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Research indicates crimes involving the sexual abuse of minors are greatly underreported, and many organizations that serve youth aren't doing a good job of addressing, let alone preventing, them.
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California has created a task force to identify and prosecute identity theft, cyber crimes and other crimes involving the use of technology. The eCrime Unit will be staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators.
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The Penn State Board of Trustees appointed former FBI director and federal judge Louis J. Freeh to lead an independent investigation into the child sex abuse scandal, granting him broad investigative powers.
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The fear of negative publicity is often a primary motivator for campus safety personnel when crimes are covered up. At Penn State, the negative publicity that would have occurred—with proper reporting and a resulting criminal investigation—would have paled in comparison with the deep wounds now inflicted on Penn State's once-superb reputation.
Read More →Mexican drug cartels are using children as young as 11 in their smuggling operations in Texas, Reuters is reporting. Six of the cartels, including the violent Zetas, are paying children $50 to move a vehicle from one area to another area, as well as using them as lookouts or for other tasks.
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Child ID, which is the first mobile application created by the FBI, allows parents to store photos and vital information about their children on their mobile device so it's on-hand if needed.
Read More →Albert Abrams said a tumor on his spine caused "behaviors that were completely out of character." Abrams earlier said the tumor created a split personality that downloaded the graphic images.
Read More →A homeless woman attempted to sell her 3-day-old infant to a patron for $500 at a Taco Bell restaurant in Hazel, Washington. Heidi Knowles, 36, offered to sell her son at the Taco Bell at 6700 N.E. Highway 99.
Read More →Two Plainville (Conn.) Police officers arriving at the scene of an arrest at a movie theater were hit by rounds from fellow officers attempting to take the suspect into custody.
Read More →Rayniqua Lashelle Poole, 18, faces a child neglect complaint relating to the incident. Her son is expected to fully recover and has been placed into state custody.
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