Child abuse News

U.S. Army major, wife, face horrific child abuse charges

The couple were arrested and charged under a 17-count indictment with abusing their adopted children over a five-year period in what authorities refer to as a "cruel training program."

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 7 comments

Michigan teenager locked in room made of tarps for years

Escanaba - Reports have come in from Upper Michigan of a teenager who had not been seen in years. The parents allegedly locked the young boy in a make shift room, beat and sexually abused him and never allowed him out in public.

In the Media by Micki Hogan - 5 comments

Never too young to marry in at least 42 countries

More than 140 million girls will become child brides by 2020 if current rates of early marriage continue, according to the UN on Friday. The UN has identified 42 countries where one in three children under the age of 18 are married.

In the Media by Eko Armunanto

Past Conservative Party Adviser — Viewing child porn hurts no one

Lethbridge - Tom Flanagan, a former adviser to Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and strategist for the Wildrose Party in Alberta said that he had grave doubts about jailing people who view child pornography, stating that viewing it hurts no one.

In the Media by Karl Gotthardt - 19 comments

Vancouver hockey coach gets 15 days for tripping child player

Vancouver - B.C. Provincial Court Judge Patrick Chen imposed the sentence against coach Martin Tremblay who had pleaded guilty to assaulting two members of an opposing team, aged 10 and 13.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 5 comments

The effects of child abuse Special

Maureen Lowell, a licensed marriage and family therapist, defines child abuse as any treatment either a single incident or a pattern of any treatment over time that harms or potentially harms the physical, emotional or developmental needs of the child.

Digital Journal Report by Lisa duTrieuille

Ottawa RCMP officer, wife, face multiple child abuse charges

Ottawa - The 41-year-old Mountie and a woman, identified by many media sources as his wife, are in custody after an investigation into what Ottawa police say is the worst case of child abuse they have ever seen.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 6 comments

Ontario mom accused of using her kids to make child pornography

Hamilton - The 46-year-old mother of three was arrested after police in Hamilton, Ontario received information from the London Metropolitan Police in the U.K. The woman cannot be named to protect the identity of her children.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 4 comments

New Mexico girl, 8, found locked in wooden cage

Las Cruces - A woman and her live in boyfriend have been arrested in New Mexico after police discovered an eight-year-old girl locked in a wooden cage in their mobile home.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 1 comment