Jun 07 Why child abuse in military families may go unreported By Jen Fifield, Stateline Military families face unique stresses that may put military children at higher risk of maltreatment. Pentagon officials are pushing for state laws to require better reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect. Continue reading
Jun 22 Ex-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert starts prison term By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrived at a Minnesota prison on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving revelations that the Illinois Republican sexually abused at least four boys when he coached wrestling at an… Continue reading
Mar 17 Report outlines how to prevent abuse and neglect to save children’s lives By Laura Santhanam As many as eight children die daily in the United States after their parents or caregivers abuse or neglect them, but a plan released today could help protect thousands of young lives. Continue reading
Jan 29 U.S. placement program failed to protect child migrants from trafficking, Senate panel says By Mary Clare Jalonick and Garance Burke, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Migrant children in the government's care fell prey to human trafficking after the Health and Human Services Department failed to protect them, according to a bipartisan congressional investigation released Thursday. Continue reading
May 21 New emojis help children report abuse where words fail By Joshua Barajas A Swedish non-profit hopes a new set of emojis they released will help children and teenagers signal instances of abuse or communicate their stressful situations to adults when words aren’t enough. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Did leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses cover up child sex abuse? By PBS News Hour In San Francisco, a woman is suing the Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to protect her from a known child abuser when she was a child. The Center for Investigative Reporting has shed light on accusations that religious leaders led a… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch News Wrap: FBI recovers child victims of sex trafficking across the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a nationwide FBI operation has recovered 168 victims of child sex trafficking. The children are Americans and many had never been reported missing, said FBI director James Comey. Also, Syria handed over the last of… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch New Documents Show Catholic Leaders in Los Angeles Protected Abusive Priests New Documents Show Catholic Leaders in Los Angeles Protected Abusive Priests… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to at Least 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of Young Boys Sentence Means Jerry Sandusky Will Likely Spend Rest of His Life Behind Bars… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Abuse Allegations Intensify in Catholic Church Allegations that Pope Benedict and other church leaders covered up sexual abuse cases, including those at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin, continue to rock the Catholic Church. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching