http://www.mail.com/subjects/4818-crimes-children.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4818-crimes-children.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1765516-man-moose-lodge-official-abused-boy-ohio.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The top official at the Loyal Order of Moose and Moose International fraternal organizations molested a boy more than 30 years ago in Ohio and Louisiana and years later was twice investigated for sexual misconduct with children, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The complaint, by North Carolina physician Jason Peck, says William... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1765516-man-moose-lodge-official-abused-boy-ohio.html 2012-12-13T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former janitor at a Tulsa megachurch who admitted to sex crimes against three girls told his victims Wednesday that "no one's perfect" in an statement in which he pointed to Scripture just before a judge sentenced him to 55 years in prison. A 13-year-old girl who was raped by Chris Denman sobbed in the first row of the courtroom as t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html 2012-12-12T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761824-del-man-sues-boy-scouts-mormons-sex-abuse.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Delaware man sued the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday over childhood sexual abuse committed by the scoutmaster at his church-sponsored troop. Melvin Novak filed the lawsuit in state court in Philadelphia, charging that newly released Boy Scout "perversion files" support his claim... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761824-del-man-sues-boy-scouts-mormons-sex-abuse.html 2012-12-12T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762098-data-child-abuse-drops-5th-straight-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of child abuse and neglect have dropped nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, and abuse-related child fatalities also are at a five-year low, according to new federal statistics. The latest annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services, released Wednesday, estimates that there were 681,000 cases of child abuse... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762098-data-child-abuse-drops-5th-straight-year.html 2012-12-12T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755166-skoreas-porn-fight-like-shoveling-blizzard.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Moon Tae-Hwa stares at his computer, dizzy and nauseous from the hours of porn he's viewed online while his wife and children slept. He feels no shame — only a righteous sense of mission. "I feel like I'm cleaning up dirty things," the devout Christian and family counselor said. Moon is among the most successful members of the "N... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755166-skoreas-porn-fight-like-shoveling-blizzard.html 2012-12-10T04:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1751538-neb-school-officials-avoid-charges-abuse-case.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three western Nebraska school officials accused of failing to report allegations that high school wrestlers sexually assaulted a young teammate at a summer wrestling camp will not face charges, an attorney for two of the officials said Friday. Bob Lindemeier, a North Platte attorney who represents Maxwell Public Schools Superintendent D... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1751538-neb-school-officials-avoid-charges-abuse-case.html 2012-12-07T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749930-nyc-settles-suit-abused-foster-kids-97m.html NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will pay $9.7 million to settle a lawsuit by 10 disabled people who were fraudulently adopted by a woman and claimed they were repeatedly abused, starved and imprisoned in a "house of horrors," city officials announced Thursday. The lawsuit was filed in 2009 in Brooklyn federal court on behalf of the children whom Judith Leek... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749930-nyc-settles-suit-abused-foster-kids-97m.html 2012-12-07T01:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1748288-uk-publicist-max-clifford-arrested-sex-case.html LONDON (AP) — For years, the affable, white-haired Max Clifford has been the "go to" guy for British celebrities seeking help with public relations fiascos. Now it is Clifford who may need help: He was arrested Thursday as part of a wide-ranging U.K. inquiry into sex abuse. Clifford called the allegations "damaging and totally untrue" as he left a London ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1748288-uk-publicist-max-clifford-arrested-sex-case.html 2012-12-06T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746512-parents-charged-with-taking-baby-pa-hospital.html Police filed charges Wednesday against the parents of a sick baby who allegedly removed the child from a Pennsylvania hospital without permission. April Saul, 42, and Daniel Rivera, 43, took their daughter out of Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown against a doctor's orders, according to court papers. Authorities said they also used obscene language when ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746512-parents-charged-with-taking-baby-pa-hospital.html 2012-12-05T22:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1744828-48-nations-join-forces-to-fight-online-child-abuse.