On top of this, he sexually abused vulnerable girls under his charge.

That protection, however, does not encompass attempts to abuse an unreceptive or captive audience, at least under the circumstances in this case.

Thirdly, and most seriously, a teacher may be accused of abusing a child under his or her care at school.

During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard accused her husband of physically abusing her while under the influence of alcohol.

Cadivec was arrested, tried, and convicted in 1924 on the charge of sexually abusing eight underage girls under her care, including her own daughter.

A doctor at Harlem Hospital Center sexually abused two patients under his care, the Manhattan district attorney's office said yesterday.

Drug courts are judicially supervised court dockets that handle the cases of nonviolent substance abusing offenders under the adult, juvenile, family and tribal justice systems.

Consequently, observers have accused national governments of abusing the system under industry pressure, and have urged for far stricter caps in the second phase (2008-2012).

Article 5(1) of the Commission text proposes that the penalties for abusing a child under the age of 10 years should be more severe.

They investigated and discovered that Curry was in fact a paedophile and had been abusing the children under his care.