Ariel Castro wishing to avoid the death penalty took a plea for the 900 plus charges filed against him by the State of Ohio. His sentence life in prison, plus 1000 years.

Children face the possibility of violent crimes every day, at home, school, and online. The FBI has created a new program targeting "Violent Crimes Against Children" in order to educate and help parents, and law enforcement to learn how to protect them.

Do you know what to do if you look up and your child is no longer in your in your sight? here is a safety plan to help locate a missing child.

A two year old is taken hostage in a Midwest City Oklahoma Wal-mart store and the entire situation is captured on surveillance video. Learn what happened and how to protect your family.

A twelve year old girl wakes up to a man in her room. The incredibly smart and courageous girl tells him to leave as she snapped her fingers like she was talking to a dog. He left. She is safe and deserves a medal.

Writing about missing and abducted children is hard to do. Yet, there is a reason I write as BellaOnline's Missing and Exploited Children Editor.

Children are now home for the summer. Is your home safe? Consider some of the following ideas to help protect children at home from exploitation and strangers.

In Saint Charles County Missouri 17-year-old Donald Albert Knaust was arrested a second time for additional charges involving the molestation of children under 14 years of age. If you know Knaust or believe your children may have had contact with him please contact the O'Fallon Police Department.

If your computer has a built in webcam it can be accessed remotely through spyware and other malicious programs. Learn how to protect yourself from being exploited by your webcam from a hacker.

Did you know May 25th is National Missing Children's Day? Learn how you can take a pledge to help start a conversation on safety with your children.