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Medical MotherhoodDisabled children are more likely to be victims of sexual abuse. What’s a parent to do?A man was sentenced last week to life in prison for sexual exploitation of four children, three of whom were significantly disabled. As a certified nursing assistant caring for them overnight in a Central California group home, Steve Rodriguez, 38, filmed himself sexually abusing the children and committed several other crimes, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release.While the details of the case are incredibly distressing — such as that he started the acts when one victim was just 6, and that the abuse went on from January 2016 to May 2020 — what may be most horrific is how rare...2023-01-2217 min