Head of Tennessee's Child Protective Services Resigns After '151 Children Died ...
Head of Tennessee's child protective services resigns after '151 children died in custody within a 3.5-year period'. Kate O'Day has served as commissioner of state's Department of Children's Services since ... --- Daily Mail --- February 5, 2013 (TENNESSEE) http://is.gd/1Doh1X
N.J. to Change How it Investigates Allegations of Abuse and Neglect of Developmentally Disabled
On Monday, February 4, 2013, the State Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens unanimously approved a motion to transfer the Special Response Unite (SRU) from the Department of Human ... --- newjerseynewsroom.com --- February 5, 2013 (NEW JERSEY) http://is.gd/wvaimw
Pastor Arrested for Raping Mentally Handicapped Child
A Cave City pastor was arrested on Jan. 25 for felony rape following an investigation that began with an emergency call on Jan. 15. The 911 call was from the mother of a 15-year-old female victim ... --- The News --- February 6, 2013 (ARKANSAS) http://is.gd/oJw9WI
1 of 4 Defendants Pleads Guilty in Gang Rape of Mentally Disabled Girl, 11, at ...
One of four defendants has pleaded guilty in the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl with the mental capacity of a 5-year-old in Riverside County. --- The Republic --- January 30, 2013 (CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/NC1FLs
14-Year-Old Teen with Autism Dies Mysteriously In Treatment Facility
When a 14-year-old boy with autism checked into the Rose Rock treatment facility on Friday, his family had no idea they not would not see him alive again, Channel News 4 reports. --- News One --- February 7, 2013 (COLORADO) http://is.gd/5jYV8o
West Palm Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Mentally Disabled Girl Sexually Assaulted on School Bus
Jurors in West Palm Beach have awarded a mentally challenged girl $1.7 million for the trauma suffered when she was raped on a school bus in 2007. --- The Republic --- February 7, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/10iqh0
Beating of local disabled man caught on video
A Howard County woman has been arrested in connection with the beating of an intellectually disabled man under her care in a group home. The suspect, 57, has been charged with multiple counts of assault and reckless endangerment stemming from the beating, which was caught on tape. In the video, the suspect is seen beating and spitting on a 53-year-old man inside the home while others laugh. MARYLAND (Columbia), ABC 2, February 4, 2013
Caretaker charged with abusing mentally disabled man
A caretaker has been charged with abusing a mentally disabled man, and court records indicate this isn't the first time. The suspect was charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult, a third degree felony. She is a caretaker and gets a monthly check from the state. UTAH (Draper), ABC 4, February 4, 2013
Petition for disabled student targeted by cop garners 1000-plus ...
The parents of a student with autism, who was targeted by an undercover drug officer at Chaparral High School in Temecula ...
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Man pleads guilty to assaulting disabled woman
A 67-year-old suburban Chicago man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman. Kane County State's Attorney's Office says the St. Charles man was at the same house as the 35-year-old woman last year when the assault occurred. A friend of hers had gone upstairs when the suspect touched her despite her repeated requests he stop... ILLINOIS (Chicago), San Francisco Gate, February 2, 2013
Videotaped beating of mentally disabled woman brings prison for second Pa. girl
Jasmir Womack, 17, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison in the videotaped beating of a mentally disabled woman who was sitting on her steps in a struggling city just outside Philadelphia. Womack is the second teenage girl to plead guilty to the crime... PENNSYLVANIA (Chester), CBS News, February 1, 2013
Jail for assaulting 2 disabled women in Ellensburg
A 52-year-old Ellensburg man accused of sexually assaulting two disabled women pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault with sexual motivation. WASHINGTON (Ellensburg), San Francisco Gate, February 1, 2013
Orange Grove Staff Member Charged with Abuse of Group Home Resident
A 20-year-old Orange Grove Center staff member has been charged with whipping a client. Nile Johnson was arrested for physical abuse or gross neglect of an impaired adult. --- The Chattanoogan --- January 30, 2013 (TENNESSEE) http://is.gd/VBEUtT
Radio host mocks Strasburg woman with disability; family responds
The family of Kellie Baker of Strasburg hopes to raise awareness of bullying of people with disabilities after she was mocked by the host of a show on an Alliance radio station. "My feeling is, if I can change the way one person thinks or feels, it ...
Ohio teacher charged with assaulting disabled teen
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A special education teacher has been charged with assaulting a student in a wheelchair at a southwest Ohio high school. Montgomery County's prosecutor says a grand jury on Tuesday indicted 49-year-old Georgia Cox of Dayton on a ...
7-year-old disabled boy severely beaten, tortured by mom, her girlfriend
A 7-year-old disabled boy allegedly suffered unimaginable torture at the hands of his mother and her girlfriend, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office...
Girl With Special Needs Found Locked In Cage
A New Mexico woman and her boyfriend are facing child abuse charges after police say they left an 8-year-old with developmental disabilities locked in a wooden cage while they went to a movie.Wenatchee Schools Settle Disabled Student's Negligence Claim
Diana and Jack Snyder filed suit in 2005, claiming their developmentally disabled son was threatened with a gun and sexually abused in 1999 by another student in Wenatchee High School's special education program. --- The Wenatchee World Online --- January 28, 2013 (WASHINGTON) http://is.gd/hp1Dmb
DeKalb woman found guilty of exploiting disabled patients
A DeKalb County woman was found guilty Wednesday of abusing and exploiting disabled patients. Bobbie Ward was convicted on 21 of the 25 counts against her, the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office said. GEORGIA (DeKalb County, AJC, January 17, 2013
Woman who stole from disabled captured
A woman convicted of stealing from a man with intellectual disabilities has violated her probation and sentenced to finish the rest of her original prison term. Janet Gilmore was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for failing to fulfill the terms of her probation, which she received for teaming up with her boyfriend to steal more than $150,000 from a man with an intellectual disability. MARYLAND (Baltimore), ABC2 News, January 22, 2013
Feds charge 5 with hate crimes for allegedly imprisoning disabled
The federal government for the first time has used its hate crime laws to bring charges against five people who allegedly imprisoned mentally disabled people in subhuman conditions as part of a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits. A group of five suspects is accused of holding at least four mentally disabled people in virtual bondage, depriving them of food and medical attention as they were moved among Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida. Two people died as a result of the imprisonment aimed at funneling $212,000 in federal funds to one of the suspects, prosecutors allege... PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia), Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2013
Father charged with trying to kill disabled son
A father is in jail after police say he tried to kill his mentally handicapped son. He is being charged with second degree felony attempted murder. Police say that there was an argument at the home on Christmas day, and the father gave his son 10 Trazadone pills. The father then tried to take his own life by taking 10 Trazadone pills plus 5 Temazepam pills mixed with Nyquil. When he allegedly botched the murder-suicide he drove himself and his son to the hospital. UTAH (Salt Lake City), ABC 4, January 22, 2013
