Research finds verbal abuse leaves young people at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and going to prisonParents who shout at their children or call them “stupid” are leaving their offspring at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and ending up in jail, new research claims.Talking harshly to children should be recognised as a form of abuse because of the huge damage it does, experts say. Continue reading
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- A 25-year-old is behind bars after police say he sexually assaulted two children under the age of 12. In affidavits obtained by 8 On Your Side, a victim told investigators Donterius Garrett committed the sexual battery while the victim's mother was at work, and the children were under Garrett's care. []
Offences took place in Edinburgh, Hamilton and Airdrie
Professor Suleyman Salih Zoroglu is said to have dosed nearly 200 youngsters with psychoactive drugs after they were taken to see him at his clinic in Istanbul.
In Home Office initiative, survivors urge Mark Zuckerberg to rethink changes to Messenger and InstagramMark Zuckerberg’s plan to roll out encrypted messaging on his platforms will let child abusers “hide in the dark”, according to a government campaign urging the tech billionaire to halt the move.The Facebook founder has been under pressure from ministers over plans to automatically encrypt communications on his Messenger service later this year, with Instagram expected to follow soon after....
Isabella's husband David's use of smart technology was designed to control and intimidate, from the seven cameras he installed in their home to his smartwatch tracking her financial transactions.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - A Chipley man was arrested after authorities say he sexually abused a 12-year-old kid in Washington County. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, "an investigation was conducted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after reports of sexual abuse were called in alleging 55-year-old Calvin Arthur Long had forced the []
LOGAN — A 27-year-old Logan man has confessed to sexually abusing a young girl earlier this year. Alexis Yoshimar Vilcapoma-Salaman was arrested in April after he and the victim were found in a parked car. According to court records, Vilcapoma-Salaman appeared Monday in Logan’s 1st District Court. He accepted a plea deal, pleading “no contest” […]
The colourful campaigners of Extinction Rebellion Wimborne joined the crowds gathered for the Inside Out Dorset performances on Saturday. “We sang fossil fuel-themed songs and processed and unfurled banners before the Inside Out performances started, and in parts of Wimborne where performances weren’t taking place. Our message was simple: there’s still time to avoid the […]
A Ghent man was arrested Monday following an investigation regarding child sexual abuse. Robert Schaefer, 52, faces multiple charges.
ViewThe Archdiocese of Baltimore is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces several child sexual abuse lawsuits. The oldest Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. declared bankruptcy on Friday to minimize liability for potential damages and protect its assets, according to the Baltimore Sun. The paper states that Archbishop William E. Lori had indicated the possibility of this move in a letter to over 500,000 parishioners on Sept. 5.In April, a report on the Baltimore Archdiocese by Maryland...
Nicki Minaj's husband is back in prison sort of. Kenneth Petty was put on home detention for up to 120 days -- and all because he threatened Offset on social media. According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Petty violated his federal probation…