Read more child abuse stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3207/child-abuse.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:41:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74537/shaniya-raped-killed-on-day-of-abduction-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released today. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according...http://www.newser.com/story/74537/shaniya-raped-killed-on-day-of-abduction-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74104/aussies-sorry-for-abused-children.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Australian government has apologized—again—this time for abusing thousands of children forced to migrate to the nation. Some 500,000 "forgotten Australians" were abused or neglected in orphanages and children's work homes from 1930 to 1970. "We are sorry," Australian Prime Minister Devin Rudd told some 1,000...http://www.newser.com/story/74104/aussies-sorry-for-abused-children.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 4:20:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71919/childhood-abuse-may-lead-to-obesity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCompounding the mental and physical pain that accompanies childhood abuse, a new study suggests abuse may lead to adult obesity. Researchers studied 410 children who had court-substantiated cases of physical and sexual abuse before the age of 11; 30 years later, their body mass index scores were compared with a...http://www.newser.com/story/71919/childhood-abuse-may-lead-to-obesity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 7:50:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70514/taiwan-teen-severs-dads-hands-over-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice in Taiwan arrested a 17-year-old boy who chopped off his father's hands, allegedly after suffering years of physical abuse. The boy used a knife cut through both of his father's wrists while he slept, although doctors succeeded in reattaching them. Local media reported that the boy suffered frequent beatings...http://www.newser.com/story/70514/taiwan-teen-severs-dads-hands-over-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 7:16:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69613/aussie-fritzl-charged-with-raping-daughter-for-30-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Australian man has been charged with rape and incest after allegedly raping his daughter for more than 30 years and fathering four children with her, Reuters reports. The man was arrested after the victim contacted police and told them she had been kept a prisoner in their home in...http://www.newser.com/story/69613/aussie-fritzl-charged-with-raping-daughter-for-30-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 6:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68547/man-charged-with-striking-strangers-child.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Georgia man is being held on charges of felony cruelty to children after he slapped a stranger’s crying child in Wal-Mart, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Roger Stephens, 61, approached the mother and said, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.” When the...http://www.newser.com/story/68547/man-charged-with-striking-strangers-child.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 13:25:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64519/evangelical-leader-married-8-year-old-girl-ex-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn emotional ex-wife of an Arkansas evangelical sect leader testified yesterday that he forced underage girls to "marry" and have sex with him, reports the Telegraph . The woman, who said she herself was forced into her marriage at the age of 15, said she began having serious doubts about her...http://www.newser.com/story/64519/evangelical-leader-married-8-year-old-girl-ex-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 4:52:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63049/jackson-penned-grisly-play-starring-his-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson wrote a bizarre play in which his own children confront a child murderer—and discover he’s not such a bad guy. Acquired by News of the World with other memorabilia and papers, the play stars Paris and Michael Prince II Jackson, who enter the “endless black forest” in...http://www.newser.com/story/63049/jackson-penned-grisly-play-starring-his-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 18:23:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62929/in-the-end-abuse-charges-eclipsed-career.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson’s reputation will forever be tainted by the numerous allegations of child molestation levied against him, the New York Daily News reports. Jackson was never convicted of any crime, but he did settle out of court on two occasions, once for $20 million. A Jackson attorney said the singer...http://www.newser.com/story/62929/in-the-end-abuse-charges-eclipsed-career.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 12:56:02 CDT