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Celina Mays

Women and Crime

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The Importance of Mandatory Reporting in the Case of a Child Raped

In New Jersey, any person who has a reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse has to report it. To me, if you're under the age of consent, that's considered statutory rape,. Unless as the doctor said, she seems excited about her pregnancy. I would err on the side of caution in this case when you're talking about a child like this. And we can't blame any one person for this tragedy but I truly believe that if that doctor had reported it, then we wouldn't be talking about this case today.

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