National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Occasionally we bring you articles from local newspapers, web sites and other sources that constitute but a small percentage of the information available to those who are interested in the issues of child abuse and recovery from it.

We present articles such as this simply as a convenience to our readership ...
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Jessica Stevens
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"Jessica's Corner"
  Jessica's Corner - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 -

by Jessica Stevens, original co-host of NAASCA's "Stop Child Abuse Now" (SCAN) talk radio show

EDITOR'S NOTE: We are delighted to have the ongoing participation of our own Jessica Stevens both on our Internet-based talk radio shows and here on the NAASCA web site.

This is a section specifically devoted to the causes, issues, articles and other materials she wishes available for those who are interested in helping resolve the epidemic of child abuse in America.

Jessica, a resident of north Florida, is herself an "adult survivor" of severe violent and sexual child abuse, all at the hands of family members. Yet she has broken the cycle.

She's a mom to two fine young men in their 20s. Her boys are among her biggest fans, and we know they consider themselves fortunate (as indeed they are) to have a mom like Jessica.

Listen to Jessica on our "Stop Child Abuse Now" (SCAN) talk shows: www.blogtalkradio.com/bill-murray
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Super Bowl prostitution: NJ works to curb sex trafficking - U.S. News
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/super-bowl-prostitution-nj-works-to-curb-sex-trafficking

Treating Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse - atHealth.com
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/adolescentsurvivors.html

PTSD -- What is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? | Suite101
http://suite101.com/a/what-is-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-a154007

8 Reasons Vhildren Don't Tell | Dreamcatchers for Children
http://dreamcatchersforabusedchildren.com/2013/11/reasons-children-dont-tell/

For N.J. victims of child sexual abuse, a pathway back | NJ.com | Sandusky: money paid out for survivors
http://www.nj.com/parenting/index.ssf/2013/11/for_victims_of_child_sexual_abuse_a_pathway_back.html

Identifying a True Pedophile | BetterMommies.com
http://www.bettermommies.com/Identifying-a-True-Pedophile_ad-id!108.ks

Boyfriend of Florida Suicide Victim Rebecca Sedwick's Alleged Bully, John Borgen: 'I Could Have Stopped It' | ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/boyfriend-florida-suicide-victim-rebecca-sedwicks-bully-john

Dave Herman, former New York DJ, arrested in child sex sting, faces court today | NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/dave_herman_ex-wnew_dj_arrested_for_trying_to_arrange_sex_with_7-year-old_faces_court_today.html

Phillipsburg dad gets suspended sentence after beating 6 year old | LehighValleyLive.com
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/10/phillipsburg_dad_receives_susp.html

14 men face child pornography charges in NJ | Daily Record | DailyRecord.com
http://www.dailyrecord.com/viewart/20131028/NJNEWS14/310280021/14-men-face-child-pornography-charges-NJ

The Daily Dot - Daughter's brutally honest obit for her mom goes viral
http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/viral-obit-mother-child-abuse/?utm_source=outbrainFTW&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign

Boston College Confessions Post About Sexual Assaults Grabs Police Attention
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2013/10/02/ boston-college-confessions-sexu al-assaults_n_4032300.html

The 5 Steps to Protecting Our Children - Darkness to Light
http://www.d2l.org/site/The_5_Steps_to_Protecting_Our_Children.htm

Child Abuse & Neglect: Recognizing, Preventing and Reporting Child Abuse
http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm

US man appeals 165-year prison sentence in Haiti child abuse case
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/06/3545570/us-man-appeals-prison-sentence.html

The Underwear Rule campaign | NSPCC - from the United Kingdom
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/our-campaigns/current-campaigns/underwear-rule/the-underwear-rule.html

Who Is Monitoring the Well Being of Adopted Children? - story about NAASCA volunteer Ed Mashek
http://www.examiner.com/article/who-is-monitoring-the-well-being-of-adopted-children

Foster parent who abused babies sparks $23 million in lawsuits against state
http://www.lukesarmy.com/content/foster-parent-who-abused-babies-sparks-23-million-lawsuits-against-state

