It was announced on Thursday that the German Bishop of Augsburg, who had been accused of beating children at a Catholic children's home in the 1970s and 1980s, had tendered his resignation.

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Family members have portrayed Castro as a "monster" who terrorized the mother of his children, frequently beating her, playing twisted psychological games and locking her indoors.

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Certainly, many of the opposition's charges seem far-fetched such as the assertion that the government is giving its victims cancer but so are officials' explanations that involve parents beating the corpses of their children to make it look as if they were pummelled to death by the police.

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When police arrived, angry residents began to gather to protest, and locals allege that police began beating the protesters, including women and children.

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The authority wouldn't reveal how much of a factor children play in the fare-beating problem.

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The children scream, and I spend all night beating the rats out.

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