Topic: Child Abuse
Child Abuse May 'Mark' Genes In Brains Of Suicide Victims
May 7, 2008 ·
ScienceDaily (May 7, 2008) — A team of McGill University scientists has discovered important differences between the brains of suicide victims and so-called normal brains. Although the genetic sequence was identical in the suicide and non-suicide brains, there were differences in their epigenetic marking – a chemical coating influenced by environmental factors.
Read More...Preda Newsletter March 2008
March 4, 2008 ·
Profiles in Courage Maryann is one of the outspoken young leaders of the Preda Youth organization AKBAY. She is a strong minded and determined young lady that is an advocate for children’s and women rights. Maryann is also a talented actress and has traveled for the past three years to Europe in the star role […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter September 2007
September 4, 2007 ·
Dear supporters and defenders for children, My apologies for not writing to you before now. There has been a lot of activities, rescuing children, caring for them, campaigning for children’s rights and overseeing the construction of the new children’s home and vocational training center. Child rescue. Last week, we had an appeal for help from […]
Read More...Germans, Americans and Cambodians sentenced in
March 12, 2007 · By The Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Two Germans who worked as English teachers in Cambodia were among five people sentenced Friday to prison terms for sexually abusing four Vietnamese girls, a crime that one of the girl’s mothers was an accomplice to.
Read More...The Philippines (Fitzgerald Case)
February 2, 2007 ·
A Catholic Bishop has testified in defence of convicted Australian paedophile Victor Fitzgerald, who is appealing against his conviction for abusing girls in the Philippines in 1995. The testimony of the Bishop is based on a sworn affidavit by 23 priests which states that the girls were unduly influenced to testify against Fitzgerald. An Australian […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter December 2006
December 3, 2006 ·
Dear friends, The Christmas Season is here already and we are busy planning Christmas parties, day trips and beach outings for the many children we have rescued from prison, brothels and abusive situations. The number of children saved and brought into the protection and recovery homes in the past six months have doubled. There are […]
Read More...Dutch Charged With Child Abuse
October 20, 2006 ·
Alexander Ferdinand Martin Robin Wilson – Dutch, was charged with violation of RA 7610 when he forced to live-in with him, a 17-year old Filipina in Olongapo City. PREDA received the report from his business partner whom he duped and after PREDA contacted the mother of the child, a rescue operation was coordinated by PREDA […]
Read More...BRITISH ACCUSED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
May 8, 2006 ·
A former navy officer who prepared dinners for the Queen on the Royal yacht Britannia faces life in prison for molesting boys.
Retired Lieutenant Commander Douglas Michael Slade, 64, will stand trial on paedophile charges after allegedly abusing children as young as 13 at his home in the Philippines.
Read More...Preda Newsletter January 2006
January 3, 2006 ·
With this Newsletter, I wish to thank all our friends and supporters for their greeting cards, letters and donations for the children over the Christmas and New Year. We had parties, gift-giving, new clothes and toys for the children, carnival trips and beach outings for the 37 girls recovering from sexual abuse and 54 young […]
Read More...February 2004 Newsletter
February 3, 2004 ·
Dear friends and defenders of children’s rights, Our heartfelt thanks and prayers to all of you who have sent us messages of support, encouragement and donations over Christmas and the New Year. As our partners and defenders of children, we count you among our team and continue to go forward with the work of protecting […]
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