August 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
Ten years ago, a woman known only as Jane Doe 1 came forward to unveil the dark side of a prominent Black Muslim group in Oakland. This is the first time she has chosen to tell her story to the public.
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August 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
Ten years ago, a woman known only as Jane Doe 1 came forward to unveil the dark side of a prominent Black Muslim group in Oakland. This is the first time she has chosen to tell her story to the public.
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June 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
UPDATE, June 28, 2012: The Alameda County Social Services Agency provided a response regarding allegations of child abuse at St. Andrew private school. The Oakland Unified School District has put a controversial church school on notice that its federal funding may be cut off if...
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June 26, 2012, 5:06 PM
The San Francisco district attorney's office has decided to delay filing child pornography charges against veteran human rights advocate Larry Brinkin so that forensic investigators can examine computers seized during his arrest Friday night. “The district attorney’s...
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June 25, 2012, 11:05 PM
Scrutiny of a West Oakland church school accused of abuse by parents and students is growing, with BART officials now questioning the school's right to solicit for donations in stations and state officials investigating whether federal funds should have gone to school leaders. The...
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June 14, 2012, 2:57 PM
Oakland's school board has ordered a formal investigation of a church school, a school board member confirmed today, following a meeting last night where angry parents of former students accused the school of exploiting and abusing children.
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June 13, 2012, 2:01 AM
School officials in Oakland heard an earful Wednesday night from parents and former students of Saint Andrew Missionary Baptist Church Private School, which sends students out to panhandle at BART stations. The school may be private, but a joint CBS 5 and California Watch investigation found...
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June 8, 2012, 12:05 AM
Oakland school board members are calling for the district to investigate whether a private school accused of abuse is inflating enrollment numbers to get more than its share of taxpayer funding. The board members were responding to a California Watch investigation into a West Oakland K-12...
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June 4, 2012, 11:05 PM
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, where some former students have accused a teacher of physical abuse, has inflated its enrollment and gained thousands in extra federal dollars.
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October 28, 2011, 12:05 AM
Child welfare officials say they are reviewing recommendations in a state audit released yesterday that found serious problems with the child welfare system, ranging from registered sex offenders living or working in homes for foster care children to a failure to investigate deaths due to...
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October 1, 2010, 12:05 AM
More than two years ago, California lawmakers decided the death of a child from abuse was such a grave affront that the public should know about each case in detail. The resulting legislation, Senate Bill 39, took effect in 2008 and mandated broad disclosure of information about child abuse...
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April 26, 2010, 12:06 AM
An investigation by the Associated Press found that state-based child abuse registries are raising widespread and significant concerns of implicating innocent people. According to the article, the registries are not public, but rather used by day-care centers, schools and adoption...
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