PRINTABLE PAGE Stepdad Accused of Rape Dies in Sex Shop By Louie GilotOriginally published in the El Paso Times, August 10, 2002 The former El Paso police detective awaiting trial for allegedly raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter in 1998 and 1999…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Report: Kids on Medicaid Not Getting Care By Laura MecklerOriginally published by The Associated Press, Aug. 13, 2001 WASHINGTON (AP) — Studies suggest that millions of poor children in Medicaid are not getting preventive health care services they…
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PRINTABLE PAGE A Doctor Is Charged With Fraud in Eye Surgery on the Mentally Ill (The New York Times) By Clifford J. LevyOriginally published in The New York Times, May 24, 2002 An ophthalmologist accused of conducting unnecessary eye surgery…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Reforms Target Child Sex Abuse by Aid Workers Originally published by Reuters, June 28, 2002 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Humanitarian groups on Friday called for urgent steps to protect the world’s displaced youths, saying child sex abuse by aid…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Americans Want Child Criminals Sentenced As Kids By Gail Appleson, Law CorrespondentOriginally published by Reuters, March 28, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters) — Most Americans believe children accused of murder should be tried as juveniles despite a national wave…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Court Guardian Argued That Closet Girl’s Mother Was Unfit Eight Years Ago Originally published by Fox News Channel, June 14, 2001 A court-appointed guardian told a judge eight years ago in Texas’ Ellis County that Barbara Catherine Atkinson…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Girl Found in Closet Confined For 4 Years, Attorney Says Originally published by The Associated Press, June 26, 2001 The 8-year-old girl who was locked in a closet and severely malnourished was kept in the confined space for…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Little Known About Safety of Long-Term Ritalin Use, Study Warns By Helen BranswellOriginally published by The Canadian Press, November 27, 2001 TORONTO (CP) — Hyperactive children across North America are regularly put on Ritalin, a drug that appears…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Stanford Researcher Rebukes Study That Claims Little Ill-Effect of Childhood Sexual Abuse Press Release from the Stanford School of Medicine, November 29, 2001 STANFORD, Calif. — Citing questionable research methods and misleading reporting of data, Stanford researchers and…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Molesting Boys (Los Angeles Times) Courts: Kenneth Teague, 43, of Irvine betrayed the trust of 3 youths while serving as a Scoutmaster and a Big Brother volunteer, judge says. By Mai Tran,…