Florida Baptist Witness FBCH student selected for participation in Florida Leadership Academy Jul 18, 2012 By STAFF TALLAHASSEE (FBCH)—Kei Kei. It’s a strong, memorable name that perfectly suits the take-charge personality of a 15 year-old girl with an electric smile who lives on the Tallahassee campus of the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes. Right now, Hannah… [Continue Reading]
DCF News Clips
No arrests in the suspected child abuse death of 5-month-old Bonnie Caban Pearce
July 23, 2012 By
Orlando Sentinel No arrests in the suspected child abuse death of 5-month-old Bonnie Caban Pearce By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel 9:22 p.m. EST, July 18, 2012 Tears streamed down Amanda Pearce’s face as she recalled the turmoil of the past two years. At 16, Pearce dealt with a difficult, unplanned pregnancy that she says nearly… [Continue Reading]
Gov. signs bill creating tougher penalties for not reporting child abuse
June 19, 2012 By
WFTV Orlando June 18, 2012 The Penn State sex abuse scandal has prompted new legislation in Florida. The governor just signed a bill into law that creates tougher penalties for not reporting child abuse. The law takes effect in October, but the Department of Children and Families is already preparing for an onslaught of calls… [Continue Reading]
Clearwater police say man drove drunk while child sat in backseat
April 29, 2012 By
St. Petersburg Times Clearwater police say man drove drunk while child sat in backseat 04/29/2012 CLEARWATER — Salvador Rojo Medina’s first mistake wasn’t that he chucked his Modelo beer can out the window of his truck window while driving. But that action was what caught the attention of a Clearwater police officer Friday night. The… [Continue Reading]
Study: Young children, black children often abused
April 25, 2012 By
Research reveals extent of Palm Beach County abuse by ZIP code April 23, 2012|By Ben Wolford, Sun Sentinel More than half of all abused children in Palm Beach County are younger than 6, according to a new study that also found 44 percent of abused children were black, despite making up only a quarter of… [Continue Reading]
FLORIDA BRIEFS: Polk County man accused of shaking infant is charged with manslaughter
April 8, 2012 By
Bradenton Herald 04/08/2012 Man charged in death of crying baby LAKELAND — A Polk County man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after authorities say he shook his 3-week-old son because the child wouldn’t stop crying while he played video games. A Sheriff’s Office report says 20-year-old Jacob David Hartley is also… [Continue Reading]
Autistic girl, 9, found dead at bottom of FLA pond
April 8, 2012 By
Tampa Tribune 04/08/2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old autistic girl who went missing from a children’s party was found dead Saturday evening at the bottom of a nearby pond in west-central Florida. The Hillsborough County sheriff’s office reported that the body of Ariyanna Pivachek was found at 6:46 p.m. EDT in about six to… [Continue Reading]
Mother Arrested For Putting Bag Over Infant’s Head As “Joke”: Cops
April 8, 2012 By
A woman was arrested after she took a photo “as a joke” of her infant in a garbage bag with a plastic bag over the baby’s head, the Broward Sheriff’s
Office said.
