Paedophile re-arrested in Savile Case
Ex pop star and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter was re-arrested over the weekend by detectives investigating child abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile and others. The BBC has the story here.
– CBG
Ex pop star and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter was re-arrested over the weekend by detectives investigating child abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile and others. The BBC has the story here.
– CBG
Today, Kathy Hawkins sent me an email to let me know about a website she setup with a list of child abuse prevention organizations that you coud donate to. It looks like a good collection of organizations that all doing some great work to help end the epidemic of abuse in the United States. http://www.razoo.com/articles/Giving_Guide_Child_Abuse
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