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By David Wolf, Attorney
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In West Virginia and other States, a man has been charged with a crime involving a 2 year old boy. Michael Scott Linkous, age 20, of Coal City, North Carolina is accused of abusing the 2 year old in causing or allowing scolding hot water to injure the 2 year old. Investigators reported that the injuries were “submersion burns” which are burns caused by parts of the body submerged in scolding hot water. Linkous was the boyfriend of the 2 year old’s mother. Parents should be very careful as to what adults are given access and responsibility for their children. You can read more about this story at Raleigh County, North Carolina Man Charged for Child Abuse.

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By Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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A Dallas, Texas teen (Alexander Olvera) died following a dive into a creek at Turner Falls Park in Oklahoma. It was reported that the area of the dive was a shallow part of the creek. The incident happened in Honey Creek. After he dove into the creek, he did not resurface. Lifeguards from an adjacent or nearby swimming area assisted the family with CPR while waiting for paramedics to show up at the scene to take over the care. Alexander was later pronounced dead at Sulphur Hospital. An autopsy will be performed to confirm the cause of death. From the facts reported, it is uncertain whether the death was related to a head injury, drowning, a combination of the two causes. There have been other drowning incidents in Oklahoma this summer and year. Unfortunately, deaths and serious personal injuries continue to take place in waterways and swimming pools in the State of Oklahoma and other areas. You can read more about the incident involving Alexander Olvera at Teen Dies Following Dive into Oklahoma Creek.

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By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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State%20Map%20Iowa.jpgIn Coon Rapid, Iowa, a 16 year of boy (Casey Daniel Stork) died in an accident. Casey was the passenger in a Ford Escape SUV driven by another 16 year old – Daniel Kult. News report indicate that Daniel Kult was trying to pass another vehicle when he lost control of the vehicle, entered a ditch, and then rolled over several times before coming to a stop in the yard of a residence.

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By Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a lawsuit was recently filed against a Tulsa church operated school. The lawsuit alleges that the school and its officials were negligent in failing to supervise and prevent a teacher from sexually abusing students at the school. Aaron Thompson, a former teacher at the Grace Fellowship Church – Christian School, pled guilty in 2003 to criminal counts of lewd molestation and sexual abuse. Mr. Thompson was sentenced to a prison term of 25 years. There were nine boys that were the victims of these criminal acts who ranged in age from 7 to 14 when the boys were molested. Prior civil lawsuits involving this teacher were settled in the past. You can read more about this story at Lawsuit Filed Against Tulsa Oklahoma Church Based School.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In North Carolina and other states, men and women with good jobs and positions of responsibility and respect are doing horrible things to children. In particular, some of these so called upstanding citizens are sexually abusing children and even offering the children to others for sex acts. In Durham, North Carolina, Frank M. Lombard, the associate director of Duke University’s Center for Health Policy, was arrested recently for offering his 5 year old adopted son for sex over the Internet. During Internet chats, Mr. Lombard even admitted to prior sex acts on the 5 year old by drugging the 5 year old with allergy medications. Of course, Mr. Lombard will be entitled to present a defense to the charges; however, if the charges and allegations are true, Mr. Lombard should serve the maximum sentence under law and thereafter register as a child predator and never go near another child. You can read more about the horrible alleged acts of Mr. Lombard at Duke University Official Arrested for Offering 5 Year Old Adopted Son for Sex Acts.

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By Steven Smith, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In New York and other States, day care owners, operators, and employees have a duty to provide a safe environment for children. In particular, safety precautions should be taken to insure that children are not exposed to the dangers of drownings from swimming pools, bath tubs, lakes, rivers, canals, and, yes, mop buckets. A simple mop bucket can be deadly to an unsupervised infant or toddler. In Queens, New York, an 11 month old boy, while in a day care center, fell into a mop bucket and drowned. The child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Krystal Khan, age 28, was later charged with the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. This tragic event could have been avoided with more diligent supervision and safety precautions for the children. You can read about this story at Child Dies After Falling into a Mop Bucket at a New York Day Care Center.

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By David Wolf, Attorney

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State%20Map%20Nevada.jpgA recent autopsy confirmed that a 6 year old boy (Apollo Fuller) died as a result of a drowning incident in Lake Lahontan, Nevada. The autopsy results showed no signs of foul play, crime or trauma that would indicate causes of death other than the drowning. Apollo was reported missing and then there was a search for him. The boy apparently had disappeared while using or playing on a water trampoline. News report did not detail what safety precautions were in place at the lake for small children like Apollo. There were also sparse details about the size, type, make, and set up of the water trampoline. It is quite a tragedy for the family of Apollo Fuller and his community. You can read more about this story at Autopsy of 6 Year Old Confirmed Death by Accidental Drowning.

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By Joseph R. Hillebrand Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In St. Louis, Missouri, a child was left a day care center van at the zoo. According to reports from the St. Louis Police Department, a 3 year old was left on a day care center van. The van was operated by the Heaven 24 / 7 Learning Center that was on a field trip on June 9th to the St. Louis Zoo. A visitor to the zoo heard a child yell for help from the van. The concerned patron was able to locate the day care group a few minutes later. The day care child care workers later admitted to failing to conduct a head count and failing to realize that a child was left behind. This kind of negligence could have caused serious personal injuries and even death to a child in a hot vehicle over summer months. You can read more about this story at Child Left in Day Care Van at the St. Louis Missouri Zoo.

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By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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Police are in search of a man accused of molesting a 10 year old boy in a restroom at the Stockton (California) Hospital. The boy was waiting for his father to receive treatment at the Emergency Room when the incident took place. The incident took place in a stall. The suspect is described as a white mail between the ages of 23 to 25 year old, 5 Feet 8 inches tall, and 150 – 170 pounds. Hopefully, police and videotapes from the hospital (if any) serve to locate this criminal who molested this boy in the restroom. This incident shows the importance of parental supervision in bathrooms and other secluded areas. You can read more about this story at 10 Year Old Boy Molested in Dameron Hospital Emergency Room Restroom.

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State%20Map%20Virigina.jpgIn Richmond, Virginia, a 13 month old boy was left in a day care van for at least 4 hours and died from heat exposure. Andrew Joseph Johnson was picked up at his home in the morning by driver Keishawn L. Whitfield. The plan was to drop Andrew off at the day care known known at the Yellow Brick Road Day Care & Learning Center. Unfortunately and tragically, Andrew was left in the hot van for at least 4 hours according to news reports. The state medical examiner for Virginia determined that the cause of death was environmental heat exposure.

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