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How state laws define who must report actual or suspected abuse, when a report must be made, and how.
Attorneys Richard R. Hammar and Matthew J. C. Branaugh

Overview

Ministers and other church leaders can learn that a minor is being abused in a number of ways, including an allegation brought forward by a victim, a confession by the perpetrator, or a disclosure by a friend or relative of the victim or perpetrator.

Dennis Watkins, the Legal Counsel for the ...

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