21.   And more neglected and abused foster children being adopted into loving, permanent families.

22.   And there are strong criminal laws against adults who sexually, physically and psychologically abuse children.

23.   Any priest or deacon known to have abused a child, even if the crime was committed decades ago, must be removed from the ministry.

24.   Another possibility raised in the book is that endocrine-disrupting chemicals can cause parents to neglect or abuse their children.

25.   As in many Catholic dioceses, Bridgeport has been shaken by lawsuits alleging that priests sexually abused children in churches and schools.

26.   As in many Catholic dioceses, Bridgeport too has been shaken by lawsuits alleging that priests sexually abused children in churches and schools.

27.   Ask Brow if her former partner abused the children, and she shakes her head.

28.   Authorities claim Lent also sexually abused other children, including his own nieces.

29.   Athough the survey found occasional cases of lone abusers who used ritualistic trappings, it found no substantiated reports of well-organized satanic rings of people who sexually abuse children.

30.   Beaten and abused children.