When Florida’s child welfare system fails, the child pays the ultimate price. Far too often, warning signs are overlooked by the private agencies entrusted to care for our kids. In the case of one young boy in Osceola county, they were ignored for four years. This tragic lack of oversight... View Article
Kelley Kronenberg‘s Justice for Kids Division Partner Stacie Schmerling recently sat down with USA TODAY to discuss a lawsuit filed last week in Marion County regarding the outrageous story of a three-week-old foster child who was sexually assaulted by another child in her foster home. This is just one of many... View Article
Recent news that US Marshals in Georgia rescued 39 children who had gone missing might seem like a miraculous ending to a sordid tale of children kidnapped and exploited for child sex trafficking and sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. The truth is, while their rescue by federal, state, and local... View Article
The Boy Scouts of America was intended as an outlet for young men and women to learn character development and values-based leadership training. The nationwide program has had more than 130 million participants in its 100+ year history. Sadly, the idyllic images of youth coming together for a greater purpose... View Article
As reported by the Miami Herald, “the now-shuttered Homestead detention center for migrant children in Miami-Dade had four child sex-abuse claims that resulted in the firing of one employee and the resignation of two others, according to newly released documents.” Read more here.
According to NBC News, sex predators are increasingly trying to exploit kids online with so many school children home doing online learning amid the Coronavirus crisis. FBI agents have reported a growing number of complaints from parents. Read more here.
As reported by the Center Square, “The San Francisco 49ers’ vaunted defense will be tested by the Kansas City Chiefs’ dynamic quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The influx of an estimated 200,000 visitors this week to South Florida also will... View Article
As reported by the Marietta Daily Journal, a sexual abuse trial against a private provider recently resulted in a $50 million verdict. According to the article, “A $50 million payment has been awarded to a Cobb County woman who was sexually assaulted by a male adult while she was a... View Article
On Monday, hundreds of individuals involved in criminal justice, social services, health and mental health, and others gathered in Orlando for Florida’s first statewide Human Trafficking Summit. As reported by Florida Politics, “So much more attention and effort is being paid to the scourge of human trafficking now than 20... View Article
Child advocates warn about the issues with attorneys advertising to attract victims of sex trafficking. Our own Howard Talenfeld discusses how these advertisements may actually put victims in danger in this article from the Daily Business Review. According to Howard, “These kids are living in fear of their captors, and... View Article