http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Child_AbuseFind stories, videos, and photos about Child Abuse from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:16:10 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Child_Abuse14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Child Abuse from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/21/arizona.abuse.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/21/arizona.abuse.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on child abuse charges, according to Arizona police.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/18/domestic.child.trafficking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/18/domestic.child.trafficking/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt sounds like the plot of a crime drama or the scourge of a developing country, but human trafficking is a serious problem in the U.S. and America's children are frequent pawns, experts say.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/15/north.carolina.missing.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/15/north.carolina.missing.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mother of a missing North Carolina girl has been charged with human trafficking and other offenses, authorities said Saturday night.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/china.baby.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/china.baby.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese authorities arrested dozens in an alleged child trafficking ring that sold at least 52 babies nationwide, state media said.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/31/cambodia.sex.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/31/cambodia.sex.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men charged with sexually exploiting Cambodian children are being brought back to the United States to face prosecution, the Justice Department announced Monday.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/02/maryland.toilet.birth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/02/maryland.toilet.birth/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 44-year-old Maryland woman faces charges of child abuse after police say she gave birth in a portable toilet and dropped the newborn into the waste tank.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/26/jackson.legal.woes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/26/jackson.legal.woes/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichael Jackson was a one-man cottage industry for the legal profession.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichael Jackson had a level of hero worship on a par with Elvis Presley or the Beatles but he was the first black star to inspire such a massive following around the world.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/virtual.child.porn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/virtual.child.porn/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Tennessee man is facing charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor for what authorities say are three pictures -- none of them featuring an actual child's body.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/22/scotus.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/22/scotus.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court will review a federal law allowing convicted sex offenders deemed "sexually dangerous" by the government to remain in prison even after they have completed their sentences.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/ireland.catholic.report.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/ireland.catholic.report.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of children suffered sexual abuse, beatings, malnutrition and emotional abuse for decades in the Irish institutions where they were raised, an Irish government commission said Wednesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 20:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/texas.polygamy.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/texas.polygamy.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextA polygamist sect is planning an event today to mark the first anniversary of a raid in which more than 400 children were removed from its Texas ranch.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/30/colombia.incest.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/30/colombia.incest.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTextA central Colombian farm worker has been accused of raping his daughter for decades and fathering eight children with her.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/25/jamaica.child.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/25/jamaica.child.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of child abuse reports in Jamaica increased dramatically in 2008, the nation's Office of Children's Registry reported Saturday.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal court jury in Florida convicted seven people of participating in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise, according to the Department of Justice.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Florida grand jury has indicted the mother of a missing 3-year-old girl on first-degree murder and other chargesTue, 14 Oct 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844403,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844403,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTen children ranging in age from 1 to 17 were left at hospitals Wednesday under Nebraska's unique safe haven law, which allows caregivers to abandon not only infants but also teenagers without fear of prosecutionThu, 25 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/21/texas.polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/21/texas.polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Texas grand jury indicted three more members of a polygamist sect that was raided in April, a Schleicher County official told CNN on Thursday.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/19/polygamy.foster.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/19/polygamy.foster.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 14-year-old girl believed to have married jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was ordered to foster care by a Texas judge on Tuesday.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTexas child welfare officials on Tuesday asked a court to order foster care for eight children at a polygamous compound, saying their mothers have refused to limit the children's contact with men suspected of being involved in underage marriages.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/31/jersey.home/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/31/jersey.home/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice investigating claims of child abuse on the Channel Island of Jersey say they have found the remains of at least five children, according to media reports.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/28/polygamy.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/28/polygamy.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive members of a polygamous sect who were indicted alongside leader Warren Jeffs last week turned themselves in Monday to face sexual assault charges, Texas authorities said.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/24/sex.molester.bond/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/24/sex.molester.bond/index.html#cnnSTCTextA convicted South Florida child molester who has avoided serving a 43-year prison sentence may soon be taken back into custody, according to a court document filed Thursday afternoon.