As a mandated reporter I have made 2 official reports on children I knew were being abused by a family member. In both cases nothing happened. The abuse continued. Child protection services dropped the ball and these children continued to suffer.
Everyone, after the fact, says if only someone had reported it. I did. I did my job but others didn't do theirs.
What happened here was extreme. Shocking and depraved. It also happens every day. |