... was a member of the animal kingdom. The case was subsequently heard under the laws against animal cruelty. Mary Ellen's guardian was sentenced to one year in prison. In 1962 Dr. C. Henry Kempe and his colleague published "The Battered Child Syndrome" in the Journal of the American Medical Association. With that, awareness of child maltreatment began. Since then, the extent of child ... ...

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