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(Newser) - Adolf Hitler's frustrated father is blasting New Jersey officials for removing his children from his home only "because of their names," reports AP. Heath Campbell also charged that his 2-year-old daughter, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, appeared sick and dirty when he was allowed to see her. Adolf Hitler, 3,... More »

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New Jersey • child abuse • Adolf Hitler • social services • Nazis • Adolf Hitler Campbell • Heath Campbell


 Murder of 
 Most Wanted 
 Host's Son 
 Solved 

Convicted pedophile who died in jail was behind brutal 1981 kidnap/torture case

Dec 16, 08 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The man who kidnapped and beheaded America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh’s son in 1981 has been identified, CNN reports. “Ottis Toole was the abductor and murderer of Adam Walsh,” Florida police said today. Toole, long suspected of the crime, died in prison in 1996. “... More »

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Florida • television • crime • police • murder • child abuse • abduction • America's Most Wanted • John Walsh

70-Nation Kiddie Porn
Ring Busted

Abusers targeted victims as young as 12 months old

Dec 11, 08 4:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Australian authorities have busted 19 men, including a retired cop, in a 70-nation kiddie porn ring that distributed at least 500,000  images and 15,000 videos of youngsters, reports the BBC. Some of the abuse victims were as young as 12 months old and some children were abused for... More »

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crime • pornography • child molestation • child abuse • child pornography • child rape

Suspect: I'm Glad Shackled Teen Escaped

Woman says aunt chained boy to table and beat him daily

Dec 4, 08 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman charged with the kidnapping and torture of a teenage boy says she's glad he managed to escape her California home, News10 reports. Kelly Lau  said she invited the boy and his aunt, Caren Ramirez, to stay with her temporarily, but they never left. Ramirez kept the boy chained... More »

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California • torture • kidnapping • child abuse • Caren Ramirez • Kelly Lau

Aunt Arrested in Case of Tortured Calif. Teen

Woman had lived on and off with couple previously charged

Dec 3, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - California police have arrested the aunt of the teen who escaped from a house where he was apparently being held prisoner, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Caren Ramirez was found in Berkeley and handed over to police in Tracy, where the boy was found shackled and beaten. Ramirez faces... More »

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California • torture • San Francisco • police • kidnapping • child abuse • arrest • Berkeley • Caren Ramirez • Michael Schumacher • Kelly Lau

Cops Seek Missing Aunt
of Chained Boy

Suspect lost custody of Calif. teen after felony child abuse charges

Dec 3, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Police are hunting for the aunt of a boy who burst into a California health club shackled, bloodied, and pleading for help, the Sacramento Bee reports. Caren Ramirez is already wanted for a probation violation on felony child abuse charges, and neighbors say she’s recently visited the home of... More »

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California • torture • Sacramento • child abuse • captivity • missing child • foster homes

'Killer' Mom Stored Kids' Bodies in Freezer

Cops led to gruesome find by abused runaway

Sep 30, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland woman is being held without bail after admitting she stored the corpses of her adopted 9- and-11-year old daughters in a basement freezer, WBAL TV reports. Police came to her house after a third daughter was found wandering the streets, covered in cuts and bruises. The woman has... More »

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Maryland • child abuse • foster homes • physical abuse

 Cops Raid Evangelist 
 Complex in Kid Abuse Probe 

Arkansas leader calls case a 'hoax'

Sep 21, 08 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police raided an evangelist’s compound in Arkansas seeking evidence into allegations that he physically and sexually abused children, CNN reports. Some 100 agents took part in the raid on the 15-acre grounds in Fouke near Texarkana. Authorities were interviewing several children throughout the weekend. Evangelist leader Tony Alamo ripped... More »

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child abuse • sexual abuse • raid • evangelist • physical abuse

US Olympic Medalist Details Sex Abuse

Swimmer Hoelzer goes public in hopes of helping other victims

Sep 16, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic medalist Margaret Hoelzer was sexually abused, she tells the AP in the hopes of helping other victims. The abuse by the friend of a father started when she was 5 years old, the swimmer says, and did not stop until the family moved 2 years later. The abuser was... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • child abuse • sexual abuse • athlete • Olympians • USA Swimming • Margaret Hoelzer

Study Links Child Abuse, Asthma

Stress seen as possible cause of respiratory condition

Sep 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abused children are twice as likely to develop asthma as kids who are not abused, a new study says. Although the research doesn't conclusively establish a cause-and-effect link, it does suggest doctors should consider looking for evidence of physical and sexual abuse in young patients with hard-to-treat asthma, the Boston ... More »

