DENVER (KDVR) — A 30-year-old man is behind bars after a mandatory reporter spoke up and DNA evidence allegedly linked the man to the sexual assault of a child. Jesus Gonzalo Avila-Mendoza, 30, of ...

Legislation would required ordained ministers to report child abuse to authorities. An exception for private confession is written into the bill.

Authority figures who fail to report allegations of crimes against children would have a lot more time to be brought up on charges if a new Florida bill becomes law.

It's a legal requirement that some survivors are once again asking lawmakers to put in place, hoping to save other kids from the trauma they suffered.

TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge indicated Monday that he will likely issue a preliminary injunction against Washington's law designating members of the clergy as mandatory reporters of sex abuse.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday, Oct. 7, on a Class 4 felony charge for sexual assault on a child, according to a Facebook post from the office. Deputies arrested Jesus ...

A proposed Ohio House bill that would add elected officials to a long slate of professions that are legally required to report child abuse received its first hearing last week. Reps. Tom Young, ...