Child Abuse
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ICE-HSI arrests 'John Doe' child porn suspect, rescues child
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The 'John Doe' child porn suspect who has been the subject of a nationwide manhunt was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a public tip was called in to the ICE tip line.
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Husband of Md. day care owner accused of abusing two young girls
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The husband of the owner of a Montgomery Village home day care is in jail after being accused of sexually abusing two young girls.
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Warren Whistleman accused of abusing four young children
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Warren Whistleman is accused of abusing four children in his care.
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Johnathan Cummings accused of physical child abuse
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Prince George's County police arrested 19-year-old Johnathan Desmond Cummings of Upper Marlboro on Jan. 7. Cummings, an employee at an unlicensed home daycare, is facing physical child abuse and second degree assault charges.
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Child abuse, neglect reports drop nationwide for 5th consecutive year
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The latest annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that there were 681,000 cases of child abuse or neglect across the nation in the 2011 fiscal year.
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Infant found in Fredericksburg tests positive for cocaine
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A 6-month-old girl who was found alone in a Stafford County motel room earlier this week had cocaine in her system when she was found, Fredericksburg.com reports. Her mother has been charged with child abuse.
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Boy Scouts 'perversion files' made public
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The files are a window on a much larger collection of documents the Boy Scouts of America began collecting soon after their founding in 1910.
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Boy Scouts to bring previously missed suspected abusers to light
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The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the organization's so-called perversion files to the attention of police departments and sheriff's offices across the country.
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Paul and Kimberly Brooks charged after son drank methadone
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The parents of a five-year-old Severn boy face a string of child abuse and drug charges after police say their son accidentally drank methadone.
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Mom pleads guilty to misdemeanor in child's injury prior to his death
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A woman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in connection with an injury to her 2-year-old son months before he was killed. No one has been charged in his death.
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Brian Miller pleads guilty to fatally abusing Logan Sellers
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A Hagerstown man faces up to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally abusing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
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Valerie Hjort accused of child abuse at Woodbridge daycare
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Police say the 56-year-old daycare owner in Woodbridge is facing abuse charges after she placed a child in a closet with her hands bound behind her back.
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Delaware day care workers encourage toddlers to fight
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Three Delaware day care workers videotaped a fight between 3-year-old boys in their care and encouraged the toddlers to pummel each other as they laughed about it, according to court documents.
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Police seek to identify man on child sex charges in Northwest
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Police believe the same man might have been involved in four incidents in Northwest D.C., including the American University Park area, Wilson High School Aquatic Center locker room, and at Murch Elementary.
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Report: Boy Scouts 'perversion files' reveal repeat child abuse
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Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators.
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Camp counselor, 17, accused of choking 9-year-old girl at day camp
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A 17-year-old camp counselor was fired Friday afternoon after allegedly choking a 9-year-old girl at a D.C. day camp.
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Matthew and Amy Sweeney arrested, accused of repeated abuse of son
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Matthew and Amy Sweeney both stand charged with child abuse after police say they repeatedly abused their 8-year-old adopted son. He was found by a neighbor with bruises all over his body earlier this week.
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Missouri mom eggs on toddlers' fight (video)
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A disturbing video posted on Facebook shows a Missouri woman cheering on her toddler-aged daughter while she fought another toddler.
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