Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, criminal legal proceedings are being pursued against a mother accused of prostituting her 5 year old daughter. The tragic ending to this story involved the death of this innocent child who was found in a ditch. Parents should be the protectors of their children and keep them from being harmed by others. If the allegations are true and there is evidence that results in a plea deal or a jury verdict, this mother will likely face a prison sentence for these crimes. You can read more about this story at Mother Accused of Trafficking Her Daughter to Appear in North Carolina Court.
In Fulton County, Georgia, a man pleaded guilty to charges that he pimped out two teenage girls for sex. Jonathan Terry, age 27, was accused of pimping and raping a 14 year old girl from Sandy Springs, Georgia. The Judge sentenced Mr. Terry to 20 years of prison. Mr. Terry will now be registered as a sex offender. The victims reported Mr. Terry’s criminal acts to the police in May 2009.
In Naperville, Illinois, Jose Luviano was sentenced to 13 years in prison for molesting children in a day care center operated by his wife. It is most disturbing that children were abused and neglected a the very place, a day care center, that the children were supposed to receive care, education, and proper supervision. Mr. Luviano admitted to the allegations and a plea deal was reached with prosecutors regarding the criminal sexual molestation charges.
A most disturbing news story was reported out of Saginaw, Michigan. It was reported that a care giver of a 10 year old girl traded the girl to man for cocaine. Thereafter, the man sexually assaulted the 10 year old girl. The woman (Angela Blackwell) was arrested and the man (Johnnie L. Griffin) is being sought by police. Both face felony charges. Each will be entitled to the defense of a public defender or a private criminal attorney. If the allegations are true and can be proved, prison time will be in order of these defendants.
A teenage boy from Atlanta, Georgia recently broke up with his girlfriend by sending her, her mother, and her sisters nude images of himself via cell phone text message. According to Cecily Hill, the Republican State Representative for Kingsland, Georgia, the boy could not be charged with any specific crime; that has led Kingsland to introduce legislation that would make so-called “sexting” – sending nude images over cell phone text messaging systems – illegal. It represents an update to a current law that prohibits transmitting obscene images of minors on floppy disks, CDs, or computer bulletin boards.
In Tennessee, children in public and private schools should be educated in a safe environment. Unfortunately, many teachers and school employees have violated the trust of their positions and have engaged in sexual misconduct with children. Whether it happens in high school, middle school or elementary school, it is still wrong and violative of State laws and school board policies and procedures. It was recently reported at the 
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