allegations of child abuse

• Penn State Fires Football Icon Paterno -- School Deals with Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - In a stunning shakeup, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and school president Graham Spanier were fired Wednesday night by the board of trustees amid the growing furor over how the school handled child-sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach. Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football, was ousted at the end of day that began with his announcement to retire at end of the season, his 46th. But that was not to be.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• November 10, 2011

• This is child protection? State child protective services agencies continually yank children out of good, loving homes, based on flimsy allegations of child abuse--because they can.

Imagine your terror and panic: you are awakened by an armed SWAT team in the middle of the night, demanding to be let into your home to take your chil...

• The New American
• July 23, 2007

• Verdicts & Settlements December 26, 2010: Jury Rules for State in Case Over School Raid

A Christian boarding school lost a long-running legal fight against state officials, as a federal jury rejected claims that the state should pay for violation of the school's constitutional rights during a 2001 raid in which more than 100 students were removed from the program. Heartland Academy, along with various parents and students, sued state juvenile officers and Department of Social Services employees after a raid on the northeast Missouri school for wayward youth. The school had faced allegations of child abuse, including making children stand in a manure pit as punishment.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• January 02, 2011

• Falsely Accused Man Awarded $852k

ANNAPOLIS - Unfounded allegations of child sexual abuse cost a Severn man months of time with his two young daughters and his job as a mortgage consultant with a local bank. A county jury found the false light put on Darryl Ginyard and ordered his ex-wife, who falsely accused him of sexually abusing his children, to pay him $850,000 in punitive damages.

• Maryland Gazette
• July 19, 2011

• Myers v. Steiner, (Ohio 2011)

A doctor has immunity under Section 2151.42.1(G)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code for child abuse allegations that he makes to Children Services in person or in writing and for the in-court testimony he offers in good faith.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Investigation of Child Abuse at Foster Home Expands

CULLOM - An investigation of allegations of child abuse against a Cullom woman whose foster child died May 3 has been expanded to include a second foster child. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services expanded its investigation to include a sibling of Kianna Rudesill, said DCFS spokesman Kendall Marlowe.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• August 04, 2011

• Franklin Teacher Under Investigation for Child Abuse ; She Is Accused of Binding Shoes to the Feet of a Special-Needs Student.

FRANKLIN -- A veteran special education teacher who is the focus of a police investigation for allegations of child abuse in school submitted her resignation late last week from the Franklin City Schools. The teacher is accused of binding shoes to a student's feet with masking tape, causing bruising, according to a police report.

• Dayton Daily News
• March 01, 2011

• 11% Falsely Accused of Abuse, Survey Shows

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national survey of 10,000 Americans reveals 11% report they have been falsely accused of abuse. The first-ever survey of its type probed persons' first-hand experiences with false allegations of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. The study was commissioned by Stop Abusive and Violent Environments, a victim advocacy organization. The survey results headlined a False Allegations Summit, which was held today at the Fairfax Hotel in Washington, DC.

• U.S. Newswire
• June 02, 2011

• Psu Trustees Hire Former Fbi Chief for Probe

Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh acknowledged he has no subpoena powers and cannot force people to cooperate in the independent investigation he will lead into Penn State University's handling of child sex abuse allegations against a former football coach. He agreed to take the job because of assurances from the university's Board of Trustees that no one would interfere with the work.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• November 22, 2011

• Franklin Co. Board Oks Office Space

Under three directors in as many years, the Franklin County Department of Social Services' budget and demand for its services have grown rapidly. The economy has made the department and its services -- such as food stamps and energy assistance -- a popular, hectic place. In the past six months alone, the complaint log for allegations of child abuse has nearly doubled, said Deborah Powell, who took over leadership of the department in April.

• Roanoke Times & World News
• June 22, 2011