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‘Unconscionable’ process forces kids to face accused abusers in person, auditor general says
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Pennsylvania’s system of child abuse appeal hearings needs to change because the current system puts children at risk of being retraumatized by their alleged abusers, the state auditor general said.
A year ago, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his office would start reviewing the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals and its handling of the child abuse appeal hearing process.
On Tuesday, his office released its report on the appeals process and recommendations to help child abuse victims navigate the system.
The appeals are by people deemed by county children and youth departments as having abused a child. People who lose an appeal, or do not appeal the child abuse determination, are listed for life on the state’s ChildLine and Abuse Registry.