The mum of a young cancer patient sexually abused by a paedophile doctor today, Thursday, blasted hospital chiefs for failing to protect children in his care. The woman, who cannot be named, spoke out after the publication of an independent report into the abuse carried out by Myles Bradbury at…
East St. Louis man sentenced for child abuse
An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for child sex abuse. Marlon Coleman, 40, was convicted for abusing four young girls in an East St. Louis neighborhood over the course of six months. All of the victims were younger than 13 when the abuse…
New law spurs sharp increase in child abuse investigations
A new state law has led to a doubling of reports of suspected child abuse in Lancaster County this year. Many of those reports have turned out to be unfounded, but the number of substantiated cases appears to be running about 20 percent ahead of last year. Through Aug. 15,…
Police: Shots fired, Colorado Springs couple arrested on suspicion of child abuse
A woman and her husband were arrested on suspicion of child abuse Sunday evening after police discovered they had been firing a gun in their vehicle close to a toddler. Police say Cynthia Yancey called police about 5:20 p.m. Sunday, stating that someone had been firing a gun at her…
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson labels VIP child abuse victim ‘a narcissistic bully’
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson launched a scathing attack on a victim of child abuse, it has been revealed. Mr Watson, who has been leading the campaign against allegations of sex abuse, targeted victim Ian McFadyen in an online message. Mr McFadyen, who waived his right to anonymity as a…
Durham couple charged with felony child abuse of 2-month-old
A day after police charged a woman with murder in her infant’s death, investigators arrested a man and woman on felony child-abuse charges stemming from when their 2-month-old son was brought to a hospital with broken bones and hemorrhaging in his eyes in September. Jessica Naomi Watkins, 31, and Willie…
Child abuse inquiry: Evidence submitted online is accidentally deleted
Evidence submitted to the child abuse inquiry has accidentally been deleted following a technical error. Some information given to the inquiry set up by Home Secretary Theresa May and chaired by Justice Lowell Goddard was permanently lost when the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IISCA) website changed its address….
Break This Deafening Silence, End Child Abuse
A four-year-old girl was brutally assaulted by four adult men in the national capital last week, in an incident that was reminiscent of the gruesome 2013 gang-rape that had consumed the consciousness of the nation. Blood curdling details emerged through the weekend – the young girl sustained injuries in her…
Aggravated child abuse case delayed after defendants switch attorneys
Joe and Charlotte Whitaker appeared before Judge Lisa Rice in Washington County Criminal Court Thursday for their first appearance with their new attorneys. David Robbins now represents Joe Whitaker and Kyle Vaughn represents Charlotte Whitaker after the couple fired Knoxville attorney Charles Currier. A trial had been scheduled to start…
KCH Developing Program to Help Kentucky Pediatricians Handle Cases of Child Abuse
Pediatricians routinely examine bangs, bruises and bone fractures — the standard acute injuries resulting from normal childhood activity. But in rare cases, a pediatrician must also question whether a child’s injury was the consequence of an accident or a sign of physical abuse or maltreatment. When a caregiver’s explanation…