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Ex-FBI Boss to Head Penn State Inquiry

Sandusky victim driven from high school by bullying

(Newser) - Penn State has chosen the former director of the FBI to head its investigation into Jerry Sandusky's alleged sex abuse scandal. Louis Freeh, who headed the FBI from 1993 to 2001, says the internal probe might extend back to 1975. The university has faced complaints over choosing two university...

Teacher Accused of Firing Golf Balls, Rocks at Kids

Scottish students allege 15 charges of violence

(Newser) - Former students say he lined them up against a wall and fired golf balls at them. And then rocks. And tossed them in rivers. James McMenemy, a former teacher at the Kerelaw school for troubled kids in Scotland, is facing 15 charges of violence against students in a competency hearing,...

Old Sandusky Interview on Kids Turns Creepy

Charity head resigns; Paterno's name off Big Ten trophy

(Newser) - A 1987 NBC interview with Jerry Sandusky looks a lot different through the lens of the past week’s events, the Huffington Post notes. The former Penn State coach chats about the “trust” he’s trying to develop with at-risk kids through his Second Mile charity. Remember, all of...

Paterno Turns to Criminal Defense Lawyer

...who represented George HW Bush in Iran-Contra affair

(Newser) - Joe Paterno hasn’t been charged with any crimes in the Penn State abuse case, but he has reached out to prominent criminal defense lawyer J. Sedgwick Sollers to represent him just in case, sources tell NBC News . The Washington-based Sollers is famed for having once represented George HW Bush...

Preacher's Spanking Book Linked to 3 Child Deaths

Tenn. minister Michael Pearl urges using a switch on babies

(Newser) - The deaths of three children have been linked to parents who reportedly own a popular but controversial spanking book by a Tennessee preacher. The book, To Train Up a Child, by Michael Pearl of the No Greater Joy Ministry, promotes using a switch on babies as young as 6 months...

No Charges for Judge Over Beating Video

William Adams taking paid leave from job

(Newser) - A Texas judge filmed in a viral video beating his disabled daughter won't face criminal charges because the five-year statutes of limitations has expired, say police. Though the beating occurred several years ago, daughter Hillary Adams, who suffers from cerebral palsy, said she was afraid to post the film...

Beating Judge Defiant: I Did Nothing Wrong

... 'other than discipline my child,' says William Adams

(Newser) - The Texas judge whose harsh beating of his disabled daughter went viral is defending his actions . "In my mind, I haven't done anything wrong, other than discipline my child after she was caught stealing" said Judge William Adams in an interview for KZTV . "I did lose my...

Bishop Charged With Failing to Report Abuse

Case against Kansas City's Robert Finn is a first

(Newser) - A first in the Catholic Church's priestly sex scandals: A bishop in Kansas City has been charged with failing to report child abuse after lewd images of young girls were found on a priest's laptop, reports the Kansas City Star . A county grand jury also charged the diocese...

Child Abuse Rose With Recession
 Child Abuse Rose 
 With Recession 
study says
Sep 19, 2011 8:17 AM CDT

Child Abuse Rose With Recession

Study provides first hard data showing a link

(Newser) - A disturbing trend: Child abuse rises in recession, a new study from Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington shows. From 2004 to 2007, 8.9 out of 100,000 children under five ended up in the hospital each year with severe brain injuries. From the December 2007 crash to 2009, that...

Grandpa Busted for Forcing Kids on Hikes From Hell

Grandchildren whipped, deprived of water in Grand Canyon ordeals

(Newser) - A 45-year-old Indiana grandfather has been charged with child abuse after trying to toughen up his three grandsons with brutal hikes in the Grand Canyon, according to park rangers. He was busted after rangers and tourists observed him abusing the boys, ages 12, 9, and 8, MSNBC reports. The boys...