About Adult Survivors of Child Abuse | NAASCA.org - National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
http://www.naasca.org/2011-Articles/081411-AboutAdultSurvivorsOfChildAbuse.htm

40 Ways to Let Go and Feel Less Pain | NAASCA.org - National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
http://www.naasca.org/2011-Articles/082211-40WaysToLetGo-FeelLessPain.htm

Authorities Warn Parents Sex Predators Could Be Playing Online Games with Kids | NBC 6 South Florida
http://www.nbcmiami.com/Authorities-Warn-Parents-Sex-Predators-Could-Be-Playing-Online-Games-with-Kids.html

Kids Are Still Dying After Being Left In Hot Cars
http://autos.aol.com/article/kids-car-heatstroke-prevention/?icid=maing-grid7|htmlws-main-bb|dl21|sec1_lnk2&pLid=338116

Qld boy caught in global pedophile ring (clone 1372491882) - Seven News Queensland
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/newshome/17800543/qld-boys-horror-raised-by-global-pedophile/

Sodomy hazing leaves 13-year-old victim outcast in Colorado town - The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23505991/sodomy-hazing-leaves-13-year-old-victim-outcast

Former UC Professor Lands on FBI Fugitive List for Sex Crimes against Children - The News Record: News
http://www.newsrecord.org/news/former-uc-professor-lands-on-fbi-fugitive-list-for-sex/article_383.html

FBI — Top Ten at 500: Two New Fugitives Added to List
http://www.fbi.gov/june/top-ten-at-500-two-new-fugitives-added-to-list/top-ten-at-500-two-new-fugitives-added-to-list

Child Sex Assault Investigation Hurt by Failure to Fix Cameras, Police Say - South Street Seaport - DNAinfo.com New York
http://www.dnainfo.com/south-street-seaport/child-sex-assault-investigation-hurt-by-failure-fix-cameras-police-say

Cops Seek Man in South Street Seaport Child Sex Attack - South Street Seaport - DNAinfo.com New York
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130628/south-street-seaport/cops-seek-man-south-street-seaport-child-sex-attack

Six Ocean County residents arrested in child porn probe
http://www.dailyrecord.com/Six-Ocean-County-residents-arrested-child-porn-probe

N.J. bill aims to protect evacuees from sex offenders following Paulsboro train derailment
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/02/nj_bill_aims_to_protect_evacue.html

Bethlehem man avoids prison for sexting photos to teenage boy
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2013/06/bethlehem_man_gets_no_prison_f.html

N.J. child welfare agency proposes less disclosure in fatal child abuse cases | NJ.com#incart_river
http://www.nj.com/nj_child_welfare_agency_proposes_less_disclosure_in_fatal_child_abuse_cases

Man used webcam to show genitals to undercover cop who was posing as 12-year-old, police say
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/06/jefferson_man_exposed_himself_over_the_internet

Posted by request: Greg Sommers-Herive, Seattle - seeking finacial support so documentary can be madel
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22437947/what-we-see

Parents Let Daughter Ride In A Dog Cage, Caught By Passing Drivers
http://autos.aol.com/article/parents-daughter-ride-dog-cage-truck-bed

Opinion: Children exposed to violence have increased risk for medical, mental health problems | NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/05/opinion_children_exposed_to_vi.html

Video on sex abuse: Animated short helps kids with tough topic | NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/05/video_for_kids_understanding_s.html

New Jersey Herald - Law office worker allegedly distributed child porn
http://www.njherald.com/story/22067310/law-office-worker-allegedly-distributed-child-porn

Africa Child Rape Crisis: Babies As Young As 6 Months Victims Of Sexual Violence In Conflict Zones
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/18/africa-child-rape-crisis_n_3103558.html?utm_hp_ref=world

Sussex County Community College | Blog | Docs | New Doc
http://sussex.edu/home/2013/04/02/the-clothesline-project/

Priests Joseph Gallagher, Mark Gaspar, Richard Powers Removed From Ministry In Sex Abuse Scandal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/joseph-gallagher-mark-gaspar-richard-powers-priests-sex_n_3036384.html

