From an IA email:

I’m writing to let you know that our attendance at this year’s American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston was a tremendous success.

Thanks to your support, we were able to place our Open Letter in the Boston Globe, as well as an ad in the daily conference newspaper. Hundreds of pediatricians stopped by our booth—some to ask questions and offer their support, others to debate, and still others to get educational materials for themselves and their patients.

Visit our website to see our Conference Report, which includes photos of the team—Georganne Chapin, Marilyn Milos, Amy Callan, and Dan Bollinger.

Story here. Excerpt:

'BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — A Connecticut mother has pleaded guilty to charges that she forced her 4-year-old son to drink beer and gave her 10-month-old daughter beer and cocaine.

The Connecticut Post reports Juliette Dunn, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty Wednesday to risk of injury to a child under the Alford Doctrine, where the defendant doesn't agree to the facts but agrees the state has enough evidence to win a conviction.

A companion, 33-year-old Lisa Jefferson, pleaded guilty to the same charges.
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The warrant also stated that Dunn admitted to giving her son a bottle of beer every day, the TV station reported, and that when questioned by a social worker, the child was able to list off brands he liked and ones he didn't.

The children were turned over to the Department of Children and Families after 29-year-old Dunn's arrest. Custody hasn't been decided.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'While the world has gone used to seeing men get convicted over child pornography, a Swedish court has convicted 23 women over the despicable crime this time, proving that child abuse and sexual offenses are not exclusive to men, although the ring leader of these women is a man.

The ringleader in this case is 43-year-old Lars Skoglund, who distributed a considerable amount of pornographic material featuring children to the 23 women. He was convicted of aggravated child pornography and sentenced to one year in prison.

The Falun district court in central Sweden convicted the women and ordered them to pay fines ranging from $370 to $2658.

The 23 women, aged between 38 and 70, met Skoglund over the internet. He convinced the women to take his pornographic material and sell it for profit.'

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/one-in-10-falsely-accused-of-abuse-survey-2011-10-17

'WASHINGTON, Oct 17, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- One in 10 adults has been falsely accused of domestic violence, child abuse, or sexual assault, according to a survey conducted by Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE). The survey also found a strong disparity between the number of males and females falsely accused: more than three quarters of all false accusations are levied against men. Nearly seven in 10 false accusers are female.

The survey is the first of its kind to be undertaken, and uncovers distressing trends within the American abuse-reduction system.

Child abuse is the commonest false charge -- about twice as many people have been falsely accused of child abuse as of domestic violence or sexual assault. In over one quarter of cases, the false allegations were made in a child custody case.

"Each year, millions of innocent Americans are falsely accused of abuse," explains SAVE spokesman Philip W. Cook. "These false allegations can strip persons of their assets, harm their families, and ruin their lives."

Article here. Excerpt:

Every so often, the media dusts off and replays some version of the story that marriage is dead, a casualty of women’s empowerment and dramatic economic shifts. These stories generally shed as much light on the nation’s media class as they do on the real story of America’s family troubles. There’s no better example than Kate Bolick’s much-discussed Atlantic magazine cover story, “All the Single Ladies.”.

Uhm, no thank you. Link here. From an Office on Womens Health mailing-list email:

'Vice President Joe Biden's commitment to ending violence against women has been unwavering. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that he authored has reshaped the way the United States responds to domestic violence and sexual assault by enhancing law enforcement practices, improving the criminal justice system, and creating a network of services for victims.
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In response to the Vice President's call to action and youth initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are collaborating to hold ten regional town hall events throughout the country during the last week of October 2011 on the topic of Engaging Men in Ending Violence Against Women.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'“Despite the Legislature’s clear directive that child support agencies not pursue mistaken child support actions, the County is asking that we do so. We will not sully our hands by participating in an unjust, and factually unfounded, result. We say no to the County, and we reverse.”–County of Los Angeles v. Navarro, (2004)

In a stunning victory, duped dad Pedro Soto and his attorney Richard A. Lowe, Esq. have prevailed against the Orange County Department of Child Support Services in a paternity fraud case emblematic of the numerous outrageous injustices faced by men and fathers in family court. In this case, Soto has paid over $75,000 in child support for a child DNA tests have established is not his, and who has been living with both of his biological parents for many years.

Action Alert–Your Participation Needed!

Article here. I'm sending Matt articles about Biden to expose his misandry, not because I support either party. I mention this because this particular piece comes from a conservative publication. Excerpt:

'Vice President Joe Biden now says he didn’t make a reference to rape, and got testy with HUMAN EVENTS when we asked if he would like to retract his comments that the number of sexual assaults would increase if Republicans don’t sign on to Barack Obama’s latest “jobs” proposal.

