The Ricki Lake Show - Stolen Childhoods, Failure to Protect: Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Ritual Crimes in Africa

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The Ricki Lake Show - Stolen Childhoods

Victims of child abuse overcome a turbulent childhood.

April 10 - As a Hollywood actress and filmmaker, Angela Shelton was
living a charmed life, but also hiding a dark secret.

Starting at age three, Angela endured years of sexual abuse at the
hands of her father and stepmother. In an effort to find healing and
regain pieces of her stolen childhood, she set-off cross country to
make a rather unusual documentary which became "Finding Angela
Shelton." As her process of healing continued, she teamed up with the
Baby Einstein Team to create safety videos for children and wrote
Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment.

http://therickilakeshow.com/episodes-clips/2013/4/Stolen-Childhoods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oqAEEPM39e8



The conference, “Failure to Protect: Institutional Response to Child
Sexual Abuse,” organized by Professor Phebe Haugen, featured experts
from diverse institutions and organizations, who explored the
successes and failures of churches, schools, residential settings, and
social institutions when it comes to dealing with child abuse. The
conference was sponsored by the National Child Protection Training
Center and William Mitchell College of Law ....
http://web.wmitchell.edu/news/2013/02/child-abuse-response-conference-draws-experts-from-around-country/

Three busted for suspected ritual murder
April 8, 2013 in Africa, News, Southern Africa

PRETORIA — An Indian couple and an associate were arrested at
Eltivillas in Makhado for a suspected ritual murder on Saturday
morning.

“Shoppers at an Indian shop in Makhado were shocked when a man stormed
into a shop, reached for a freezer where he took out a human arm,” the
Limpopo South African Police Services (SAPS) said in a statement.

The police were then notified and the man was arrested on the spot.
The man then told the police that he went to the owner of the shop to
demand his share of R70 000 and a VW Golf vehicle which he was
promised for his role in the commission of the murder.

The 38-year-old man from Thengwe village then led the police to a
nearby mountainous area where the mutilated body of a woman was
found....

The man also confessed that the woman, who is believed to be a
Pakistani resident, was killed on Wednesday last week after she was
made to believe that she was going to be prayed for in the mountains,”
the SAPS said.
http://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/04/08/three-busted-for-suspected-ritual-murder/

Nigeria: Woman Found Dead Without Eyes, Tongue
9 April 2013 Jos — Ritual killers on Monday struck in Jos, killing
and removing the eyes and tongue of a young lady in Twanchit Village
at Tudun Wada in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.

The police in Jos confirmed the incident but said they had no details
yet.

Residents who woke up to the ugly sight, said that the crime took
place around 1:00 a.m. and that the victim could not be identified....

A resident, Rev. Joseph Bot of the Plateau Peace Movement
International, said that the incident took the residents by surprise.

He said that the nature of the killing indicated that it was for
ritual purposes but said that other factors could be involved....
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304090433.html

Girl (9) butchered 18 March 2013
The police, local traditional leader and community structures have
called for calmness, following a volatile situation at Tshilungoma
outside Thohoyandou the past week.

The situation at the village came about after the discovery of a dead
child at a nearby rivulet. Some of her body parts were allegedly
missing.

Mutshidzi Ramanyimi (9) went missing on 1 March 2013 while playing
with other children at a neighbour's house. An intensive search
involving the police, the local community and the dog unit of the SAPS
yielded no results until Friday, when a passerby spotted the body in
some bushes....
http://www.limpopomirror.co.za/details/18-03-2013/girl_9_butchered/18072

Police offer R250 000 reward for information on Limpopo ritual murder
Monday 8 April 2013 Shibu Mamokgere

Limpopo police are offering a R250 000 reward to anyone who will come
forward with information about the brutal murder of a nine year old
girl at Tshiulungoma village outside Thohoyandou three weeks ago. The
girl's mutilated body was found inside a stream in the village a week
after she had gone missing....

The family says they are disappointed that no arrests have been made
even though the suspects are allegedly known....
http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/d0184d804f304cc2a81fab1e5d06aea0/Police-offer-R250-000-reward-for-information-on-Limpopo-ritual-murder--20130408