Abuse charges sought against parents in case of Liberian girl reportedly raped by 4 young boysPHOENIX — Phoenix police are seeking felony child abuse charges against the parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four young boys. Former Los Angeles assistant principal pleads no contest to molesting 4 female studentsLOS ANGELES — A former assistant principal has pleaded no contest to molesting four girls at two Los Angeles schools. Cambodian court sentences US man to 10 years in prison for child sex abusePHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian court sentenced an American man on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl. Half brother to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis indicted on Oregon sex abuse chargesPORTLAND, Ore. — The half brother to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has been indicted on felony charges of encouraging child sexual abuse in Oregon. Feds to seek death penalty for uncle accused of drugging, molesting, killing 12-year-old girlMONTPELIER, Vt. — Federal prosecutors say they’ll seek the death penalty for a Vermont man accused of kidnapping, molesting and strangling his 12-year-old niece before burying her in a shallow grave. Brazilian prosecutor accuses Italian priest who ran kids’ shelter of sexually abusing boysRIO DE JANEIRO — An Italian priest who ran an award-winning shelter for homeless children in Brazil has been charged with sexually abusing boys for years and allowing visiting foreigners to exploit the children, prosecutors said Wednesday. Indictment alleges boyfriend beat boy repeatedly; mother accused of hiding injuries and lyingBOISE, Idaho — A grand jury indictment says an 8-year-old Boise boy whose body was found in an irrigation canal was tortured, beaten repeatedly and ultimately killed by his mother’s boyfriend. Western Pa. boyfriend, woman forced her sons, 6 and 9, to fight each other as ‘training’TARENTUM, Pa. — Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her boyfriend forced the woman’s sons — a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old — to fight each other as the couple watched. Man in Ohio sentenced to 12 years in fatal beating of 4-year-old boyCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a beating that killed an Ohio preschool boy. ND woman in drunken breast-feeding case ordered to jail after another run-in with policeGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A North Dakota woman convicted of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk is in jail after another run-in with the law. Pa. man gets 120 years for using day-care infants, friend’s children to make pornographyPHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for making a huge cache of child pornography that shows him sexually assaulting a dozen children, including infants at a girlfriend’s in-home day care. London couple convicted of child death unmasked in UK press _ and could gain new identitiesLONDON — He collected Nazi memorabilia and used his rottweiler to frighten her baby. She spent endless hours on the Internet and ignored the abuse heaped upon her child — until paramedics collected him from a blood-spattered crib. Britons come face-to-face with the mother behind child death that shocked the countryLONDON — Britons got their first look Tuesday at the mother behind a horrific child death that shocked the country. Dallas police add new charges against pair accused of keeping 3 emaciated children in bathroomDALLAS —A couple accused of keeping three emaciated children in a Dallas hotel bathroom for at least nine months face additional charges. Family friend says Liberian teen accused in child rape grew up in refugee campPHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the alleged gang rape of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix pleaded not guilty Monday, as details of the boy’s former life in an Ivory Coast refugee camp emerged. Liberian teen charged as adult pleads not guilty in 8-year-old’s rape in PhoenixPHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the gang rape of an 8-year-old girl from the same country pleaded not guilty on Monday. Prosecutors say Ark. mother had been drinking before driving into lake where 3 boys drownedMORRILTON, Ark. — The mother of three young children who drowned after she drove into a central Arkansas lake had been drinking before the crash, authorities said Friday, the second recent case in which a mom is accused of consuming alcohol before getting behind the wheel with her kids. Deputies say Fla. man blames cat for downloading child porn by jumping on computer keyboardJENSEN BEACH, Fla. — Florida investigators say a man accused of downloading child pornography is blaming his cat. Charges of felony endangerment filed against Ark. mother of 3 boys who drowned in lakeLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The mother of three children who drowned after she drove into a central Arkansas lake has been charged with felony endangerment in the deaths of her sons. Court documents detail weeks of alleged abuse before the death of 7-year-old Mass. boyWORCESTER, Mass. — Newly released court documents allege that a Worcester man charged with killing his 7-year-old son choked the boy, hit him with a belt, shoved him into the wall, sat on him and struck him in the stomach. Boys charged in Ariz. child rape case appear in court, 1 crying and the other curiousPHOENIX — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an 8-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping to speak to them. Wis. man alleged to have been tied up, abused by wife and lovers is accused of child abuseFOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who prosecutors say was tied up, humiliated and assaulted by his wife and three other women has been jailed on accusations of child abuse and other misdeeds. Ariz. prosecutor seeks adult charges against 13-year-old boy in child rape casePHOENIX — An Arizona prosecutor wants to charge a second child as an adult in the alleged rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl at a Phoenix apartment complex. Deputy Liberian ambassador wants to meet young rape victim, 4 suspects in PhoenixPHOENIX — Liberia’s deputy ambassador will travel to Phoenix in hopes of meeting with an 8-year-old rape victim, the four boys accused of attacking her, and their Liberian families in part to help dispel notions that rape is condoned in the West African country. Liberians leaders in Ariz. worried about stereotypes following alleged rape of 8-year-old girlPHOENIX — Leaders of Arizona’s Liberian community said Sunday they’re worried about stereotypes of the West African nation and potential backlash against its people in the aftermath of an 8-year-old girl’s alleged rape by four boys. Grand jury in Phoenix indicts 14-year-old boy in rape of 8-year-old Liberian girlPHOENIX — A 14-year-old Liberian refugee has been indicted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old girl at a Phoenix apartment complex. Pastor: Liberian family misunderstood doctor about 8-year-old rape victimPHOENIX — Statements made by the family of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who police say was raped by four boys included terrible mistakes that resulted from a language barrier, a pastor said Friday. Agreement between Michael Jackson’s mother, ex-wife, ends prospect of upheaval for childrenLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s children will live with their grandmother under an agreement reached with the King of Pop’s ex-wife that ensures the youngsters won’t have to endure a public fight over who raises them. Calif. mom praised by foreign exchange students, condemned by industry for whistleblowingSCRANTON, Pa. — In a few weeks, thousands of foreign exchange students will arrive in the United States for what they hope will be a rewarding time of study and cultural enrichment. Shortly after that, Danielle Grijalva’s phone will start ringing, and her e-mail inbox will begin filling up. It happens every year. Testimony exposing sex abuse closes evangelist Tony Alamo’s 40-year career of crimesOf all the horrid accusations against evangelist Tony Alamo — and the list is long — it was the testimony of formerly loyal subjects, recounting “marriages” between their cult leader and girls as young as 8, that may end his 40-year rule and send him to prison for life. |