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Forty-eight countries united Wednesday in a global alliance to fight child sexual abuse online, a cross-border crime that experts say is increasing at alarming rates. By conservative estimates, 1 million photographs of child pornography are on the Internet, with an additional 50,000 being posted every year, said Cecilia Malmstrom, the Euro... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1744828-48-nations-join-forces-to-fight-online-child-abuse.html 2012-12-05T16:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743790-texas-murder-suspect-surrenders-escape.html DALLAS (AP) — A capital murder suspect stole a deputy's gun, fled a Dallas hospital and held police at bay for nearly two hours Tuesday night before surrendering peacefully and returning to the hospital, officials said. Franklin B. Davis, 30, of Carrollton, surrendered shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday and was returned to Parkland Memorial Hospital, the same... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743790-texas-murder-suspect-surrenders-escape.html 2012-12-05T05:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741686-holder-to-help-launch-alliance-pedophilia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder and European Union Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström will launch a global alliance targeting online child sexual abuse, building on the success of cross-border police operations that have dismantled international pedophile networks. Officials from 27 EU member nations will participate in a minis... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741686-holder-to-help-launch-alliance-pedophilia.html 2012-12-04T10:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737272-minn-turns-coaching-mess-perfect-year.html MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — It's been a season of heartbreak and hope, adversity and achievement, stunning in both the worst and best of ways. And it's not over yet for Minnesota State, Mankato. The team, which saw its season begin with the head coach being arrested on child pornography charges, advanced to the NCAA Division II semifinals with a 17-10 victory o... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737272-minn-turns-coaching-mess-perfect-year.html 2012-12-01T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736096-future-cleared-mankato-football-coach-uncertain.html MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota college football coach said he wants to return to work now that a judge has dismissed prosecutors' claims that video he took of his children playing after a bath amounted to pornography. A judge sided with Todd Hoffner, head coach at Minnesota State-Mankato, by throwing out the child porn charges against him on Friday. Th... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736096-future-cleared-mankato-football-coach-uncertain.html 2012-12-01T07:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1735106-order-boy-scouts-abuse-files-private.html DALLAS (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will not immediately have to turn over 27 years of so-called "perversion files" the group keeps on sexual abuse complaints against adults involved in the organization, a Texas appeal court has ruled. A former scout who says he was sexually assaulted by a now-imprisoned former scoutmaster has filed suit in San Antoni... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1735106-order-boy-scouts-abuse-files-private.html 2012-11-30T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734554-ap-exchange-student-sponsor-abuse-claims.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An organization has lost its government designation to bring foreign exchange students to the United States after facing allegations of mismanagement and lax oversight that included students being placed in homes where they were sexually abused. State Department spokeswoman Susan Pittman told The Associated Press on Friday that Pacif... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734554-ap-exchange-student-sponsor-abuse-claims.html 2012-11-30T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1730418-nh-couple-arrested-fla-parade-boy-burned.html Moments after they watched a parade at a theme-park in Orlando, Fla., a New Hampshire couple suspected of beating and burning the woman's 3-year-old son was arrested. Jessica Linscott and her boyfriend, Roland Dow, were taken into custody Wednesday evening at Universal Studios, U.S. marshals said. "I find it very sad that these two were located in an area... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1730418-nh-couple-arrested-fla-parade-boy-burned.html 2012-11-29T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727864-police-slain-ark-girl-was-suffocated-raped.html BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A 6-year-old Arkansas girl who was the victim in an abuse case last year and was found dead this past week in a vacant house in her neighborhood was suffocated and apparently raped, authorities said in a court document released Wednesday. Jersey Bridgeman died of asphyxia or lack of oxygen, and physical evidence also showed signs ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727864-police-slain-ark-girl-was-suffocated-raped.html 2012-11-29T00:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729904-texas-millionaire-charged-with-child-molestation.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Stanley Marsh 3, the eccentric millionaire artist best known for his "Cadillac Ranch" art display along an interstate in the Texas Panhandle, was charged Wednesday with 11 felony counts of molesting children. The 74-year-old turned himself in at a county jail after an arrest warrant was issued, accusing him of molesting two teenagers... