Failure to report is classified as a
misdemeanor in 39 States and American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands. In Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota, misdemeanors are upgraded
to felonies for failure to report more serious situations, while in
Illinois and Guam, second or subsequent violations are classified as
felonies.
Brianna Lopez would be 6 years old now had her death at 6 months of
age in 2002 not revealed perhaps the most brutal child-abuse case in
state history.
The story of Baby Brianna is a hard one, but it is the ugly reality
of child abuse. |
