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New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse • May 8, 2025, 12:10 PM ET (New York Times)

Parental or caregiver alcohol use tied to increased child maltreatment • Apr. 30, 2025, 7:06 AM ET (News-Medical)

Man Convicted of Fatally Torturing Child May Spend Life in Prison • Apr. 26, 2025, 4:18 AM ET (New York Times)

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Also Known As	cruelty to children • child neglect • battered child syndrome

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