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Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, said they observed a 210% increase in sexual assaults involving children during the time period that most schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a news release said Thursday.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said that the Crimes Against Children Unit had observed small changes in cases from year to year, but they were alarmed at the surge in child sexual assault cases that occurred since 2020, the statement said.
Since 2020, detectives noted an increase from 10 sexual assaults involving children to 31 cases reported in 2021.
“It is important to understand these cases are not random sex assaults,” the statement said. “Tragically, the vast majority of these cases involve family members or someone known to them.”
Sadly, we know child deaths due to abuse are far too common. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System estimated that 1,840 children died from abuse
By U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown
D-Ohio
Sadly, we know child deaths due to abuse are far too common. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System estimated that
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New Hanover County victim advocates hold their breath as federal funds for crime victims await Senate approval
Funding may be drying up for victims of crime, needs Senate approval By Kendall McGee | April 21, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 7:28 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A bill to save a federal fund that helps victims of crime is in the hands of the US Senate after already passing in the House.
Families, children and justice organizations alike have relied on funding from the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) for decades now, but the fund is beginning to run dry.