CHILD ABUSE
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Jacob's Law namesake ready to help other youths
Jacob Gould used to dream of being a professional wrestler, but now the 12-year-old with a new law named after him wants to devote his life to helping others wrestle with problems like almost cost h...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 4:48 AM
NASCAR DAD Tonya Craft Sues For $25 Million !
Tonya Craft and her attorney/psychologist Dr. Demosthenes Lorandos were on Larry King show tonight. Tonya age 37, has 10 year old son and 7 year old daughter. Trial in Catoosa County, Georgia. Chicka...
Posted on 6/14/10 at 6:37 PM
STATE VIEW: Wear blue – and pass the Kyle Herman Bill – to support ending child abuse 
We would like to introduce you to Kyle, now a 9-year old Minnesota student with Down syndrome who has become the inspiration for must-pass legislation this session at the Minnesota Legislature.
By The Concordia University Student Legislative Action Team: Kate Benke, Alex Bednar, Calvin Bella, Gabby DeMarre, Israel Lopez and Chris Siver; special to the News Tribune , April 05, 2010
Duluth man convicted of child abuse gets 29-year sentence
A Duluth man convicted last month of eight “horrific” felony crimes for violently abusing his child and two stepchildren was sentenced Tuesday to 29.5 years in prison.
By Mark Stodghill , April 29, 2009
Bemidji teen found after fleeing home
April 27, 2009
Mom defends Duluth man on trial for abusing her children
In the final day of testimony, the mother of the children that Damen Dean Smith is accused of abusing defended him. “I made it very clear that if I suspected anyone of hurting my kids, there’s no way I’d be with him,’’ Jodie Springer testified.
By Mark Stodghill , April 01, 2009
Stepfather, mother deny child abuse in Duluth trial
Damen Dean Smith testified Tuesday that he didn’t know how his 6-year-old stepson got the broken arm and the serious abdominal injury he’s accused of inflicting on the boy.
By Mark Stodghill , March 31, 2009
Prosecution rests in Smith trial
The prosecution rested this morning in a child-abuse case against Damen Dean Smith, 32, whose defense now seems ready to argue that injuries inflicted on a then-6-year-old boy were caused by others.
March 30, 2009
Girl says stepdad told her to kill her baby sister
A 10-year-old girl who brought a juror to tears Thursday recounting abuse at the hands of her stepfather, told a social worker in a taped interview that was played for the jury Friday that he also said: ‘Kill your baby sister or else I’ll choke you.’ "
March 28, 2009
Girl says stepfather told her to kill her baby sister
Tapes played to a jury in a Duluth child-abuse trial Friday showed an 8-year-old girl first denying her stepfather hurt her and her brothers and then describing horrific acts.
March 27, 2009
10-year-old girl: 'I should have protected my family'
A St. Louis County juror pulled a tissue from a box in a courtroom that was quiet except for the soft but sure voice of a 10-year-old girl telling a hauntingly cruel story of abuse that she said she, her brother and stepbrother suffered at the hands of her stepfather.
By Mark Stodghill , March 26, 2009
Boys testify in Duluth child-abuse trial
Two well-groomed little boys took the witness stand in St. Louis County District Court this morning and told a jury what they said their “mean dad’’ did to them.
By Mark Stodghill , March 25, 2009
Judge considers mistrial in Duluth child abuse case
After nearly a week of jury selection and a day of testimony, a Duluth judge was considering Tuesday night whether to declare a mistrial in the case of a man accused of assaulting two stepchildren and a son.
By Mark Stodghill , March 25, 2009
Pediatrician testifies in alleged Duluth child abuse
A St. Mary’s Duluth Clinic pediatrician testified this morning that when she saw repeated bruising on a 6-year-old Duluth boy and his overall health seemed to decline, she contacted the initial intervention unit of St. Louis County Social Services with her suspicion of child abuse.
By Mark Stodghill , March 23, 2009
Hibbing man sentenced to prison in child’s death
A Hibbing man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 1-year-old stepson.
February 24, 2009
Hibbing man sentenced in child's death
February 23, 2009
Hoyt Lakes man sentenced to 25 years in child sex assaults
January 05, 2009
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