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Texas Judge Backs Order On Boy Scout Abuse Files

A Texas judge has reaffirmed an earlier ruling requiring the Boy Scouts of America to turn over “perversion” files kept on abuse claims, though it’s unlikely that will happen soon.

2013/01/30

Ryan Welborn, 19, a former church daycare worker was arrested and charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. (credit: Lake Worth Police Dept.)

Former Church Daycare Worker Accused Of Child Sex Abuse

A former North Texas church daycare worker has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Now police want to know if the accused may have harmed other children.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/04

Members of the Boy Scouts salute during a flag raising. (credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Release Of Abuse Files: New Challenge For Scouts

True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of voluminous confidential files detailing decades of alleged sex abuse by Scout leaders.

2012/10/22

Mom Who Glued Toddler’s Hands To Wall Gets 99 Years

The North Texas mom who pled guilty to gluing her toddler daughter’s hands to a wall, kicking the child in the stomach and beating her over “potty Training’ issues has been sentenced to 99 years in prison.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/12

Admitted Abusive Mother Says Children Stressed Her

A young Dallas mother of five who glued her toddler’s hands to a wall during a beating testified Thursday that her children were a continuing source of stress in her life.

2012/10/11

Sentencing Continues For Mom Who Glued Child

The defense will present evidence on Wednesday in one of the worst cases of child abuse in Dallas County.

2012/10/10

Mom Who Glued Toddler’s Hands To Wall To Be Sentenced

A sentencing hearing is underway for the Dallas mother who pled guilty to Injury to a Child after her two-year-old daughter was severely beaten and had her hands glued to a wall.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/08

Boy Scouts To Review Internal Files On Abuse Allegations

The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America has announced that it is launching a review of files the organization compiled over more than four decades on suspected child sex abusers.

2012/09/26

Boy Scouts Accused Of Child Abuse Cover Up

The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America faces new allegations of possibly covering up child abuse decades earlier than previously alleged.

2012/09/17

A Tarrant County jury found 65-year-old Charles Samuel Burgess II guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of Children and Indecency. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison with no possibility for parole. (credit: Tarrant Co. Sheriff's Office)

Arlington Man Guilty Of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of Children”

Last week a jury found a North Texas man guilty of Sexual Abuse of Children and Indecency. On Monday he learned his fate.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/08/27

North Texas Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child

An employee of a North Texas daycare center has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a child.

2012/08/22

A group of playhouses are on display at NorthPark Center as part of Dallas CASAs 17th Annual Parade of Playhouses, helping abused and neglected children in Dallas County. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Playhouse Auction Benefiting Abused Children

There are more than a dozen child size playhouses currently on display at NorthPark Center in Dallas. A raffle and auction is giving shoppers the chance to own a new playhouse while helping abused and neglected children.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/08/03