Category Archives: Parenting

Brain Dead, Broken Back, Child Abuse, Head Injuries, Murder, Rib Injuries

BABYSITTER CHARGED WITH MURDER, CHILD ABUSE AFTER DEATH OF 5-YEAR OLD GIRL

A Wyoming babysitter has been accused of beating and killing a 5-year-old girl.

 

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Babysitter charged with murder, child abuse after death of 5-year-old girl

Police said 51-year-old Cheri Marler faces charges of first degree murder and child abuse. She has been held in a Wyoming jail without bond.

“In terms of child abuse, this was for me, personally – this was one of the hardest ones I’ve ever worked in,” said Chief Mike Kahre with the Kemmerer Police Department.

He said officers responded to a 911 call around 3:40 p.m. on Friday, November 25. They said Marler told dispatch that the girl, Annabelle, fell down the stairs and was not breathing.

“She pretty much stuck to the baby had fallen down the stairs, but that just wasn’t consistent with some of the things in the home, and the appearance of Annabelle,” Chief Kahre said.

Info in the affidavit gave details of what responding officers saw.

“The color of the child was somewhat dark and pale,” one officer reported. “The left side of the child’s face was completely bruised and appeared to have old bruising under new bruising.”

Crews eventually transported the young girl be medical helicopter to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she died Saturday morning.

Annabelle’s mom, Kayla Kartchner, spoke to 2News about what she saw at the hospital.

“I knew I wasn’t going to have my little girl back,” she said. “She wasn’t going to make it. They tried everything they could. She was already brain dead by the time she got to the hospital.”

According to the affidavit, doctors found several injuries, “which included multiple rib injuries, a punctured lung, several head injuries (old and new), a broken back, many lacerations, scrapes and countless bruises on the entire body of the child.”

Police said Marler had been watching Annabelle and her sister for several months. The mom may have been escaping a domestic abuse situation, according to the affidavit. Police said Marler eventually admitted to slapping and hitting the child.

“I asked her to demonstrate how she did it, and she did take her hands in a clapping motion and slapped them together,” said Chief Kahre. “She said it was anywhere between 5 and 10 times, and said it could have been more times.”

Annabelle’s mom, Kayla, said she was heartbroken. She said Annabelle loved unicorns and the color, pink. She wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up.
“She was very sweet, even when she was sick. She was still trying to be happy and playful. She had a little sister who was just 4-years-old, and her little sister is just so confused on everything,” Kartchner said.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses.

According to the page, “Her mama was at work when she got this devastating call. We are raising the money for Belle’s funeral services! Please anything helps.”

Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Grooming, Incest, Rape, Sexual Assault

SD SENATE CANDIDATE JOEL KOSKAN ACCUSED OF GROOMING, RAPING CHILD FAMILY MEMBER

Koskan, 44, could also face counts of rape, sexual contact with a child under the age of 16 and aggravated incest-related child

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SD SENATE CANDIDATE ACCUSED OF GROOMING, RAPING CHILD FAMILY MEMBER

A Republican running for South Dakota state Senate was charged with felony child abuse Thursday for allegedly grooming and raping a young family member for years, according to local reports.

Joel Koskan, a third-time candidate for the state Senate, allegedly groomed and abused the young girl for at least six years starting in 2014, court documents obtained by the Mitchell Republic revealed.

Koskan, 44, could also face counts of rape, sexual contact with a child under the age of 16 and aggravated incest-related child, according to a probable cause statement the outlet cited.

The Senate hopeful began grooming the child when she was 12 years old by having her sit on his lap, kissing her and giving long hugs, according to the court docs.

The child thought the behavior was “‘normal things’ that families were supposed to do,” an investigator wrote in the document.

She realized what Koskan was doing to her was abusive at a summer camp she attended at age 14 when counselors spoke about inappropriate physical contact with adults, according to the publication.

Koskan allegedly installed a camera in her bedroom after her return from camp that he would use to constantly watch her from an app on his phone.  He also required her to straddle him without underwear, the court documents allege.

The victim said he regularly touched her inappropriately and eventually allegedly began forcing sexual intercourse after she turned 17 years old on multiple occasions in the family’s homes across the state.

Koskan controlled the child as well with location tracking, required nightly phone calls, authority over her social media accounts and jurisdiction over what she wore, the documents say.

Koskan used GPS tracking via her phone and vehicle and learned through her location that she had gone to the sheriff’s office to speak about the reported abuse, according to the documents.

“You promised you’d never do this,” Koskan texted her on May 6. “I’m begging you, you don’t want to do this.”

Other text message exchanges between the victim and the Republican appeared to confirm her story, investigators said.

Koskan was taken into custody Thursday and has an initial hearing scheduled for Nov. 7.

Since news of the alleged abuse got out, Koskan has deleted his Twitter account and made his campaign website private.

The South Dakota Democratic Party has since called for him to immediately end his campaign, the Mitchell Republic reported.

