The Defenders USA, affiliated with On Eagles Wings Ministries and Shared Hope International, participate in Oct. 2010 in a Truck Stop Campaign to draw attention to the sexual abuse and exploitation minors. While child sex trafficking is a serious crime, those who purchase sex with minors often avoid stiff punishment in the U.S. criminal justice system, according to a new … [Read more...]

Kansas is the only state in the country that requires clear and convincing evidence to substantiate an allegation of child abuse or neglect. That standard could be putting children at risk, some in the child welfare field say. When the Kansas Department for Children and Families substantiates abuse or neglect, it places the perpetrator on a registry that bans him or her from living, working or … [Read more...]

MONTPELIER -- The number of alleged child abuse or neglect cases filed in courts across Vermont last year grew 21 percent from the year before, according to data from the state. In some counties, the number of cases filed grew much more than that; in Lamoille County, there were 300 percent more cases filed in fiscal 2014 than the year before. The Department for Children and Families … [Read more...]

More money passes through family law courts than all the other courts combined. Corrupt judges have unchecked power over your personal finances and your childrens’ lives. The lawyers are likely contributing to the judge’s re-election campaign. These are the disturbing claims that two groups working to change America's family court system agree upon. But they haven’t joined forces because the … [Read more...]

Police confiscated an arsenal of weapons over the weekend from a judge in Ohio who had been accused of brutally beating his wife. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason was arrested on Saturday after police received a 911 call from a woman who said that she saw two people fighting inside a vehicle in Shaker Heights, according to The Plain Dealer. An arrest report accused Mason of … [Read more...]