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study • child abuse • sexual abuse • Puerto Rico • asthma

Mom Fights to Keep Child
She Let Wed Jeffs at 12

Daughter married Texas sect leader two years ago

Aug 19, 08 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who allegedly allowed her 12-year-old daughter to marry polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs is now battling to stop Texas officials from taking custody of the girl and her younger brother, AP reports. Several of the 10 children of Barbara Jessop, accused of child abuse, have been linked to... More »

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Texas • child abuse • custody battle • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • polygamists

 Oprah School Matron
 Pleads Not Guilty

Former dorm matron pleads not guilty

Jul 29, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former dorm matron at Oprah Winfrey’s $40 million Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa pleaded not guilty to abuse charges today, Reuters reports. Virginia Mokgoba, 27, was charged in November with assault, harassment, soliciting a minor to perform indecent acts, and verbal abuse. Testimony from six teenage... More »

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South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • child abuse • celebrity • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls • criminal trial • physical abuse

NJ Assemblyman Under Investigation for Child Porn

Neil Cohen allegedly stored images on office computer

Jul 25, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Jersey Assemblyman Neil Cohen faces allegations of storing child pornography on his office computer, the Star-Ledger reports. Two of his fellow Democratic lawmakers turned him into authorites after being alerted by a staffer. Cohen, 57, has served 17 years in the Assembly, currently as deputy speaker, and has sponsored... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • child abuse • child pornography • state legislature • Neil Cohen • state assembly

Jeffs, Sect Members Face Sex Charges

Polygamist leader,
4 others accused of assaulting young girls

Jul 22, 08 9:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four members of the Texas ranch raided by authorities in April now face charges of sexually abusing girls under the age of 17, the Houston Chronicle reports. One of those indicted also is charged with bigamy, and a sixth person is accused of failure... More »

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child abuse • sexual abuse • polygamy • Warren Jeffs • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Eldorado • polygamists

Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

Pontiff tells Australia child abusers have damaged the church

Jul 19, 08 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI used unusually strong language today in condemning the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, reports the AP. The pontiff said the clergy's "grave betrayal of trust" had damaged the Catholic church. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Catholic Church • child abuse • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • clergy

Dad Caged Daughters While He Worked

Girls, 2 and 5, found locked in wire cage
in father's truck

Jul 4, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois father has confessed to keeping his two young daughters locked in a cage in his truck while he worked, the Chicago Tribune reports. The trash and scrap-metal collector told police that he kept the girls, ages 2 and 5, locked up because he couldn't find a babysitter—and... More »

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Chicago • child abuse • social services • child neglect • foster homes

Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

Six adults charged, two convicted in case that shook small town

Jun 23, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four children, the youngest just 5 years old, were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for crowds in a small Texas town, AP reports. Locals had believed the site of the shows was just a swinger’s club. Six adults have... More »

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Texas • crime • child abuse • sexual abuse • Vicodin • sexual assault

 Cannibal Family Ate Boy's Flesh 

Cult skinned 7-year-old alive

Jun 20, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A family of Czech cannibals is on trial for hacking off pieces of a 7-year-old boy who survived the ghoulish abuse, the Sun reports. The horror unraveled last year when a neighbor’s baby monitor picked up images of the chained-up boy meant to be seen by the boy's mother. More »

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torture • Czech Republic • child abuse • cult • Cannibal

 Cops: Kids Fled
 Murray's 'Boozy' Ex 

Cops called when soon-to-be-ex got 'physical' with kids

Jun 10, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray's wife, who claims in their divorce that the actor is a violent alcoholic with cheating and sexual compulsions, had the police knocking on her door to investigate neighbors' complaints that she'd gotten “physical” with her children while drinking, the New York Post reports. Two of the couple’... More »

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South Carolina • child abuse • alcohol abuse • Bill Murray • celebrity divorces

 Sect Kids Should Go Home,
 Texas High Court Says 

Justice uphold ruling saying state had no right to take sect children

May 29, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Texas Supreme Court agreed today that children from a polygamist sect should be returned to their parents, reports the Dallas Morning News. They could be home within days. The ruling leaves state officials with few legal options, though they could try to retain custody of some of the more... More »

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Texas • child abuse • polygamy • FLDS • sect

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