When the abuser is your parent
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/karenspearszacharias/2013/04/02/when-the-abuser-is-your-parent/

T-Shirts Strung Across Newton's Square In Honor Of Victims - Newton NJ News - The Alternative Press
http://thealternativepress.com/towns/newton/articles/t-shirts-strung-across-newtons-square-in-honor-o

Angel Armando Perez Sentenced: Oregon Priest Gets 6 Years For Child Sex Abuse
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/angel-armando-perez-sentence-six-years-sex-abuse_n_2997615.html

About NAASCA's own Carol D. Levine !!!
Phillipsburg woman refuses to stay silent about child abuse on radio show | lehighvalleylive.com
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/03/phillipsburg_woman_refuses_to.html

Kahtanna Culp, Texas Teacher, Blackmailed By Student Who Claims They Had Sexual Relationship: Cops
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/kahtanna-culp-teacher-blackmail_n_2964898.html

About | Girls Educational & Mentoring Service (GEMS)
http://www.gems-girls.org/about

Seeking Teen Date Rape Statistics:
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Center for Women and Families:
.... http://www.cwfefc.org/svfacts.html
U.S. stats April 2011:
.... http://dawn231987.blogspot.com/2011/04/date-rape-statistics.html
Canadian stats:
.... http://www.brandonu.ca/student-services/personal-counselling/date-rapesexual-assault
PDF on Date rape:
.. ..http://www.fit.edu/caps/documents/daterape.pdf

Blackjack With Pedophiles: Why Gambling on Our Ability to Stop Sex Offenders Isn't the Way to Go - Los Angeles
http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/04/pedophiles_psychology_miramont.php

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children - 24-Hour Crisis Line - Metro New Orleans, 504 / 837-5400 - LA Statewide, 888 / 411-1333
http://mcwcgno.org/what-we-do.html

Feds: Woman took money so man could use daughter for child porn - chicagotribune.com
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-complaint-woman-sold-baby-daughter-to-man-for-child-porn

Tara Willenborg Murder: Indiana Teen Was Sexually Assaulted Before She Was Slain, Police Say
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/tara-willenborg-dead-arrest_n_2806539.html

Bailey O'Neill Dead: 12-Year-Old Boy Dies In Coma After Attack
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/bailey-oneill-dead_n_2806711.html

Survivor of OC's Most Notorious Rape Speaks Out 'For All Jane Does' - Newport Beach-Corona del Mar, CA Patch
http://newportbeach.patch.com/articles/survivor-of-oc-s-most-notorious-rape-speaks-out-for-all-jane-does

Prosecutor says he's not finished with alleged Bethlehem serial rapist | lehighvalleylive.com
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2013/02/two_pregnant_teens_come_forwar.html

15-Year-Old Girl Raped, Police Dismiss the Case Because Victim and Attackers Have 'Low IQs' - via Carloz - Newsvine
http://carloz.newsvine.com/15-year-old-girl-raped-police-dismiss-the-case-because-victim-and-attackers-have-low-iqs

Citrus County toddler severely abused and neglected, mother arrested
http://www.abcactionnews.com/citrus-county-toddler-severely-abused-and-neglected-mother-arrested

Nedra Byrd Arrested After 10-Year Old Son Found, Naked, Drunk On Florida Streets
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/18/nedra-byrd-arrested-son-naked-drunk-florida.html

About Detective Sgt Thomas Rich, a police officer in the State of New Jersey, founder of a popular program "Generation Text"
http://www.alwaysconnected.org/about-tom

CDC Online Newsroom - Press Release-Cancer Screening: February 1, 2012
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0201_child_abuse.html

Ex-Pasadena Christian academy worker gets life for child sex abuse - CapitalGazette.com: Arundel Digest
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/arundel_digest/ex-pasadena-christian-academy-worker-gets-life-for-child-sex/

Mother–Daughter Sexual Abuse | KaliMunro.com
http://kalimunro.com/wp/articles-info/sexual-emotional-abuse/mother-daughter-sexual-abuse

19-year-old charged in girl's kidnapping from West Phila. school | 6abc.com
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8992441

