Thursday, May 31, 2012

Legally Kidnapped

Legally Kidnapped


Couple from Reading tried to shoplift baby formula in Exeter, police say

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:15 AM PDT

Couple from Reading tried to shoplift baby formula in Exeter, police say


A Reading couple were arrested after they tried to shoplift 10 cans of baby formula from the Walmart store in Exeter Township, police said Wednesday.


Mom discusses alleged child abuse by adopted mother

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Mom discusses alleged child abuse by adopted mother

A South Valley mother whose children claim severe child abuse and torture by their adopted mother -- is now fighting to get her children back.


Attorney general: Mandatory abuse reporting law does not apply to adult patients

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:51 PM PDT

Attorney general: Mandatory abuse reporting law does not apply to adult patients


Child abuse reporting laws do not apply to adult patients who talk about childhood problems in therapy, the attorney general's office ruled Wednesday.


Superior Court judge says Nazi dad can't have his four kids back

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Superior Court judge says Nazi dad can't have his four kids back

A Superior Court judge has decided that a self-proclaimed Nazi from Holland Township and his wife cannot take back their four children, three of whom were named in honor of the Nazis, the father said yesterday.


Stop using seclusion room, state tells Waupun school

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:27 PM PDT

The Waupun Area School District has been told by the state to stop using the seclusion room at Rock River Intermediate School until several corrective actions have been taken.

Stop using seclusion room, state tells Waupun school



California falling behind in child abuse death disclosure

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:56 PM PDT

California falling behind in child abuse death disclosure


Imagine a 7-year-old child, starved by a parent, shrinking from 60 to 50 to 25 pounds before dying, despite periodic visits by local social workers. Imagine a child dying from a potentially curable disease whose family is withholding treatment and who is known to local officials. Imagine a child who has been repeatedly and severely beaten, yet remains under the roof of a stepfather with a long record of violent assault.


Assembly adds coaches to mandatory abuse reporters

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:45 PM PDT


Assembly adds coaches to mandatory abuse reporters

The state Assembly has unanimously approved a bill that would add athletic coaches and administrators to the list of California workers who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect to authorities.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/30/4526338/assembly-adds-coaches-to-mandatory.html#storylink=cpy




The 13th Annual 'Get On The Bus' Event: Uniting Children With Their Mothers and Fathers in Prison

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:33 PM PDT

The 13th Annual 'Get On The Bus' Event: Uniting Children With Their Mothers and Fathers in Prison

Center for Restorative Justice Works is again bringing hundreds of children to visit their fathers in prison on Father's Day during this 13th Annual Get On The Bus event.


Posted: 30 May 2012 08:27 PM PDT

Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse trial will go forward next week, judge says

A judge on Wednesday again denied a request from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial.


NYPD seeking tips in case of Brooklyn boy missing since 2010

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:10 PM PDT

NYPD seeking tips in case of Brooklyn boy missing since 2010


Patrick Kennedy Alford, 7, disappeared January 22, 2010. At about at 9 p.m. he left his foster parents' apartment in East New York, Brooklyn, to take out the garbage. The 4-feet-8-inch tall Patrick has not been seen again by his foster family.


After man's alleged killing by adopted son, family says it was an 'isolated incident'

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:46 PM PDT

After man's alleged killing by adopted son, family says it was an 'isolated incident'


George Stevenson grew up in a family that cared for numerous foster children, and after mentoring and coaching boys in youth baseball for years, he decided to adopt a child of his own.


Foster parent's fate could be in jury's hands by Monday

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:15 PM PDT

Foster parent's fate could be in jury's hands by Monday


Both the Crown and defence have concluded the calling of evidence, leaving the gate open for closing submissions followed by what's expected to be a lengthy judge's charge to the jury.


Reported Child Abuse Claims Often Difficult to Prove

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:34 AM PDT


Reported Child Abuse Claims Often Difficult to Prove

Note: And that's why they're so good at making shit up!

Only a quarter of all reported cases of child abuse are found to have sufficient evidence to take action, with higher-income children in rural areas more likely than their urban counterparts to have a report of child abuse substantiated, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.


CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL SENDS CHILD WELFARE CASE DETAILS TO WRONG FAMILY

Posted: 30 May 2012 06:15 AM PDT


CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL SENDS CHILD WELFARE CASE DETAILS TO WRONG FAMILY

CUMBRIA County Council has apologised after sending confidential details of a child welfare case to the wrong family.


Schoolboy, 11, 'becomes Britain's youngest joyrider after crashing foster parents' car into a tree'

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:26 AM PDT


Schoolboy, 11, 'becomes Britain's youngest joyrider after crashing foster parents' car into a tree'

A youngster has become one of Britain's youngest ever alleged joyriders after he is believed to have driven his parents' car for two miles, missing pedestrians by millimetres, before crashing into a tree.