San Francisco sheriff pleads not guilty to spousal abuse
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:14:38 -0800

San francisco (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor counts of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness, in a contentious hearing that saw his wife sharply criticize ...

Asian bishops discuss response to abuse
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:41:10 -0800

At a recent closed-door meeting, the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences addressed the problem of sexual abuse and the response of the Catholic hierarchy, acknowledging a considerably serious problem in Asia. To date the Catholic Church in Asia ...

Kiliroor case: No proof of sex abuse , says court
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:39:09 -0800

After seven long years of investigations, Kerala's sensational Kiliroor sex abuse case took a strange turn on Friday with a court in Thiruvananthapuram expressing doubts over the very validity of the case due to lack of evidence to establish sexual ...

Ford cleared of CBC's abuse claim
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:51:49 -0800

Toronto police chief Bill Blair's account that Mayor Rob Ford did not verbally abuse 911 dispatchers during a series of emergency calls made in October is accurate, says OPP head Chris Lewis. In a statement released Friday afternoon, OPP commissioner ...

Child sex abuse pervert jailed
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:19:15 -0800

A worcester man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing a young girl over six years. Martin Upfield, aged 41. of Liverpool Road, Worcester, appeared today at Worcester Crown Court after he was found guilty of 15 counts of sexual activity ...

Group says thousands report abuse at the border
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:37:32 -0800

They say they found 30, 000 cases of documented abuse . "Denial of medical care, denial of food and water to people who are seriously dehydrated," Alvarado said. The report goes on to say children were denied water more than anyone else. ...

US prosecutors shut down Megaupload, arrest four in New Zealand
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:01:54 -0800

For example, US prosecutors claim that Megaupload negotiated the use of an " Abuse Tool" with major US copyright holders to purportedly remove copyright-infringing material from its servers. The Abuse Tool allowed copyright holders to enter specific URL ...

Ex-player's book details shocking abuse by coach Ivan Pravilov, charged in sex ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:17:20 -0800

His book detailing Pravilov's abuse , "Behind the Iron Curtain: Tears in the Perfect Hockey 'GULAG'" was released last month. It pulls no punches in alleging seriously twisted acts by the coach. The book is about Maxim Starchenko's experience on ...

Downside can emerge renewed from this sex abuse scandal if the monks choose ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:10:17 -0800

As friends of the school will know, the Catholic sex abuse scandal recently arrived, like the angel of death, at the door. It did not pass over. One Downside monk, Fr Nicholas White, was imprisoned for five years on January 3 for child sex abuse dating ...

Report: Maine sheriff told pastor of child sex abuse allegations
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:22:32 -0800

Robert Carlson was told by Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross, a longtime friend, that Carlson was the subject of a state police investigation of child sex abuse allegations, according to a Waldo County Sheriff's Department report. ...

Essex council in payout to child sex abuse victims
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:51:33 -0800

By Ben Bland BBC Essex Political Reporter Essex County Council has paid out just under PS1m to four victims of sexual abuse over its failure to protect them. The council paid the damages in a settlement to the four siblings after the authority failed to ...

Easley Nurse Faces New Sex Abuse Claims
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:45:17 -0800

By Jeff Brush A Baptist Easley nurse accused of criminal sexual misconduct in September is now facing several new charges after other victims have come forward. 50-year-old Alan Page Greene was first arrested on September 30 and was charged with first ...

NOPD arrests suspect in videotaped abuse of LSU fan
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:15:22 -0800

Detectives say 32-year-old Brian Downing is the person who appears in a video shot in the French Quarter, abusing an LSU football fan. The video shows shows a bunch of Alabama fans playing pranks on an apparently unconscious LSU fan, like stacking ...

Former altar boy alleges sexual abuse , sues archdiocese
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:19:04 -0800

A former altar boy who claims he was sexually abused by a Grande Cache priest and an Edmonton church employee in the 1970s is suing the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton for $6.8 million. The man, who now lives in British Columbia, was an altar boy at ...

Mexico: Irish Couples Accused of Sexual Abuse In Alleged Smuggling Ring
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:17:16 -0800

(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)AP2011 Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Mexican officials said that four of the ten children seized as part of a child smuggling ring investigation involving Irish couples in western Mexico show signs of sexual abuse . ...

Preventing sexual abuse : The questions parents should ask
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:08:43 -0800

DENVER - Feather Berkower has trained more than 1000 parents and children, empowering them with information that can help prevent children from becoming victims of sexual abuse . As co-author of the book "Off Limits: a Parent's Guide to Keeping Kids ...

Guidelines for Reporting of Child Abuse , Sexual Assault
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:10:36 -0800

Talking about any type of abuse is difficult, according to experts, and even more difficult is acknowledging that sexual abuse of children occurs all too frequently. The fight against child abuse cannot be the job of one individual or one agency; ...

Holly Springs man charged with attempted murder of 7-month-old
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:15:46 -0800

26 charge of child abuse and attempted murder of a 7-month-old baby. Carlos Murray, 23, of 616 Guerin Road, was arrested at 634 Angier Road in Fuquay-Varina. Murray has been charged on two counts of child abuse with serious bodily injury, ...

Former Stella Maris Staffer Convicted of Abuse
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:59:49 -0800

A Baltimore City woman was ordered to serve three years' probation and to complete 150 hours of community service after being convicted of abusing an elderly patient. By Nick Di Marco Shirleen Diane Sheppard was convicted of abusing a vulnerable adult ...

Man enters plea of no contest in sex abuse charges
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:16 -0800

A Bluffton, SC, man faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading no contest Thursday to charges that he sexually abused a minor in St. Johns County, according to the state attorney's office. A St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report says the victim ...