Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Maryland, Steven Kruger, age 63, pled guilty to distributing child poronography. Mr. Kruger thought he was sending text / e mails to a 13 year old girl. In reality, he was communicating with an undercover police officer. A meeting was arranged with the “13 year old” undercover police officer and Mr. Kruger was arrested. Kruger will be sentenced in March 2009 and faces up to 20 years in prison for his actions. The Maryland United States Attorney’s Office was involved in this investigation. After the arrest, investigators obtained a search warrant for Kruger’s computer where investigators found e mails, photos, and other evidence of documenting chid sexual abuse. You can read more about this story at the Baltimore Sun – Windsor Mill Maryland Man Admits to Sending Child Poronography.
The Baltimore Sun has reported that stores in Maryland including Big Lot Stores, Inc. and Dollar General Corporation have stopped selling Elmo’s Take Along Card Games, a toy that includes a backpack and playing cards. See 
A Montgomery County, Maryland high school student (Thiago Andrade, age 17) died in an accident involving a 2003 Toyota Camry that split in half. The car was driven by Johvanny Garmendez, age 17, of Silver Spring, Maryland. The vehicle struck a tree after Johvanny drove off of Veirs Mill Road. The vehicle then went down a grassy hill, hit a tree, and then broke into two sections. Both teenagers were wearing seatbelts.
Children in Maryland day care centers / child care centers should be protected from all hazardous items inside and outside the facility. Pursuant to 