BUTTE, Montana (AP) — At least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities — many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown while agencies had good reason to know they were in danger, The Associated Press has found. To determine that number, the AP canvassed the 50 states, the District of Columbia and all branches of … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
L.A. County fielded numerous complaints before deaths of two children
Over the last eight months, Los Angeles County social workers fielded repeated reports that Alan Dean Edwards' two children were in danger. They opened investigations and let some complaints languish past the state's 30-day deadline, according to county records reviewed by The Times and interviews with officials familiar with the case. Then came news that Edwards had died along with his … [Read more...]
Pa. killings suspect found dead with self-inflicted knife wounds
Iraq War veteran Bradley William Stone was found dead in the woods near his home, two days after he was suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives and seriously wounding another outside Philadelphia. Montgomery District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said the former Marine appeared to have died of self-inflicted "cutting wounds'' to the center of his body, though an official cause … [Read more...]
Males Are More Likely To Suffer Sexual Assault Than To Be Falsely Accused Of It
In the aftermath of Rolling Stone's flawed story about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, there has been a rush of concern in certain quarters over the supposed male victims. People have been claiming that Jackie, the UVa student at the center of the story, is part of a trend in false rape reports. The idea that women are deceptively "crying rape" is not something new. But … [Read more...]
‘Don’t kill her!’ Children who witness domestic violence carry lifelong scars
MARCH 8 - The boy hadn’t heard the 911 tape before. But on this day, as he sits at the dining room table in his family’s apartment, he tells his mother he’s ready. He’s 14 now, no longer a terrified 9-year-old, and he wants to hear what he told authorities the night he almost lost her. Reluctantly, she pushes play on her laptop. The sound of distant crying and shouting fills the room before a … [Read more...]