Mom Convicted for Inflicting Hot Sauce on Kid

Prosecutors say she abused 7-year-old to get on Dr. Phil

(Newser) - An Alaska woman was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse today, after showing off the weird punishments she inflicted on her son on an episode of Dr. Phil. Jessica Beagley, 36, was arrested earlier this year after footage of her squirting hot sauce into her 7-year-old son's mouth and forcing...

Vatican Releases Sex Abuse Files

Holy See denies accusations of cover-up of abusive priest in 1960s

(Newser) - The Vatican attempted to rebut claims it has been covering up sexual abuse by a priest in the United States in the 1960s by releasing files of its internal investigation on the Internet yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal . The alleged victim filed suit against the Vatican in a federal...

'Sexy' Vogue Girl, 10, Sparks Uproar

French mag turns Thylane Loubry Blondeau into lust object, say critics

(Newser) - A photo spread in French Vogue of a 10-year-old model in stilettos, makeup, and a sultry pout has unleashed a furious storm of controversy over the sexualization of little girls. Thylane Loubry Blondeau, daughter of French soccer star Patrick Blondeau and designer Veronika Loubry, lounges in a red dress on...

Teen Dies After Night Drinking With Dad, Stepmom

Drug-addicted teen lost consciousness; couple charged

(Newser) - A New Mexico father and stepmother who got drunk with their suicidal, drug-addicted 15-year-old son have been charged with child abuse resulting in death. The teen lost consciousness after a night drinking with the couple and died in a local hospital 10 days later, ABC News reports. The couple initially...

Kids to Cops: Mom Tried to Kill Us in Car Crash

North Carolina mother is charged with assault with a deadly weapon

(Newser) - Two young sisters have told police that their mom intended to hurt them in a deliberate car wreck because she was "mad at daddy," according to investigators. The girls, ages 7 and 8, were treated for cuts and bruises after mom Teresa Caffrey of North Carolina drove their...

Cops: Dad Tosses Son, 4, by Side of Highway

He 'threw the boy out of the car like a bag of garbage'

(Newser) - A father abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent hours alone in the dark before a passing motorist picked him up, police said. Carlos Rico, 22, stopped his car along a cactus-lined stretch of Interstate 20 near Sweetwater about 3am Tuesday and "...

Doctors Often Get It Wrong in Deaths of Children
Doctors Often Get It Wrong
in Deaths of Children
investigation
Jun 28, 2011 12:50 PM CDT

Doctors Often Get It Wrong in Deaths of Children

And people are being wrongly convicted of murder as a result: ProPublica

(Newser) - Shoddy post-mortem examinations by doctors has led to scores of people being wrongly convicted in the deaths of children, a joint investigation by Pulitzer-winner ProPublica , NPR, and Frontline reveals. The report details 25 cases in which people were convicted and subsequently cleared, often after serving years in prison. And it...

Mom Tells of Killing Toddler Son in 'Exorcism'

Latisha Lawson says she was trying to drive out the demon 'Marzon'

(Newser) - A mother killed her toddler son as she was trying to "exorcise" a demon from his body, she told Indiana jurors. She accidentally crushed her son's neck as she attempted to stop him from spitting up a concoction of oil and vinegar she hoped would drive out the...

Boy Who Shot Neo-Nazi Dad Says He Was Abused

10-year-old's stepmother charged with child endangerment

(Newser) - A 10-year-old boy has told investigators that he shot his neo-Nazi father because he was tired of the man beating him and his stepmother. The boy, charged with murdering National Socialist Movement regional leader Jeff Hall , told police that "he thought his dad was cheating on his mom and...

Nicolas Cage Could Face Child Abuse Investigation After Drunken Arrest
 Nicolas Cage, Child Abuser? 
Apr 26, 2011 9:00 AM CDT

Nicolas Cage, Child Abuser?

Witness claims actor pulled 5-year-old son to the ground

(Newser) - Nicolas Cage's drunken rant in New Orleans got him arrested—but the drama may not end there. He could face a child abuse investigation, too, reports TMZ . A witness says Cage pulled his 5-year-old son to the ground while arguing with his wife that night, according to a police...

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