CHILD TRAFFICKING AND CHILD ABUSE HAS TO COME TO AN END.

Trafficking in children is a global problem affecting large numbers of children. Some estimates have as many as 1.2 million children being trafficked every year. There is a demand for trafficked children as cheap labour or for sexual exploitation. Children and their families are often unaware of the dangers of trafficking, believing that better employment and lives lie in other countries.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

School Bus Driver Facing Child Abuse Charge, Boy, 6, Dropped Off 15 Miles From Home


School Bus Driver Facing Child Abuse Charge, Boy, 6, Dropped Off 15 Miles From Home  

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. -- A Nebraska City school bus driver is facing a misdemeanor child abuse charge.
In August, Thomas Mead, 71, dropped off Seth Foreman, 6, at the U.S. Post Office in Union, more than 15 miles from his home, according to investigators. Foreman had gotten on the wrong bus.
Mead told police that he called his boss who told him to leave the boy there.
A construction worker spotted the crying boy while walking along the side of a highway and contacted authorities.
Mead is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 26.
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