He sees human nature at its very worst, and it’s the best job he’s ever had. Detective Senior Sergeant John Michael is at the frontline of stemming the tide of online child abuse as the head of the OCEANZ team (the Online Child Exploitation Across New Zealand), a unit he…
Eradicating child abuse: “stop seeking easy, quick-fix solutions”
ICMEC is a non-governmental, non-profit organization working to make the world a safer place for all children by eradicating child abduction, sexual abuse and exploitation. It is headquartered in the United States, with regional representation in Brazil and Singapore. Since its inception in 1998, ICMEC has trained over 7,500 law…
Key dates set for historical child abuse inquiry
The chair of an historical inquiry into child abuse in Scotland has announced two key dates. Susan O’Brien, QC, said that for a person who suffered abuse to give their account to the inquiry of their experience of abuse, its impact and the effect on their family, the abuse must…
Child sexual abuse at critical level, minister says
Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise said on Thursday that child abuse was at a critical level, particularly in regard to sexual abuse. “Violence toward children is increasing everywhere. Indonesia is facing an emergency over violence against children,” said Yohana as quoted by kompas.com. This horrendous leaves…
Irish court backs extradition to U.S. of `facilitator of child porn’
Ireland’s High Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of a man the Federal Bureau of Investigation has described as the world’s biggest facilitator of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney General in 2013 asked Ireland to extradite Eric Marques to face four charges of…
Portland High School art teacher charged with possessing child pornography
An art teacher at Portland High School has been arrested on suspicion that he viewed child pornography on his home computer. Gerald White, 44, of Freeport, was arrested Wednesday morning at the school and taken to the Cumberland County Jail, according to Maine State Police. He was released on $500…
Indictment adds more child porn counts against person of interest in 1989 Wetterling abduction
A federal grand jury has added more child pornography charges against a man authorities have called a “person of interest” in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling. The 25-count indictment released Wednesday lets prosecutors proceed against 52-year-old Danny James Heinrich, of Annandale. It supersedes a five-count criminal complaint filed in…
Sheriff warns of suspected child predator approaching kids
Parents beware: There’s increased concern in Hannibal after the sheriff says parents have been reporting a suspected child predator approaching their kids. A Hannibal couple says a man in a red truck approached their 17 year-old grandson at the bus stop across from their house Tuesday morning and asked him if he needed a ride. “I’m…
Convicted child molester given 50 years
A convicted child molester will spend the next 50 years behind prison bars. William Kyle Anderson, 37, was sentenced by an Ellis County jury on Monday after an hour of deliberation, according to Assistant County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery. Anderson was found guilty of molesting a girl from the…
Peachtree City Mother Jailed on Child Molestation Charges
Alice Dee Perry is in the Fayette County Jail charged with three counts of child molestation and one count of child cruelty, according to jail records. Peachtree City Police confirm they arrested the 49-year-old mother on December 9 at her home on Ridgelake Drive. Authorities say the charges stem from…
