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Assembly Considers Tougher Penalties for Child Abuse

By Steven Rodriguez

A 16-year-old Fresno County girl was arrested today for child abuse. Her severely injured 4-month-old step-sister was rushed to Children’s Hospital of Central California with multiple broken bones and head injuries. A 22-year-old Redding father was charged with cruelty to a child likely to cause great bodily injury. His 4-week-old daughter is recovering from bleeding in the brain, a victim of shaken baby syndrome. Governor Schwarzenegger has proclaimed April Child Abuse Prevention Month in California. There are nearly 500,000 cases of child abuse reported in California each year. The California Department of Social Services has labeled child abuse “the single greatest public health epidemic in our country today.” Behind education and health care, child abuse and neglect is the third most critical issues facing California, says Danielle Mole of Prevent Child Abuse California...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 14, 2008 (boomark / email).