Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Trial continues Wednesday for Neelsville Middle School teacher indicted on charges of sexually abusing a minor.
A teenage male accuser told jurors on Tuesday that his teacher touched him inappropriately on several occasions at Neelsville Middle School and in the teacher’s car. The 15-year-old was the first witness called in the trial of Cuyler Cornell, 51, of Germantown. The seventh grade English teacher was indicted on two counts of third-degree sex offense and one count of sexually abusing a minor. The prosecution claimed Cornell developed a sexual relationship with the teen between Jan. 1, 2011, and Oct. 10, 2011. The alleged incidents began when the teen was 13, during his seventh grade year, according to court testimony. Cornell's attorney portrayed the teen accuser as troubled and unreliable. Patch is withholding the name of the juvenile …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Enough Abuse Campaign will be implemented in two Maryland communities
This is the third article in a three-part Patch series focusing on Maryland leaders who are working to prevent child abuse. The country reeled from the headlines streaming out of State College, Pa. last week. Paterno out. Penn State President Graham Spanier fired. Jerry Sandusky, a former football coach, arrested on multiple counts of child sexual abuse. But Patricia Cronin, for one, remained unfazed. "We really shouldn't be shocked," Cronin said. "It's because this is what I do." Cronin is the executive director of The Family Tree, a Maryland-based nonprofit that works to prevent child abuse. "I don't know what fell down. Something did," she said. "Obviously adults knew and didn't report it. That, to me, is just an impossibility." …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Maryland law differentiates between child abuse and sex offenses.
This is the second article in a three-part Patch series focusing on Maryland leaders who are working to prevent child abuse. The Penn State sex abuse scandal, which has continued to unfold over the past two weeks, has prompted a national conversation about protecting America’s children from predatory adults. Lisae Jordan, an attorney for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said she is hopeful that the dialogue will sustain itself, even after the case stops making headlines. "People are absolutely talking about it," Jordan said. "Unfortunately there are too many child sex abuse cases. ... I do hope that it's something that stimulates conversation about that issue." Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was charged on …
Monday, November 14, 2011
Former NFL player says youth athletic programs offer an ideal environment for predators.
This is the first article in a three-part Patch series focusing on Maryland leaders who are working to prevent child abuse. Former Baltimore Colts player Joe Ehrmann doesn't mince words. Without hestiation, this Maryland resident says churches and athletic programs are two of the most dangerous environments for children in America today. The Penn State sex abuse scandal that broke Nov. 5 certainly lends weight to Ehrmann's theory. Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State football coach, has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys since the mid-'90s through a charity he ran. Some of Sandusky's alleged crimes reportedly took place inside the university's athletic facilities. The school's president and other university officials have been …
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2:22 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
The problem is much larger than we know. Too many sick men looking for young men and boys to abuse. Most victims will not come forward. Need to the Police enforce existing sodomy laws and get these twisted freaks out of our communities ( and the mall bathrooms). more ›