Hailey Petee, 11: Bullying leads to suicide « ronkempmusic
http://ronskemp.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/hailey-petee-11-bullying-leads-to-suicide/

Teacher indicted on 92 child sex, porn charges | 6abc.com
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?id=8982907&section=news/local

Phillipsburg attempted abduction a hoax, according to emergency radio reports
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/01/phillipsburg_police_looking_fo.html

Theresa Moran Camera Charged For Allegedly Letting 3-Year-Old Pump Gas
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/theresa-moran-camera-3-year-old-pump-gas_n_2671862.html

Naked Teen Whipped On Newark Street, Police Search For Suspects (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/naked-newark-man-whipped-video-police-search_n_2669693.html

Chris Dorner Shootout: Fugitive Ex-Cop Exchanges Fire With Police, AP Reports (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/chris-dorner-manhunt_n_2672238.html

One Billion Rising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Billion_Rising

One Billion Rising Flash Mob Dance - The Alternative Press
http://thealternativepress.com/events/one-billion-rising-flash-mob-dance

CDC Online Newsroom - Press Release-Cancer Screening: February 1, 2012
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0201_child_abuse.html

Woman passes out after drinking at friend's house, leaves kids home alone | Treasure Coast News - WPBF Home
http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/treasure-coast/Woman-passes-out-after-drinking-at-friend-s-house-leaves-kids-home-alone/index.html

Anthony Lamar Jones Arrested In Slaying Of 13-Year-Old California Girl Genelle Renee Conway-Allen
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/09/arrest-made-in-slaying-of_0_n_2652513.html?icid=maing-grid10|html

Chase Cristia, 16, Brutally Attacked On School Bus; 2 Students Arrested After Footage Posted To Facebook (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/08/chase-cristia-beaten-school-bus-facebook-video_n_2647107.html?icid=maing-grid10|html

Boy shackled in parents' cellar for months doing much better with foster family - National domestic crimes | Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/boy-shackled-parents-cellar-for-months-doing-much-better-with-foster-family

Man, 23, gets 60 years for rape, child abuse » Knoxville News Sentinel
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/feb/07/man-23-gets-60-years-for-rape-child-abuse/

'Dafne,' 9-Year-Old Girl, Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Mexico
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/06/dafne-9-year-old-girl-gives-birth-mexico-baby-girl_n_2632631.html

Mamura Nasirova Arrested: NYC Nanny Allegedly Caught On Camera Smacking Baby (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/07/mamura-nasirova-arrested-baby-smacking-camera_n_2639567.html

Phillipsburg High School marijuana cookie suspect dies at home | lehighvalleylive.com
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/02/phillipsburg_high_school_marij.html

5 Tips to Protect a Child from Sexual Molestation
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/5-tips-protect-child-sexual-molestation-191700821.html

America Has an Incest Problem - Mia Fontaine - The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/america-has-an-incest-problem/272459/

Aryeh Eller, New York Teacher Removed From Classroom For Sexual Harassment, Paid Nearly $1 Million To Do Nothing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/aryeh-eller-new-york-teac_n_2567546.html

180 NJ - Turning Lives Around - Serving Women Men and children in Monmouth County, N.J.
http://www.180nj.org/

Ingrid Brewer: Adoptive mother 'locked children in their rooms, beat them with a HAMMER, zip-tied their hands togetherr
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/Adoptive-mother-locked-children-rooms-beat-HAMMER-zip-tied-hands-forced-use-trashcan-toilet.html

Texas Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet -- 2012 (pdf file)
http://www.texprotects.org/site/DocServer/TXP_Child_Abuse_and_Neglect_Fact_Sheet_2012.pdf

Michigan 'Hero' Teen Hides Rape Victim from Alleged Attacker - ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-hero-teen-hides-rape-victim-attacker/story

Update: Warren Prosecutor says Hunterdon woman had two underage sexual victims | NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2013/01/warren_prosecutor_mansfield_wo.html#incart_river

Warren County Prosecutor: Mansfield man engaged in 'sexual activity' with 15-year-old | NJ.com#incart_river
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2013/01/warren_county_prosecutor_mansf.html#incart_river

