Federal Lawsuit: FBI Agents Used Excessive Force with 3 Children in Drug Raid
A federal lawsuit accuses FBI agents of using excessive force during a drug raid at a New Mexican trailer where three children were sleeping.
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FBI Helps Rescue 149 Sexually Exploited Children in Nationwide Sting That Nabbed 150 Pimps
Operation Cross Country also nabbed 150 pimps and others involved in the sex trade.
Secret Service Disrupts Candlelight Vigil for Cancer-Stricken Children in Washington D.C
The Secret Service disrupted a candlelight vigil for cancer-stricken children, ordering parents and their sick kids out of Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. on Saturday night
How Anti-Drug Message Became Ubiquitous on Arcade Games in 1980s
Beginning in the late 1980s, the federal government extended its anti-drug message to arcade games.
Pimps Grow More Brazen, Luring Children into Prostitution in Groups, Public Events
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Pimps appear to be getting more brazen. KSAT ABC 12 reports that pimps are luring children and young adults into sex work by working in groups and public events. “They travel the same way that maybe a band would travel: from city to city. They identify a market which would be…
FBI Investigates Claims of Abuse, Neglect at Residential Center for Deaf, Autistic Children
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating complaints of abuse and neglect at a residential treatment center for deaf and autistic children, NBC News reports. The probe follows an NBC investigation that uncovered claims of abuse of 10 patients at NDA Behavioral Health System in Mt. Dora, Fla. “He’s been broken,” said Hannah, who…
Homeland Security Details Takedown on Web Exploitation Ring That Victimized 250+ Children
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Homeland Security Department helped bring down an international child exploitation ring involving as many as 27,000 people victimizing at least 251 children online, the New York Daily News reports. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson called the bust “one of the largest-known online child exploitation operations in history.” Authorities alleges that a Louisiana…
Medical Societies Weigh in on Dangers of Marijuana to Children
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com As the war of words heats up on the trend toward legalization of marijuana, two medical societies have issued their positions on the subject, particularly as it relates to the effect of the drug on teen agers. As reported earlier, some medical studies have shown negative neurological effects of regular marijuana…