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Utah Child Abuse Cases on the Rise
Saturday is no-hitter day, and we're not talking about baseball, but child abuse. The number of cases continues to grow in Utah.
(Apr 15, 2005) --
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MIDVALE-(KSL News) -- The number of cases of child abuse in Utah are on the rise. More than 12,000 cases were reported across the state last year.
"We in the state of Utah, fall in about the middle range of cases of child abuse across the county. In Salt Lake county it self, we had about 5,700 children who were victims of abuse last year.
Salt Lake County Child Abuse Prevention Team Chair Diane Spencer says Utah is one of a few states that records children who witness domestic abuse as abuse victims also.
A free event at Valley Fair Mall on Saturday will address the issue.