A onetime division chief for the National Security Agency is expected to plead guilty to child abuse resulting in death of his 3 y.o. Korean adopted son

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A onetime division chief for the National Security Agency is expected to plead guilty this month to child abuse resulting in death, according to records filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Brian O’Callaghan, 38, of Damascus was arrested last year in connection with the death of his 3-year-old son, Madoc. At that time, authorities said O’Callaghan beat the child to …

Daddy and I

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Photographer Documents American Fathers Who Adopt Daughters in China Ou’s statement on her photo series reads: “By photographing adopted Chinese girls and their Western fathers in America, I try to capture the affection between a female child and an adult male. What is the nature of this complex relationship, especially when different ethnic and cultural backgrounds are introduced? Through the …

Spain’s Secret Shame: Baby Black Market Exposed

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By Dale Hurd BARCELONA, Spain — At a cemetery in Barcelona, trucks arrived for a court-ordered exhumation. All across Spain, officials are opening the coffins of dead newborn babies to see if there are any human remains inside.They have discovered that many of the coffins are empty. Spain is reeling from one of the worst crimes since World War II. …

The Dark Side of Tourism

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by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit YANGON, 28 October 2015: Tourism operators must be key players in introducing a comprehensive action plan to protect Myanmar children from abuse by foreign tourists. Myanmar Times quoted Nature Dream travel and tours company managing director, Daw Sabei Aung, saying the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism should draw up an action plan to raise public awareness to …