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The Des Moines Register tells the story of Maia Beadeau, 54, who made headlines in Iowa in 2007 when she and her daughter lured a 12-year-old relative to their home, then beat him in retaliation for an alleged sex assault.  Beadeau eventually fled to Mexico and was arrested in March while crossing the border. The Register says the case centers on multi-generational incest. The paper says her story “sheds light on problems associated with reporting and investigating allegations of incest, a potentially devastating but seldom discussed crime.” (more…)

Now just two steps away from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk, Chelsea’s Law could transform the state’s approach to sex offenders through a balance of longer sentences, tougher parole conditions and targeted treatment. “We’ve stayed focused on the worst of the worst,” said Brent King, father of the slain teenager whose name on the bill serves as a lasting memorial, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. The law could spawn a national movement driven by Chelsea’s parents for reforms in other states. (more…)

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I recently heard a hopeful story about a distressing subject—child sex trafficking. A teenage girl, a recent immigrant, had suddenly disappeared from the community center she used to visit, and a social worker set out to find out what had happened to her. The social worker found out the girl had been kidnapped and forced into sex trafficking, and was being raped as many as 25 times a day. The community center worked with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) to have the traffickers (who included the girl’s mother) arrested and prosecuted and the girl placed in foster care.

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The Department of Justice released the first-ever comprehensive threat assessment of the dangers facing children from child pornography, online enticement, child sex tourism, commercial sexual exploitation and sexual exploitation in Indian Country, and outlines a blueprint to strengthen the fight against these crimes.  The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction builds upon the department’s accomplishments in combating child exploitation by establishing specific, aggressive goals and priorities and increasing cooperation and collaboration at all levels of government and the private sector.

Read the report here.

Use the Crime Report for more information on child abuse.

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