#parent | #kids | #teensexting | #sexting | MA House Passes Bill Addressing Sexting and Image Based Sexual-Assault

This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own. BOSTON – Representative David P. Linsky (D-Natick) joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing H.4498 “An Act relative to transmitting indecent visual depictions by teens and the unlawful distribution of…

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#parent | #kids | #minorsextrafficking | Dhanbad Jharkhand Woman With Children ‘Elopes’ With Teenaged Girl To ‘Marry’, Police Suspects Human Trafficking

A divorced woman with two kids has been booked by the Jharkhand Police for allegedly ‘eloping’ with a teenaged girl from Dhanbad. Accusing the woman of luring the girl with the promise of a same-sex marriage, the latter’s family has lodged a “kidnap” complaint. The police are probing all possible……

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#parent | #kids | New Jersey prosecutor warns against ‘vigilante activity’ aimed at nabbing alleged child predators | #predators | #childpredators | #kids

Top law enforcement officials in New Jersey’s Bergen County are warning against “vigilante activity” the office has observed in recent months involving an individual targeting people allegedly attempting to lure minors. The prosecutor’s office issued a release last week that firmly discouraged the practice, which it says “holds the potential……

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#parent | #kids | Condemnation After 3 Men Assault 2 Teens at Free State Swimming Pool – SAPeople | #socialmedia | #children

Condemnation After Adult Males Assault Children at Free State Swimming Pool. Photo: Twitter / EFf The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State has strongly condemned the violent incident involving adult men assaulting children at a resort. The incident was recorded and is now being widely distributed on social media….

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#parent | #kids | ‘Impossible To Explain’ Why Children Wait So Long For Special Needs Assessment, Taoiseach Says | #specialneeds | #kids

Leo Varadkar has said he finds it ‘impossible to explain’ why children have to wait so long to be assessed for special needs, but added that solving the issue will be difficult. The Taoiseach also said he wants to see paediatric waiting lists reduced over the next two years while…

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