Politics & Government
State Legislators to Review Sex Abuse Reporting Laws
In light of the Penn State scandal, the two chairwomen of the state's Select Committee on Children will review existing laws to see if they need to be made tougher.
As a result of the made against former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, Rep. Diana Urban (D-North Stonington) and Sen. Terry Gerratana (D-New Britain), the chairwomen of Connecticut's Select Committee on Children, said they will review the state's current reporting laws to ensure that they are strict enough, according the Hartford Courant.
Urban released on Monday that the scandal is a "wake-up call" and that requiring teachers, doctors and other professionals to report cases of child abuse and neglect may not be enough.
"It’s the responsibility of all adults to report these sexual assaults on children," she said in the statement.
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