“I didn’t use, no no no...Let’s get it straight, guy. Don’t screw around with me,” Biden lashed out at HUMAN EVENTS. Then Biden confirmed that he indeed did talk about rape in terms of the President’s spending measure. “Murder will continue to rise, rape will continue to rise, all crimes will continue to rise,” if the Democrats agenda isn’t passed, he added.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Should you decide to squander 30 minutes on what may be the worst of a bad bunch of fall sitcoms, divert yourself from the tedium by asking why our Man, Will, is so unhappy. He has a beautiful wife, two healthy children, an expensive-looking house, a job and two devoted friends.

Yet instead of celebrating, Will spends the night boo-hooing because he can't find his son a birthday gift and because his wife reminds him he and his buddies didn't fight in Vietnam or World War II— as if the men who risked their lives in those conflicts thought of them as some jolly, male-bonding, sweat-lodge retreat. No wonder the show's women treat these men like idiots; they're probably overestimating them.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Only a day after a 15-year-old girl was found to have "cried wolf" over a false rape claim, Bunbury detectives have charged a 65-year-old woman with falsifying a sexual assult complaint.

The Yarloop woman had told detectives late last month that a man had entered her bedroom in the early hours of the morning and threatened and then sexually assaulted her.

Police had originally said she was "very distressed" and "shaken up" by the ordeal.

Detective Senior Sergeant Jon Munday today said that investigators had established the incident the woman had complained about was false and the public could put its mind to rest.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The crime of rape is often used as a battering ram by the loony feminists against men, but when the allegations made are demonstrably false, the same people are strangely silent. Here is the other side of the coin.

Here is a gem from Rape Trauma Services: “Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to the police.”

This begs the question how do they know? Well, because “In a survey of victims who did not report rape or attempted rape to the police, the following was found as to why no report was made: 43% thought nothing could be done, 27% felt it was a private matter, 12% were afraid of police response, and 12% felt it was not important enough.”

This presupposes that all these “victims” were actually victims and not fantasists or simply lying little tarts. Can 12% of “victims” really be afraid of the police response? Can another 12% really believe a rape is not important enough to report?'

Story here. I wonder why the picture of the false rape accuser is distorted? Are they trying to protect her identity? Excerpt:

'A 20-YEAR-OLD Burnley woman has been jailed for falsely accusing her former boyfriend of rape.

Keeley Horrocks, of Grant Street, admitted perverting the course of justice at Bolton Crown Court and was sentenced to two years in prison.

The court heard that at 5-15 p.m. on January 3rd last year, Horrocks called police to report she had been raped in Rochdale.

Officers attended and took an initial account from Horrocks. Later that evening she had a full medical examination at a referral centre. Over the next few days, Horrocks was video interviewed by trained officers, and gave a lengthy and detailed account of her ordeal – all of which proved false.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'ELYRIA — A Cleveland man was awarded $1.5 million in damages yesterday against a Sheffield Township couple who falsely accused him of rape.

Joseph Melendez was arrested by Lorain County sheriff deputies on Sept. 24, 2010, after a Fleming Avenue woman said he put a knife to her throat and tried to rape her and was chased and threatened by her husband.

However, Melendez passed a polygraph test and an independent witness said Melendez was set up, according to his attorney Larry Zuckerman.

Melendez sued James and Gabrielle Bracken in November 2010. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery decided in his favor.
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The couple was charged with making false statements to police and filing false police reports.'

From SAVE:

It was recently announced that the upcoming Senate version of VAWA will include a new teen dating violence prevention focus. SAVE encourages evidence-based programs for children and teens. When done right, youth in families with abuse can be taught to break the cycle of violence.

The key words here are "When done right." This SAVE report shows Most DV Educational Programs Lack Accuracy, Balance, and Truthfulness (www.saveservices.org/downloads/SAVE-DV-Educational-Programs) On average, only 10% of DV "education" is correct.

F&F announcement here. Excerpt:

'Perhaps the most famous and enduring movie about divorce and child custody is Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). Fathers and Families’ New York City members have a great chance to see this stunning divorce-related drama and discuss it with the film’s director, three time Academy Award Winning Director, Screenwriter and Producer Robert Benton, and novelist Avery Corman, author of the book Kramer vs. Kramer, this Wednesday (October 19) at 7:00 PM.

This event, hosted by Fordham Law School’s Forum on Law, Culture & Society, will be held at the James B.M. McNally Amphitheater at 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY, 10023 (near Lincoln Center).'