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729904-texas-millionaire-charged-with-child-molestation.html 2012-11-29T00:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728726-texas-to-seize-warren-jeffs-polygamist-ranch.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants ownership of Warren Jeffs' massive ranch where prosecutors say the convicted polygamist sect leader and his followers sexually assaulted dozens of children, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday. A judge will determine whether to grant the state control of the nearly 1,700-acre property owned by the Fundamenta... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728726-texas-to-seize-warren-jeffs-polygamist-ranch.html 2012-11-28T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728832-awareness-enforcement-help-reduce-child-sex-abuse.html NEW YORK (AP) — Increased public awareness of how child predators operate, along with better law enforcement and policies to protect children, may be helping to reduce child sex abuse despite this year's headlines about cases connected to institutions like Penn State, the Boy Scouts and the BBC. A recent report from the University of New Hampshire's Crime... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728832-awareness-enforcement-help-reduce-child-sex-abuse.html 2012-11-28T16:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727892-dutch-govt-suspects-decrypt-computers.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government says it is planning to make it a crime for a suspect in a child sex abuse or terrorism case to refuse to help decrypt a computer when ordered to do so by prosecutors. The legislation was prompted by a case in Amsterdam last year, in which a pedophile who abused more than 80 children and infants used sophisticated comp... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727892-dutch-govt-suspects-decrypt-computers.html 2012-11-28T07:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725420-sweeping-changes-suggested-pa-child-abuse-law.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania should enact sweeping changes to its child abuse laws, including stronger penalties for failing to report the crime, a legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection recommended rewriting state law... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725420-sweeping-changes-suggested-pa-child-abuse-law.html 2012-11-27T20:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1725128-arrest-death-ark-girl-prior-abuse-case.html BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A 6-year-old girl who was at the center of a high-profile child abuse case that sent her father and stepmother to prison was killed last week by neighbor, Bentonville police said Monday evening. Jersey Bridgeman was reported missing the morning of Nov. 20. Minutes after a search for her began, Jersey's body was discovered in an ab... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1725128-arrest-death-ark-girl-prior-abuse-case.html 2012-11-27T07:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1724110-murder-trial-starts-fla-foster-child-case.html MIAMI (AP) — The foster parent of 4-year-old Rilya Wilson abused the girl for months before finally smothering her, and then lied to child welfare workers who failed to discover the girl had been missing for more than a year, a prosecutor said Monday. Rilya's case led to new laws and a massive shake-up at Florida's child welfare agency after she vanished ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1724110-murder-trial-starts-fla-foster-child-case.html 2012-11-26T20:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1720702-school-officials-ark-girl-joyful-despite-abuse.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jersey Bridgeman endured a lot in her young life, including abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, but school officials say she was still a happy little girl. Now, with the couple away in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year, authorities are trying to figure out who killed the 6-year-old. Her body was found in ... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1720702-school-officials-ark-girl-joyful-despite-abuse.html 2012-11-23T23:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1717492-ark-girl-chained-to-dresser-year-dead.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl whose father is in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year in northwest Arkansas. Jersey Bridgeman's body was found in a nearby vacant house about 10 minutes after she was reported missing Tuesday morning, Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson said. P... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1717492-ark-girl-chained-to-dresser-year-dead.html 2012-11-22T02:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1716942-wis-man-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-assaults.html RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin college student accused of molesting six young children and videotaping the assaults under such titles as "Monster Unleashed" has pleaded not guilty to 49 felony charges. Twenty-nine-year-old Alexander R. Richter, of Racine, entered his plea Wednesday after waiving his preliminary hearing. Prosecutors say Richter volunteere... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1716942-wis-man-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-assaults.html 2012-11-21T17:19:00Z