Child welfare advocates worry abuse cases went widely unreported during pandemic HNN file image (Source: HNN) By Rick Daysog | April 18, 2021 at 5:40 PM HST - Updated April 18 at 5:44 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Child welfare advocates and law enforcement officials are bracing for a spike in new child sex abuse cases.
They believe the pandemic not only made children more vulnerable, but it made it harder for them to report abuses.
“They are literally stuck at home with the people who are causing them the harm,” said Rochelle Vidinha, Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor.
“The more time that the child is at home with the people who are abusing them, I think it would definitely increase the amount of abuse that is taking place.”
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