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Oregon Mother Surprised to Hear 2 Sons Kept Caged

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon mother said Thursday she was shocked to learn that the father of her two autistic sons has been accused of mistreating the boys by locking them in a darkened room. Jona Bronson of Tillamook said she'll try to regain custody of the boys she left with John Eckhart, who was arrested along with his...

Child-Abusing Former Bishop's Tell-All Shocks Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A former bishop's televised admission that he sexually abused two of his nephews caused an uproar in Belgium on Friday, with the prime minister, senior clergy and a prosecutor expressing shock at the way the ex-prelate made light of his offenses. In an interview that aired Thursday, Roger Vangheluwe,...

Irish Soon to Publish New Report on Catholic Abuse

DUBLIN -- A judge cleared the way Friday for Ireland to publish a new report into decades of Catholic Church cover-ups of child abuse - and how a Cork bishop kept crimes in his diocese secret long after the Irish church issued orders to start telling police. Dublin High Court Justice Nicholas Kearns ruled that only one...

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Police: Va. Parents Sealed Children Into Filthy Bedroom With Drywall

A Virginia couple are accused of leaving their three young daughters in a room filled with urine and feces, then nailing drywall to the door, trapping the children inside. John Michael Robey, 33, and Christina Dawn Moore, 26, have been charged with felony child abuse, the Prince William County Police said in a statement....

Background on Child Abuse

Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or children. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department for Children And Families (DCF) define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child.

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