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/scotus.child.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/scotus.child.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that child rapists cannot be executed, concluding that capital punishment for crimes against individuals can be applied only to murderers.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/toobin.child.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/toobin.child.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court ruled Wednesday morning that child rapists cannot be given the death penalty, effectively reserving the punishment only for murderers.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/16/fugitive.bust/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/16/fugitive.bust/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trail for the convicted child molester seemed to grow cold as the police combed his empty apartment.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMembers of a polygamist sect have begun emotional reunions with their children, who were taken from the group's ranch amid an abuse investigation nearly two months agoMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/30/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/30/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCTextTexas authorities say they collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs in connection with a criminal investigation involving "spiritual marriages" to four girls ages 12 to 15.Fri, 30 May 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChild molesters may lurk and thrive in the shadows of the Internet, but Interpol may have discovered how to use that refuge against themFri, 09 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pedophile suspect who became the subject of an international manhunt this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States.Thu, 08 May 2008 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/07/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/07/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTextInterpol is chasing more than 200 leads on the potential identity of a pedophile suspected of molesting young boys, just one day after launching a global manhunt.Wed, 07 May 2008 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/scotus.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/scotus.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court focused Wednesday on whether "evolving standards of decency" in the United States forbid a resumption of capital punishment for any felony but murder. But the justices offered no clear indication of how they will rule in the case of a man who is on Louisiana death row for raping a child.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice are asking the district attorney to file a misdemeanor child endangerment charge against Richie Sambora, who had two children in his car when he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving last monthWed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/14/sunny.scarlet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/14/sunny.scarlet/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm cool under pressure. Cool as a cucumber, actually, eerily so. My friends and family comment on it. I think I get it from my father, the quintessential smooth operator.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/jersey.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/jersey.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebris excavated from the basement of a former children's home is being sent to laboratories for further examination, police said Monday.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/27/jersey.orphanage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/27/jersey.orphanage/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice are excavating several sites in the grounds of a former children's home on the English Channel island of Jersey as more allegations emerge of child abuse spanning several decades.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.jackson2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.jackson2/index.html#cnnSTCTextA handcuffed Michael Jackson arrived at the Santa Barbara jail Thursday to face child molestation charges that could put him behind bars for years if convicted.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:21:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164294,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164294,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHundreds of pages of court documents were released Tuesday in the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline custody battle – and in them was the revelation that the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services is still looking into "multiple child abuse and neglect referrals."Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20150856,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20150856,00.htmlBritney Spears's former bodyguard, Tony Barretto, asked the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services to open a child abuse investigation into the singer, his lawyer says.Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/09/13/hall.indicted.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/09/13/hall.indicted.ap/index.htmlFormer major league outfielder Mel Hall was indicted Wednesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two girls -- ages 12 and 14 -- who played on elite basketball teams he coached in the 1990s.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648412,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648412,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new study shows soaring rates of child abuse and neglect in military families after a parent's deploymentTue, 31 Jul 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/child.molester/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/child.molester/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most "far-flung and exotic fugitive investigation ever conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service" ended early Sunday with convicted child molester Alan Horowitz in custody on U.S. soil.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/08/child.starved/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/08/child.starved/index.htmlA couple who kept their five children on a strict raw foods diet was cleared of aggravated manslaughter Monday for the death of their 6-month-old baby, but convicted of four counts of child neglect.Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/16/hamilton.child.support/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/16/hamilton.child.support/index.htmlEvidence at Michael Jackson's trial strongly indicated that he is a child molester. There was testimony that he plied children with liquor, showed them pornography, and invited them into his bed -- all behaviors typical of a molester.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.jury/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.jury/index.htmlA stoic Michael Jackson walked out of court Monday acquitted by jurors who said they didn't have enough evidence to convict him of molestation charges that could have sent him to prison for years.Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.charges/index.htmlThe following are the charges in Michael Jackson's child molestation case and the verdicts reached by the jury on Monday.Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/24/italy.pedophilia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/24/italy.pedophilia/index.htmlAuthorities in Italy say three Roman Catholic priests are among the 186 people under investigation in connection with an Internet pedophilia ring.Tue, 24 May 2005 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/jackson.rowe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/jackson.rowe/index.htmlShe was an unknown nurse who came out of the blue to marry a world-famous enigma and give him two children, all while under the unyielding glare of the media's spotlight.Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/23/schiavo.jeb.bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/23/schiavo.jeb.bush/index.htmlThe state judge who ordered Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed last week rejected the latest effort by Florida officials to intervene in the brain-damaged woman's case.Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/17/rilya.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/17/rilya.charges/index.htmlA woman faces a murder charge in the case of a missing 4-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted harsh criticism of Florida's child-welfare system, a prosecutor said.Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/08/shanley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/08/shanley/index.htmlGasps echoed through the courtroom Monday when jurors handed down a guilty verdict to defrocked priest Paul Shanley for raping a boy at his parish in the 1980s.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/06/michael.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/06/michael.jackson/index.htmlJury selection in Michael Jackson's trial on child molestation charges will be cut short Monday after the pop star's lead attorney suffered a death in the family, defense sources said.Mon, 07 Feb 2005 01:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/04/family.torture/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/04/family.torture/index.htmlA Florida couple accused of torturing and starving five of their seven children were taken into custody Friday night in Utah after detectives were able to track their cell phone signals, authorities said.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/01/shanley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/01/shanley/index.htmlProsecutors rested their child rape case against defrocked priest Paul Shanley by calling his accuser's Sunday-school classmates, who offered the only testimony to corroborate the accuser's claims of abuse 15 years ago.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/31/jackson.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/31/jackson.trial/index.htmlPop star Michael Jackson appeared confident as jury selection began in his child molestation trial Monday, smiling and laughing in court while prospective jurors craned their necks to catch a glimpse of him.Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/30/jackson.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/30/jackson.trial/index.htmlPop singer Michael Jackson issued a video statement Sunday, a day before jury selection begins in his child molestation trial, calling leaks from the grand jury "disgusting and false."Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/25/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/25/jackson.case/index.htmlProsecutors want to show jurors "erotic materials" seized from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch when the pop singer goes on trial on child molestation charges, according to newly released court documents.Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/21/michael.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/21/michael.jackson/index.htmlThe judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case ruled Friday that the prosecution can call expert witnesses to testify about the behavior of victims of child sexual abuse trauma.Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/12/michael.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/12/michael.jackson/index.htmlThe judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case Wednesday postponed hearing arguments on whether accusations of past sexual abuse against the pop star should be admitted as evidence at his upcoming trial.Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/jackson.case/index.htmlProsecutors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case want to include as evidence previous allegations of sex offenses for which police did not charge the singer.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/04/jackson.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/04/jackson.trial/index.htmlThe judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case Thursday denied a defense motion that would have removed prosecutor Tom Sneddon and his entire staff from involvement in the upcoming trial.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/15/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/15/jackson.case/index.htmlOne of the attorneys representing pop superstar Michael Jackson in his child molestation case has left the defense team for unspecified reasons.Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/07/hamilton.sex.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/07/hamilton.sex.abuse/index.htmlLast week, a Hampden County, Massachusetts prosecutor indicted Bishop Thomas L. Dupre for child rape with two boys .Dupre was the first Roman Catholic Church bishop to be charged with the crime.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/jackson.case/index.htmlThe district attorney who filed child molestation charges against pop star Michael Jackson was called to the stand during a preliminary hearing focusing on the prosecutor's actions in the weeks before the charges were lodged.Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/jackson.case/index.htmlPolice said Wednesday they found no evidence to support child abuse allegations from the 1980s against singer Michael Jackson.Thu, 03 Jun 2004 04:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/03/jackson.underwear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/03/jackson.underwear/index.htmlUnderwear believed to have been worn by Michael Jackson and photographs of him with young boys have been seized by authorities investigating child molestation charges against the pop star, Monmouth County, New Jersey, officials confirmed Monday.Tue, 04 May 2004 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/16/csection.mom/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/16/csection.mom/index.htmlA woman accused of killing her unborn twin son by refusing a Caesarean section will have separate child endangerment charges against her dropped at a hearing Tuesday afternoon, court sources said.Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/02/child.porn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/02/child.porn/index.htmlThe "trial of the century" of four people in Belgium on child kidnapping, abuse and murder charges has once again focused attention on child sex abuse and worldwide child pornography rings.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/03/cnna.carr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/03/cnna.carr/index.htmlA Michael Jackson TV special aired Friday night on CBS, featuring the singer's hits, dance moves and friends, but no mention of the child molestation charges against him. The show was postponed in November but aired after Jackson discussed the charges on the CBS show "60 Minutes."Sat, 03 Jan 2004 14:48:00 EST