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Inquiry: Penn St. Officials Concealed Sex Abuse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing the former assistant football coach to prey on other youngsters, according to a scathing report issued Thursday on the scandal.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - Associated Press - News

Sen. Hoeven Wants Hearing on American Indian Reservation Child Abuse
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Republican North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven is pushing the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to hold hearings about child abuse and neglect on American Indian reservations, according to his deputy chief of staff.
Saturday, July, 14, 2012 - - News

Child Abuse a Concern at Spirit Lake
A federal human services administrator is urging sweeping steps to correct what he calls bureaucratic “inaction and excuses” in failing to protect endangered children at Spirit Lake Nation.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Forum Communications - News

Spirit Lake Whistleblower Calls Federal Response ‘Window Dressing’
A federal official who has repeatedly reported allegations of child abuse at Spirit Lake Nation wrote Tuesday to complain that investigators have failed to take action to protect victims from ongoing abuse.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - Forum Communications - News

Doctors, Officials Warn About the Dangers of Adderall Abuse
The prescription drug Adderall is widely abused by teens and college students across the nation but officials say the problem is abusers don't know its effects and consequences.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - WDAZ - News

Catholic religious order opens abuse files
A Roman Catholic religious order based in the Midwest is releasing an unusually candid report admitting it failed victims of clergy sex abuse.
Tuesday, June, 18, 2013 - Associated Press - News

Defendant in Child Abuse Case Charged with Threatening Witness
A Thompson, N.D., man charged last fall with felony abuse and neglect of his children appeared Monday on a new charge accusing him of threatening to “hurt” a female witness in the child abuse/neglect case.
Tuesday, February, 05, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

Man accused of abusing stepdaughter
Wearing pigtails, smiling and holding a stuffed puppy, an eight-year-old girl took the stand to be the first witness against her former stepfather Tuesday in his trial on a charge he sexually abused her for months in their Grand Forks home.
Wednesday, April, 03, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

Unique center serves as advocate for child abuse victims
The Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota is a serene environment in which children are examined and interviewed following instances of maltreatment and abuse. We talk with the executive director to get an idea of what the center does, and how predators “groom” their victims.
Monday, April, 01, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

9-year-old saves himself, 2 brothers from abuse
A 9-year-old boy's courage saves himself and his brothers from further abuse. Kacie Schaeffer and her boyfriend Trevor Runningbear are charged in Burleigh County with two counts of child abuse and neglect for what they did to three little boys.
Thursday, June, 06, 2013 - KX News - News

Red Lake Man Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing Two Girls
A federal judge Monday in Minneapolis sentenced Dean Earl Wilkens, Red Lake, Minn., to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing two girls over several years on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News

Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of Child
Adam Scott Hamilton was sentenced today in state district court in Grand Forks to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing a boy from the time he was 6 until he was 12.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News

Sexual abuse charges against Faribault, Minn., teacher dropped
Attorneys say charges have been dropped against a former Faribault prep school teacher accused of sexually abusing a student in 1980.
Thursday, April, 04, 2013 - Associated Press - News

Grand Forks sexual abuse case in hands of jury
The jury began deliberating the case against Justin Yarbro of Grand Forks just before noon today. Yarbro, 32, is charged with the continuous sexual abuse of his stepdaughter from April 2010 to October 2011, a Class AA felony with a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole if he’s convicted.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

UND, Altru, City of Grand Forks to Educate on Impacts of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Area
A town hall meeting next week will raise awareness about the negative impacts of alcohol and drug abuse in the Grand Forks Area.
Thursday, October, 18, 2012 - WDAZ - News

Defense in sex abuse trial challenges DNA collected from girl's clothing
On the second day of his trial, Justin Yarbro’s attorneys challenged DNA evidence that prosecutors say shows he sexually abused his stepdaughter in 2010 and 2011 when she was 6 and 7.
Thursday, April, 04, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

Penn State Child Sex Abuse Case Goes to Jury
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky was either a "predatory pedophile" who lured young boys to Penn State with gifts and access to big-time football, or a victim of now-grown men who lied to get a payout, attorneys argued Thursday as the former coach's child sex abuse case went to a jury.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Associated Press - News

Jury: Grand Forks man guilty of continuous sexual abuse of stepdaughter
The jury began deliberating the case against Justin Yarbro of Grand Forks just before noon today. Yarbro, 32, is charged with the continuous sexual abuse of his stepdaughter from April 2010 to October 2011, a Class AA felony with a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole if he’s convicted.
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

"Safer Tomorrows" Initiative Aims to Prevent Abuse, Bullying, Violence in School
This school year students in Grand Forks County will be learning more about abuse, bullying and violence through the new Safer Tomorrows program. The program has many initiatives that will be completely school-based. The Grand Forks Public School system is adding programming for even its youngest students.
Tuesday, September, 11, 2012 - WDAZ - News

Ex-wife invented child abuse out of revenge, Yarbro testifies
Taking the stand in his own trial on the charge he sexually abused his stepdaughter, Justin Yarbro denied the allegations Thursday and said his ex-wife used her daughter to frame him as a volatile marriage was coming to an end.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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