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 ...

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.

The article stresses that universal mandatory reporting laws require all adults to report suspected child abuse, but many states lack proper training. Without clear guidance and education, these laws ...

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 ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the type of legal ruling that was issued against Washington's mandatory reporter law. County prosecutors in ...

A proposed Ohio House bill that would add elected officials to a long slate of professions that are legally required to report child abuse received its first hearing last week. Reps. Tom Young, ...