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Child Abuse

Monday, February 25, 2013

PD: Woman Injures Boyfriend's Daughter, Faces Abuse Charges

Girl, 8, tells her mother and police that her father's girlfriend spanked her, grabbed her by the arms twice, and the second time shook her, causing her pain and leaving evident bruises.

A 34-year-old Brookfield woman could face prison if convicted of physically injuring her boyfriend's 8-year-old daughter, as alleged in a criminal complaint. The woman, who is not being named to avoid identifying the victim, was charged Feb. 15 in Waukesha County Circuit Court with physical abuse of a child, a felony punishable by up to three years and six months incarceration. The complaint says that the mother and father of the victim are divorced, and her father and the defendant now live together. The girl's mother told police that her daughter was with her father and his girlfriend from Dec. 26 through 28, and that when the child was dropped back off with her, she noticed bruises on both her arms. Her daughter told her that the …

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ann

5:34 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

I agree , what human would even hurt another,more so a child. True there are some kids you just want to... We adults need lto controle ourselfs,.   more ›

Monday, January 14, 2013

Greater Metro Schools Team Up in Effort Against Child Abuse

All conference games on Jan. 25 will be dedicated to overcoming the scourge of child abuse and will push for funds to aid programs at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

The Greater Metro Conference will hold its 1st Annual Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Night on Jan. 25 to support Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Child Abuse Prevention Programs. Sixteen GMC teams will be competing that night in boys and girls basketball at eight GMC locations. Boys games will be at Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Marquette University High School and West Allis Central. Girls games are at Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa East, Sussex Hamilton and West Allis Nathan Hale. All eight host sites will distribute literature, and all athletes will be wearing “blue ribbons for kids” temporary tattoos to create awareness and combat the national and local epidemic of child abuse. The Wauwatosa East High baseball team will also …

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