Lawmaker calls for stronger mandatory reporting rules following our investigation into church abuse case

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FOX31 Denver

Mandatory reporter, DNA testing leads to man’s arrest for sexual assault on a child

DENVER (KDVR) — A 30-year-old man is behind bars after a mandatory reporter spoke up and DNA evidence allegedly linked the man to the sexual assault of a child. Jesus Gonzalo Avila-Mendoza, 30, of ...
KHQ

Washington clergy mandatory reporter law under federal investigation

WASHINGTON - The federal government has announced an investigation into Washington's newly enacted mandatory reporter law. This law adds clergy to the list of individuals required to report child ...
KREM

Judge expected to issue injunction against WA law designating clergy as mandatory reporters

TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge indicated Monday that he will likely issue a preliminary injunction against Washington's law designating members of the clergy as mandatory reporters of sex abuse.
KING5

DOJ to investigate this new Washington law for first amendment violations

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday it will open a civil rights investigation into a newly passed Washington state law. SB 5375, which was signed Friday by Gov. Bob ...
Religion Dispatches

New WA Mandatory Reporter Law Is Only Anti-Catholic if ‘Catholic’ Means Protecting Sexual Predators

In our latest installment of “somehow this is actually happening,” Trump’s DOJ announced this week—with no apparent sense of irony or shame—that it will investigate whether a new Washington state law ...
Summit County

Mandatory reporter and DNA evidence lead to arrest on charge of sexual assault of a child

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday, Oct. 7, on a Class 4 felony charge for sexual assault on a child, according to a Facebook post from the office. Deputies arrested Jesus ...
Purdue University

Title IX mandatory reporters must complete annual training requirement

The Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance is reminding individuals who have been designated as Title IX mandatory reporters that they must complete annual training through WebCert.
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado has a new child abuse reporting law. Here’s a guide for educators on the new requirements.

Teachers, child care providers, and other people who work with children will soon be subject to a new state law governing how and when suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported. The law, ...