CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri man who has portrayed Santa Claus at events has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of abusing a child. Online court records show Jeffrey B. Moffat pleaded not guilty to statutory sodomy involving a person under the age of 14...
I have listened to the discussions about abuse over the past weeks on the radio, television, and even in my home. There are varied opinions on the subject whether it is about child abuse or spousal abuse.
As I listened, I got the impression that people are more apt to condemn child abuse than they are spouse abuse...
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A Christian sports camp network based in Branson is facing two lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by its ex-director, who is serving a long prison sentence for sexual abuse of boys at a camp.
PHOENIX (AP) — The director of Arizona's child welfare system says thousands of child abuse hotline reports have not been investigated in recent years, and it's unknown if those children are still at risk of abuse.
Yesterday evening (Oct. 15), the Sedalia Police Department received a child molestation complaint involving a 4-year-old child. The charges stem from incidents that reportedly occurred from 2003 to 2004 at an unknown location in Sedalia.
ANAR, a Spanish organization that helps at-risk children, found an interesting way to target only the people who needed their services, without their parents finding out they wanted to get help -- a lenticular photo.
Last week, disturbing video showing a Southern California water agency director beating his step-son with a belt surfaced on YouTube. Now that man, Anthony Sanchez, has stepped down from his post.