New CMPD campaign hopes to tackle underreporting of child sexual abuse

New CMPD campaign hopes to tackle underreporting of child sexual abuse

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is launching a new community awareness campaign focused on child sexual assault, the signs of this type of abuse and the need to report abuse . On April 2, CMPD and Pat’s Place Child Advocacy Center, a local advocacy center offering therapy for child victims, announced the new campaign. This comes at the beginning of Child Abuse Awareness Month. Rock Hill Scho…

The mother of the child who has denounced physical and sexual assaults by four other colleagues at an institute in Almendralejo (Badajoz) has decided to share what her family is feeling now. “It’s time to stop so much violence,” the woman asked in a letter sent to the Acoes Association (Association Against School Harassment in Cáceres), which is supporting the family. In the letter, handwritten on a leaflet, she says that her son “has been the s…

Local advocacy groups unite against child abuse and sexual violence

Local advocacy centers raised awareness for child abuse and sexual violence survivors Tuesday, encouraging the community to unite against the prevalent issues.

TCC Theater Prepares To Debut "Cry of the Peacock"

Tidewater Community College (TCC) Theater is only one week away from debuting the powerful and emotionally charged drama Cry of the Peacock on April 10-12, at the TCC Black Box Theater on the Chesapeake Campus. Written by Billy W. Boone II, the play shines a light on the sensitive and often overlooked issue of child abuse, just in time for Child Abuse Awareness Month.             Cry of the Peacock tells the story of 9-year-old Mary Blanton, a y…

The protest against violence against children and pedophilia ended with a procession from the Palace of Justice in the capital, along Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. to the historic building of the National Assembly. There was a heavy police presence along the entire route.

The mother of the minor who has denounced physical and sexual assaults on him by colleagues at the Carolina Coronado Institute of Almondralejo (Badajoz) has urged society to 'stop so much violence' and focus efforts and resources on 'forming men and women for the good of this society'.In a letter sent to the Association Against Harassment