Posted On: March 21, 2011

Walterboro Man Sentenced in Child Sexual Abuse Case

Before getting into the details of the case, South Carolina child sexual abuse lawyers want to put out the bravery of the 10-year-old victim in this incident. Right after being molested she did exactly what any child should do after be sexually abused, she went to her mother and told her what happened.

Far too often children are afraid of reporting these gross incidents of child abuse to their parents or authorities, but because of this girls unflinching action her molester was quickly captured and put behind bars, preventing him from causing harm to other children in the community.

The attorneys at Howell and Christmas,LLC have children too, and know that in order to protect children and society at large, we must take action against those individuals that cause harm to children to recover compensation, medical treatment and all other damages from those who are responsible for a child's abuse and injury. By doing so, we can help children and their families get their lives back on track, compensate the injured child and their families for their losses and prevent future negligent behavior of wrongdoers that would otherwise continue to harm if they were not held accountable for their harmful conduct.

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Posted On: March 14, 2011

Another Dorchester County Toddler Died After Beating

In two months there have been two deaths of toddlers in Dorchester County. Back in mid January two people were arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse and Charleston child abuse attorneys briefly discussed the details of that incident. Now, it is awful to hear of another similar incident of child neglect and abuse. The known facts of the incident are as follows.

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and EMS, as well as the Old Fort Fire Department were dispatched to house on Jennings Drive the evening of February 16. Firefighters and paramedics administered advanced life support before rushing the less-than-year-old toddler to Summerville Medical Center where he was pronounced dead an hour later.

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