/tags/child-abuse child abuse en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /education/2025-04-04/lauren-book-child-sexual-abuse-walk-shoes The 'Walk in My Shoes' campaign founded by South Florida's former Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book turns 10 this year. While she's no longer in office, Book and thousands of sexual abuse survivors and advocates walk across the state each April. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /education/2025-04-04/lauren-book-child-sexual-abuse-walk-shoes Natalie La Roche Pietri /government-politics/2023-04-19/florida-senate-approve-death-penalty-in-child-rapes Lawmakers hope the bill (HB 1297) will ultimately lead to the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a 2008 decision that barred the death penalty for people who rape children. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-19/florida-senate-approve-death-penalty-in-child-rapes /government-politics/2023-04-12/florida-lawmakers-poised-to-pass-a-proposal-allowing-the-death-penalty-in-child-rape-cases Florida lawmakers appear ready to pass a proposal that would allow the death penalty for people who commit sexual batteries on children under age 12. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-12/florida-lawmakers-poised-to-pass-a-proposal-allowing-the-death-penalty-in-child-rape-cases Jim Saunders /state/2023-03-02/death-penalty-proposed-for-child-rape-cases-in-florida During an appearance in Miami, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would explore ways to have the death penalty for people who rape children. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMT /state/2023-03-02/death-penalty-proposed-for-child-rape-cases-in-florida /2022-04-12/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprising Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:08:39 GMT /2022-04-12/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprising Fran Kritz /news/2021-10-06/pope-francis-expresses-shame-at-the-scale-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-in-france The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:23:31 GMT /news/2021-10-06/pope-francis-expresses-shame-at-the-scale-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-in-france The Associated Press /news/2021-09-29/florida-supreme-court-urged-to-weigh-termination-of-parental-rights-in-palm-beach-county-case The Fourth District Court of Appeal is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on a 2014 change to state law that involves siblings of children suspected of being abused — and whether parental rights should be terminated for those siblings. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:42:20 GMT /news/2021-09-29/florida-supreme-court-urged-to-weigh-termination-of-parental-rights-in-palm-beach-county-case News Service of Florida /2019-10-16/one-of-the-worst-forms-of-evil-more-than-330-arrested-in-child-porn-site-bust The porn website has been shut down and 23 children were rescued. "You may try to hide behind technology, but we will find you and we will arrest and prosecute you," a federal official warns. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:51:00 GMT /2019-10-16/one-of-the-worst-forms-of-evil-more-than-330-arrested-in-child-porn-site-bust Merrit Kennedy /2018-08-07/german-couple-convicted-of-selling-child-on-the-darknet A German woman and her partner have been sentenced to years in prison for repeatedly raping the woman's young son, who is now 10, then selling him to multiple men online for sex. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:01:00 GMT /2018-08-07/german-couple-convicted-of-selling-child-on-the-darknet Merrit Kennedy /2017-08-30/the-loopholes-that-allow-child-marriage-in-the-u-s A new report provides a state-by-state catalog of laws regarding child marriage. The goal: spur policymakers to put in place more "meaningful safeguards." Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:01:00 GMT /2017-08-30/the-loopholes-that-allow-child-marriage-in-the-u-s Nurith Aizenman