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Identifying and responding to child abuse and neglect
February 13, 2020 · By Sakher AlQahtani, BDS, MClinDent, PhDAmber D. Riley, MS, RDH for www.rdhmag.com
In 1874, neighbors reported the cries of a severely abused orphan named Mary Ellen Wilson to the New York City authorities. A charity worker along with the founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) posed as census workers to investigate the allegations of abuse against the nine-year-old. At this time, […]
Read More...Former radio presenter admits possessing child abuse images
February 13, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A former radio presenter caught with more than 600 child abuse images on his computer has been given a community sentence. Paul Brownlee, 47, who previously worked for Wave 102, Radio Forth, and Radio Borders, was caught after police raided his Dundee home. Brownlee was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and […]
Read More...Church of England may have to pay out millions over child sexual abuse
February 13, 2020 · By Harriet Sherwood for www.theguardian.com
The Church of England could face a multimillion-pound bill after its ruling body voted in favour of compensating survivors of sexual abuse. In a debate on the church’s response to recommendations made by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), the General Synod was told by the bishop of Huddersfield, Jonathan Gibbs, that words […]
Read More...New garda initiative blocks access to child abuse websites
February 12, 2020 · By Longford Leader Reporter for www.longfordleader.ie
An Garda Síochána in partnership with BT Ireland, Eir Ireland, Sky Ireland, Tesco Mobile, Three Ireland and Vodafone Ireland have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will block access to websites containing child sexual abuse material. The purpose of preventing access to such pages is to protect consumers, including children, from viewing documented child […]
Read More...Facebook Apps account for nearly half o all online child sex abuse, study finds
February 12, 2020 ·
Nearly half of all online child sex crimes took place on Facebook-owned apps, according to research from the NSPCC. Police figures obtained by the children’s charity revealed that over 4,000 instances of child abuse image sharing and online sexual offences took place across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in 2018. The charity warned that plans to introduce […]
Read More...Adoptive parents arrested after body of 11-year-old is found hidden in attic
February 12, 2020 · By Graig Graziosi for www.independent.co.uk
A Phoenix couple allegedly hid the dead body of a foster child in their attic for more than two years, according to prosecutors. Rafael Loera, 56, and Maribel Loera, 50, are charged with child abuse, abandonment or concealment of a dead body and arson of an occupied structure. Firefighters found evidence of human skeletal remains in the couple’s drywall after […]
Read More...Senior Scottish politician resigns after bombarding boy (16) with ‘predatory’ messages
February 11, 2020 · By Tim Jackson for gript.ie
Scottish finance secretary Derek MacKay has resigned after he was exposed for sending over 260 messages to a boy he knew to be only 16-years-old. Only hours before delivering the Scottish budget, The Scottish Sun published details of MacKay’s messages which began in August when the Scottish National Party politician privately contacted the boy on social media. […]
Read More...Religion a mere toy for China’s comrades
February 11, 2020 · By Elizabeth Lam, Hong Kong for international.la-croix.com
Religion in China has received its last nail in the coffin with a new set of rules, effective from Feb. 1. The new regulations on religious affairs make religion submissive to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This is because they cover every aspect of religious life, from the formation of communities to daily activities. […]
Read More...An Italian bishop goes rogue and blows the whistle
February 11, 2020 · By Robert Mickens, Rome for international.la-croix.com
More cracks are appearing in the teetering edifice of Italy’s once invincible Catholic hierarchy. For the first time ever, it seems, a bishop has gone to the country’s civil authorities to denounce priests and religious brothers accused of sexually abusing minors. And by doing so, he’s broken ranks with the men who lead Italy’s other […]
Read More...Dublin man pleads guilty to child pornography offences in US
February 11, 2020 ·
A dual citizen of Ireland and the US has pleaded guilty in court in Maryland to conspiracy to advertise child pornography. As part of a plea agreement, 33-year-old Eric Eoin Marques from Dublin admitted that between 24 July 2008 and 29 July 2013 he conspired to advertise child pornography by operating an anonymous web hosting […]
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