Sometimes, child sex abuser is also a child – Chicago Sun-Times
W hen we think of pedophiles, we tend to conjure up scary images of middle-aged predators.
However, the sad truth is that many children are abused by other children, and up to one-third of the sexual abuse in this country is committed by minors. (It is worth noting that while a small percentage of those who are sexually abused become abusers, almost all child abusers — adult or otherwise — are victims of sexual abuse).
Mexico Smuggling Probe: 4 Kids Show Sexual Abuse – ABC News
Four of the 10 children seized in western Mexico as part of a child-trafficking investigation involving Irish couples show signs of sexual abuse, a Mexican official said Wednesday.
Agency longtime advocate for youths – Houston Chronicle
When Child Advocates of Fort Bend was established 20 years ago, it had one volunteer and one client.
Since then, the nonprofit organization has served 10,500 children, including 1,400 in 2011. Each was a victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse or neglect.
BBC News – Priest convicted of sexual abuse has sentence reduced
A Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing three young sisters is to be freed early after partially winning an appeal against his conviction.
Child abuse probe: Belgian authorities raid 3 bishops’ offices – Story – World – 3 News
Belgian authorities have raided three bishops’ administrative offices as an official said investigators were nearing the end of a two-year probe into whether church officials protected child abusers at the expense of their victims.
Fla. DCF releases 1st foster care report card – Florida Wires – MiamiHerald.com
Private contractors that receive hundreds of millions of dollars a year to oversee foster care in Florida scored poorly in ensuring proper medical, immunization and dental services for children, but ranked about average in most other areas, according to a report card issued Wednesday for the first time by the state child welfare agency.