“These allegations concerning Joel Koskan are deeply disturbing, and he should immediately end his campaign,” party chairman Randy Seiler said in a statement. “While he will still appear on the ballot, the choice for the voters of District 26 couldn’t be clearer. Partisan politics aside, Joel Koskan should not be voting in the legislature on issues that affect South Dakota kids — or any issues at all.”

State Republicans also denounced any alleged abuse.

“The allegation against Joel Koskan is very serious, and the South Dakota Republican Party unequivocally opposes child abuse in all forms,” South Dakota GOP Chairman Dan Lederman said. “The South Dakota Republican Party trusts the justice system to work through the allegation.”

If convicted, Koskan can be locked behind bars for up to 10 years.

Administration Agenda, Child Exploitation, Child Innocence, Coverup, STDs, Suicide

WE HAVE BEEN IN AN STD PANDEMIC SINCE 2000

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Can you communicate with your Children? YOUR CHILDREN NEED YOU NOW!!!!

We now have 35 known STDs. In 1960, we only had two.

PARENTS:

  • Can you talk to your children?
  • Have you talked to your children?
  • Your child/children need you NOW, MORE THAN EVER!

The CDC released THE SYPHILIS CALL TO ACTION in April 2017
Penicillin is the only antibiotic that works, or has ever woked on Syphilis.

This Document was posted May 31, 2017

Teenagers make up one-third of the U.S. population, but they carry 50 percent of STDs.

One in four teens has an STD. (Over 80% of those infections have no symptoms, so they can go undetected, which is dangerous for the teen, their future sexual partners and their future children.)

From 1999-2014, the suicide rate in girls age 10 to 14 tripled.

The 6 months following an abortion, high school females were 10 times more likely to commit suicide than other females.

As STDs have become an epidemic in teens, so has depression.

STD Cases Soar in the US
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Child Abuse, Child Exploitation, Cruelty, Day Care, Indifference, Law Enforcement

Daycare workers facing charges of felony child abuse after scaring children with masks

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4 Day Care workers each face three counts of felony child abuse, a 5th worker faces charges of failure to report abuse by a mandatory reporter and simple assault against a minor.

Videos on Facebook show a day care worker wearing a Halloween mask and yelling at children

HAMILTON, MS  –  Four people linked to viral video footage of Mississippi daycare employees using a scary mask to frighten young children are facing charges of felony child abuse, and a fifth person faces two misdemeanor counts.

The daycare’s owner, Sheila Sanders, is not facing charges.  She has said that at least four of the employees were fired after the video came to light.

The videos, one filmed in September and another this month, were posted on social media.  They show a daycare worker at Lil’ Blessings Child Care & Learning Center in Hamilton, an unincorporated community in northeast Mississippi, wearing a Halloween mask similar to the one in the “Scream” movies and yelling at children who didn’t “clean up” or “act good.”

Children can be seen bawling, cowering in fear, and at times running from the masked employee.  Another employee gives directions, singling out which children have acted good or bad, The Associated Press reported.  The employee in the mask is shown screaming inches away from children’s faces, the video showed.

Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook said in a news release that four of the women each face three counts of felony child abuse.  A fifth woman, he says, faces charges of failure to report abuse by a mandatory reporter and simple assault against a minor — both misdemeanors.

“They can’t use corporal punishment, so we think they were using the mask to try to scare the kids into doing what they were supposed to be doing,” Crook said.

Child Innocence, Child Predator, Child Sexual Abuse, Good Parenting, Teaching Children, Thorn

ONLY 1 IN 5 PARENTS HAVE DONE THIS

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Child Exploitation has multiplied exponentially siince this administration has actively pushed the WOKE agenda against Parents and Our Children.

Requests to share nudes?  It happens younger than you think.

If you’ve read Thorn’s latest research report, then you know that kids are navigating online grooming and receiving requests for nudes often at far younger ages than many people think.

But despite a majority of parents thinking they should talk with their children about sharing nudes before the age of 13, only 1 in 5 parents have done so.

To compound the issue, kids often face shame and blame as they recover from negative digital experiences.  This can exacerbate the harm they experience and further isolate kids who are in trouble.

So where does that leave kids and their parents?   How can parents gain confidence to have these difficult conversations early and often with their children?

Enter Thorn for Parents – a digital resource hub designed to help parents have earlier, more frequent, and judgment-free conversations with kids about digital safety.

Not a parent?  Tell a friend or family member who could benefit from this information!

THORN FOR PARENTS

BE YOUR KID’S SAFETY NET

Kids today face a very different set of challenges.  There’s a whole new landscape where a child’s relationship with technology and normal sexual development overlap, with a whole new set of experiences online.  And they need your help to navigate it safely.

Topics

TAKE THE FIRST STEP

Whether this is your first time talking to your child or you’ve broached a topic before, here are some areas to learn more about and guide conversations.

SEXTING & NUDES

When and how to have conversations about consent and the risks of sharing nudes.

DEVICE ACCESS & MONITORING

What access your child likely has, and things to consider when it comes to monitoring their behavior.

ALL ABOUT THE PLATFORMS

A guide to the places kids interact online — usage, risks, and privacy across the digital landscape.