AAU safety gaps leave parents looking beyond SafeSport database
A Washington Post-ProPublica investigation found that SafeSport does not cover the AAU, leaving parents to verify youth-sports protections beyond one database.
Child Safety
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Two Nigerian men extradited to U.S. in sextortion cases involving teen deaths
Two Nigerian men appeared in federal court after extradition in separate sextortion cases involving teen deaths, as officials urge families to report threats.
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CPSC Recalls Numbing Tattoo Wipes Over Child-Poisoning Risk
Diamond Wipes is recalling about 55,250 lidocaine-containing tattoo wipes after CPSC said the packets lack required child-resistant packaging.
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Two charged after children and animals removed from Owingsville home, Kentucky State Police say
Kentucky State Police say Shane and Angel Dufresne face first-degree criminal abuse charges after a June 18 response to an Owingsville neglect complaint led to the removal of two children and more than a dozen animals.
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FBI Says Operation Iron Pursuit Located More Than 200 Child Victims and Led to 350-Plus Arrests
The FBI says a monthlong nationwide operation in April located more than 200 child victims and resulted in the arrests of more than 350 alleged offenders.
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Schaumburg man charged in alleged Woodfield Mall restroom recording case; court July 24
Schaumburg police say Samuel Nutt, 54, used a cellphone to record a boy in a Woodfield Mall restroom. He faces a Class 3 felony; next court July 24.