Warren County Prosecutor: Phillipsburg man abused 6-year-old | NJ.com#incart_river
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2013/01/warren_county_prosecutor_phili.html

Man arrested on sex abuse charges involving 4-year-old child - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Man-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges-involving-4.cspx

Apostle child sex: 'Apostle' sentenced to life in prison in child-sex case - OrlandoSentinel.com
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-apostle-morales-en-fuego-for-jesus.story

South Florida woman gets extra prison time for putting her kids in staged accidents - OrlandoSentinel.com
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/fl-staged-accidents-with-kids-20130110,0,1623464.story

FBI — Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison for Coercing a Minor to Become a Sex Slave
http://www.fbi.gov/lebanon-man-pleads-guilty-faces-20-years-in-prison-for-coercing-a-minor-to-become-a-sex-slave

Tina Alberson Admits She Withheld Water From Stepson Jonathan James, Who Died From Dehydration
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/tina-alberson-water-stepson-jonathan-james-dehydration.html

Paedophile, 61, 'plans to sue his seven-year-old victim for making up allegations against him' | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/Paedophile-61-plans-sue-seven-year-old-victim-making-allegations-him.html

Father sentenced 80 years in death of son who was kept in cage - U.S. News
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/father-sentenced-80-years-in-death-of-son-who-was-kept-in-cage

Victim Assistance Centre -- Houston, Texas
http://www.victimassistancecentre.com

Children In Nude Olympics At Maslin Beach Told By Police To Wear Clothes To Deter Pedophiles
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/nude-olympics-must-clothe_n_2439696.html

Always Connected | Cyber Bullying Solutions
http://www.alwaysconnected.org/

Former megachurch worker pleads guilty to child rape, gets 55 years in jail - National domestic crimes | Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/former-megachurch-worker-pleads-guilty-to-child-rape-gets-55-years-jail

Florida mother Melanie Reyes critical, after killing baby son in murder-suicide she warned about on Facebook | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257409/Florida-mother-Melanie-Reyes-critical-warned-Facebook.html

Woman sentenced to 30 years for killing her two-year-old stepson by dropping him twice on concrete floor
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250844/Woman-sentenced-30-years-killing-year-old-stepson-dropping-twice-concrete-floor.html

Jennifer Mahoney: Babysitter sentenced to 30 years for sexually abusing girl, 5, and streaming it online | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250550/Jennifer-Mahoney-Babysitter-sentenced-30-years-sexually-abusing-girl-5.html

Operation Sunflower: Over 100 children rescued from pedophiles' clutches across America after massive raid | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/Operation-Sunflower-Over-100-children-rescued-pedophiles-clutches-America-massive-raid.html

123 child victims of Internet sex abuse identified -- one just 19 days old, US officials say - U.S. News
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/03/16327023-123-child-victims-of-internet-sex-abuse-identified

Steubenville High School Students Joke About Rape In Video Leaked By Anonymous
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/steubenville-high-school-joke-rape-targeted-anonymous-video_n_2398479.html

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children
http://www.mcwcgno.org/what-we-do.html

Effects of Emotional Abuse - HOW DOES EMOTIONAL ABUSE HURT? / BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS
http://www.teach-through-love.com/effects-of-emotional-abuse.html

Safe Horizon: the largest victims' services agency in the United States
http://www.safehorizon.org/index/about-us-1.html

'Final Cut': Former Child Actor Killed Girlfriend, Went On The Run With Their Son (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/final-cut-former-child-actor-video_n_2368559.html

Nintendo 3DS Porn: 5-Year-Old Receives Refurbished Toy With Racy Photos For Christmas (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/nintendo-3ds-porn-photos-christmas-video_n_2371689.html

Jade Morris Missing After Babysitter Arrested in Casino Stabbing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/jade-morris-missing-las-vegas-brenda-stokes_n_2366249.html

West Point's sexual dysfunction | recordonline.com
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070429/NEWS/704290336/-1/NEWS

Military Academy Sexual Assaults Mostly Go Unreported
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/23/military-academy-sex-assaults-unreported_n_2355525.html
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