to show accelerated biological aging in childhood as a result of stress. (more…)

DEDHAM (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Video of a student restrained and shocked for hours at the Judge Rotenberg Center was played in court on Tuesday after a years-long battle by the center to keep it from the public eye.

The video, which shows former resident Andre McCollins screaming, writhing in pain, and begging for help, was played at the start of McCollins’ trial against the Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Center. (more…)

MESA, Ariz. – A disturbing case of child abuse occurs in Mesa. It’s a Fox 10 exclusive. A routine welfare check landed a valley couple in jail — after police saw what appeared to be signs of child abuse.

A woman and her live-in boyfriend are arrested after her 3-year-old boy suffered burns — bruises — and broken bones. Police knocked on the couple’s door and found bruises all over the boy’s arms, legs, back, chest and face. (more…)

The victim was allegedly tied to a chair and struck with a belt. He sustained severe bruising and lacerations.

A Lake Ridge man and a Dumfries woman were charged April 11 with the abuse of a child in Lake Ridge on April 7, police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said.

A police investigation into the child abuse allegations revealed that a 13-year-old boy had been hit with a belt on his back, head, face, neck, and arms until he sustained severe bruising and lacerations. The victim was allegedly tied to a chair and later to a stair handrail with electrical cord and a rope, Perok said. (more…)