"Pinwheels For Prevention" A Playful Reminder Of Sinister Reality
More than 1,000 pinwheels were installed on the lawn of Creekwood United Methodist Church in Fairview to raise awareness about child abuse.
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More than 1,000 pinwheels were installed on the lawn of Creekwood United Methodist Church in Fairview to raise awareness about child abuse.
Pinwheels are often associated with bright colors and joy. You might imagine a child's wide eyes watching a pinwheel spin in the wind. But on Sunday in Arlington, pinwheels took on a different meaning: child abuse awareness.
A decrease in the number of domestic violence-related homicides are now traced back to one victim's death in January 2013.
Tucked away on the edge of a Fort Worth neighborhood is a large building with security discreetly installed all around it.
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The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected child abuser, 'John Doe 27', and his child victim.
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Judge George Gallagher sentenced a 49-year-old Grand Prairie man to 50 years in prison on Friday for devising an elaborate, deviant scheme to blackmail a teenage girl into having sex with him numerous times last year.
A South Texas woman has been accused of ripping her 6-year-old son's genitals during a rage and trying to repair the wound with glue.
The attorney for a Texas man accused of dousing a boy with gasoline and then setting him on fire on his eighth birthday in 1998 on Wednesday questioned the reliability of evidence against his client.
The Boy Scouts of America organization is hosting another closed-door meeting of experts and leaders to discuss ways to identify and fight child abuse.
CBS 11 News has learned exclusive information about a federal lawsuit filed against a major North Texas school district. The Keller family says someone they trusted to care for him abused their son.
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Police say they need the public's help identifying a man suspected of touching a child inappropriately at a popular event center in Rockwall.
A teenage father is under arrest in Dallas. He is accused of seriously injuring his 7-week-old baby.
The Texas Supreme Court has denied the request for compensation payments to an inmate who was wrongfully convicted for murder but confessed to raping children while in prison.
Kenneth David Greer, 42, of North Richland Hills, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 78 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in March 2013 to one count of possession of child pornography.
A Northwest ISD elementary music teacher was arrested for possession of child porn, according to Fort Worth police.
