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China Passes First Law Against Domestic Violence

Dec 27, 2015 11:07 PM EST

China on Sunday ratified its first law against domestic violence, an issue that has long been obtaining in Chinese society but almost always thrust in the shadows lest it brings shame upon the family.

Teen Dating Violence is More Prevalent Among American Teenage Girls

Marco Foronda |

Mar 03, 2015 01:43 AM EST

Teen victims were at higher risk of problems such as suicidal behavior, bullying, risky sexual behavior and substance use.

Young Florida Girl Who Shot Brother Was A Victim of Sexual, Physical Abuse

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 08, 2015 12:34 AM EST

Ariel Kornegay, the 15-year-old from White Springs who shot her brother to death on Monday, was a victim of sexual and physical abuse for years.

Doctor Concludes that Dwight Howard Physically Abused his Child

Dino Lirios |

Nov 19, 2014 12:05 PM EST

National Basketball Association (NBA) Center Superstar Dwight Howard becomes the latest athlete to be surrounded with controversy, as a doctor concluded that the basketball star physically abused his child.

3-Year-Old Boy Beaten to Death for Refusing to Eat Toast

Mitch de Leon |

Nov 07, 2014 06:46 AM EST

A three-year-old boy has reportedly died in the hands of his own mother and her boyfriend in a manner a prosecutor pronounced as an "unspeakable act of depravity".

Missing Indiana Woman Kept In A Cage, Beaten, And Raped By Couple

Mitch de Leon |

Sep 08, 2014 10:36 PM EDT

The missing Indiana woman, who reportedly disappeared last July 9, was found in the mobile home of two of the victim's acquaintances. She was rescued by one of the suspects' friends on Saturday. The charging documents filed on Monday in the Posey Circuit Court showed that the victim was locked up in a wooden cage, tied up to a bed inside the home, and suffered through repeated sexual assaults and physical attacks.