It has been a good week for sexually abused children.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by barbara

'had a feeling' is the criteria for the mandated report. I can assure you, the criteria investigators must abide by is far more stringent and, in too many cases, binds potential helping hands.
Mandated reporters are exempt from any legal recourse for a mandated report. They can, however, be prosecuted if they fail to report suspected abuse of a dependent individual.

You may find this an interesting read, Barb (and others).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...K0V_story.html

[barbara]

Originally Posted by finnbow

You may find this an interesting read, Barb (and others).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...K0V_story.html

Yes, finnbow, unfortunately innocent people get accused of crimes. But, the failure in the story you cited was not that of the/a mandated reporter.
The investigators, prosecutors, etc. Need to do their jobs correctly to avoid these kinds of errors.
The mandated reporter is only reporting something that has raised some sort of suspicion. It is up to investigators/law enforcement to establish if there is criminal activity.