1.   It was at this time he was indicted on child abuse charges.

2.   Although Russian officials have steadfastly denied the abuse charges, the Kremlin two weeks ago ordered troops in Chechnya to abstain from violence while searching for weapons and insurgents.

3.   And he had spoken out against the prosecutions on child-sex abuse charges of some of his parishioners.

4.   And they are trying to compile documents to prove their claim that social workers fabricated the abuse charges against them.

5.   Blackwell was cleared of the abuse charge at the time by diocesan officials and the police.

6.   A misdemeanor abuse charge was dropped.

7.   A misdemeanor abuse charge was later dropped and the couple is divorcing.

8.   After a week of publicity about him possibly facing sexual abuse charges, it appeared to be a relief for him to be back on the football field.

9.   But as the news conference progressed, he and Joumana grew critical of the way Suns management handled his domestic abuse charge and subsequent trade talks.

10.   But her recantation has also opened a window on how difficult it can sometimes be to untangle abuse charges in the messy dynamics of a family.