child abuse

Graham Spanier says he wouldn't have ignored child sexual-abuse complaints as Penn State's president because he was beaten repeatedly as a child.

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There seems to be head-scratching stories across the nation daily, but an incident in Phoenix takes it to a whole different level.

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Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse trial remained on track to start next week after a Pennsylvania appeals court on Friday turned down his latest request for a delay.

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New Jersey's child abuse hotline has seen an increase in calls in the wake of the Penn State sex scandal.

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According to a New Jersey court,

A slap on the face constitutes excessive corporal punishment if it’s hard enough to leave a handprint and bruising.

This is coming on the heels of a child welfare case in which a woman slapped her 8-yea

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families is asking residents be extra aware and watch out for the signs of abused or exploited children.

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According to NJ.com, workers at a Vineland preschool called DYFS when a 4 year-old girl showed up with bruises and welts on her face and body after a severe belt lashing.  The mother, a 37 year old from Millville has been arrested.  Check out this quote from a source inside Cumb

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The Penn State University child sex abuse scandal has prompted state lawmakers across the nation to take another look at laws designed to protect children and punish child predators.

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Yesterday we told you about a federal monitor report showing that while progress was being made in New Jersey's child welfare system, more could be done.  Today, a state DYFS worker has been accused of child endangerment.

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The stunning allegations that a beloved icon of Penn State's football team has secretly been a serial molester who used his charity for children to find and groom new victims will undergo their first legal test Tuesday inside a picturesque rural Pennsylvania courthouse.

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