Child Abuse in the U.S.

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Child Abuse in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About One of every 43 American Infants is Physically Abused or Neglected Annually, and those Babies are especially at risk in the First Week of their Lives, Health Officials said Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its first Report on Maltreatment of Babies up to Age 1 that 91,278 of them were Physically Abused or Neglected in 2006.

Other new Government Figures showed that 499 Babies up to Age 1 were Killed in Maltreatment Cases in 2006. About a third of the Maltreated Infants, 29,881 were Abused or Neglected before they were a Week old, mostly in their First Four Days the Centers said. many of those Cases may be Linked to Maternal Drug Use, the Report said.

Physical Abuse included Beating, Kicking, Biting, Burning and Shaking; Neglect included Abandonment, Maternal Drug Use or Failing to Meet Basic Needs like Housing, Food and Clothing, according to the Report.

Ileana Arias, who leads Injury-Prevention Efforts at the Centers said, "The Findings do demonstrate a clear pattern of Early Neglect and Physical Abuse that is largely preventable."

Because this is the First Data looking at Babies to Age 1, it is unclear whether Abuse is increasing or decreasing, said a Centers Epidemiologist Rebecca Leeb.

The Report said 905,000 American Children of all Ages were Victims of Maltreatment in 2006. Maltreatment is the Third-Leading Cause of Death of American Children under 3, Ms. Arias said.

MARINE ARRESTED IN INFANT SON'S DEATH

3-Month-old Died Of Blunt Force Trauma; Child Abuse Suspected

FRESNO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2006

CANDICE

A young Marine who was called back from a Mission to Iraq to be with his Ailing Wife just before she Died of Childbirth Complications was Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering his Newborn Son.

Authorities did not disclose a motive for the Slaying, but the Marine, 20-year-old Robert Quiroz, told a TV Station in September that he felt overwhelmed as a Single Parent of Two and struggled to accept his Son.

"I didn't know how to feel about him. The same day he was Born my Wife Died,' he told KMPH in Fresno. "The feelings inside of me, I kind of wanted to push him away, but he's my Son. My Wife gave him to me."

Quiroz was Jailed on Monday. Investigators said his Son Died of Beating Injuries, but they would not elaborate. Authorities planned to file Charges Wednesday.

After the Infant's Death on Saturday, Authorities took Quiroz's 18-Month-Old Daughter into Protective Custody.

In August, Quiroz deployed to a Training Camp in Kuwait with the Ninth Communication Battalion from Camp Pendleton. He was called home three days later with the News that his Wife had given Birth to a Boy, but had suffered an Aneurysm after Breast Feeding the Child.

Quiroz arrived in Fresno faced with ending her Life Support and assuming Sole Responsibility for their Two Children.

"This is an absolute Tragedy," Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. "When you consider the fact that we have a 3-Month-Old Child that has been Murdered, it takes a toll."

Quiroz's Web Page on MySpace.com Posted under the Screen Name "IMISSHER" appears to have been an outlet for his loss.

"On August 21, 2006, My Whole World ended. For those of you who don't know, my beautiful Wife Candice Died," reads Quiroz's Site. "Just because you see me smile and you see me laugh doesn't come close to the way I feel inside. I will never be as happy as I was until I'm with my Wife again."

After his Wife's Death, Quiroz was permanently transferred to the Fresno-based Marine Reserve Training Center. He moved in with his Sister-in-Law and her boyfriend, who helped him look after the Children.

"With these Two Kids, they're a handful," Quiroz said in the Television Report. "It's...really hard right now."

At the Training Center, Quiroz was assigned to sort Toys for Holiday Donations and other Administrative Duties. "He was quiet," said Maj. Timothy Rizner. "Like a good Marine, you'd tell him to get Mission accomplished and he'd go off and do it."

Police had started a Child Abuse Investigation in October after Quiroz's Son was Hospitalized for a Broken Arm. The Infant was placed in Protective Custody, but the County Department of Children and Family Services released him to his Father after a few days, Police said.

Child Welfare Officials said they would Investigate why the Baby was returned to his Father.

"This has absolutely devastated this Department," said Catherine Huerta, the Department's Acting Director. "Our Job is to protect Kids, and when something like this happens, it's a failure."

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