child abuse

Whitehall Police have charged the girl's mother, 21-year-old Charity R. Dreyer, with felony child endangering, but more charges — including murder — are possible.

Prosecutors earlier said that Chad Doerman, who was taken into custody after he was found sitting on a stoop at the home, admitted to having planned the killings and chased down one of the boys in a field after the child tried to flee. Defense attorneys had argued that he was struggling with severe mental illness.

Rhonda Coomes, 53, of Randor, was already accused of hitting a 10-month-old girl in the face with her palm six times using a hard plastic diaper wipe container.

Police say female victims have recounted abuse that happened at the Open Gates Church of God on Avery Road between 2012 and 2014. All were younger than 10 years old at the time.

At least three dozen states have passed a law that requires age-appropriate instruction of child sexual abuse education and prevention in schools. A similar bill is in an Ohio Senate committee now but is facing opposition from a conservative Christian group.

Now that some schools have restarted in-person classes, after shifting to online learning in March, calls to child and family services are increasing. Whenever students return from summer break, social workers expect to see increased reports of possible child abuse. And this year some counties are approaching pre-pandemic levels already.

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