Laurie Monnes Anderson: "In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Do most child abuse reports come from people required to report?

While the 2012 Legislature has been hung up on some issues, lawmakers approved a law that expanded the sorts of professionals required to report child abuse and neglect. The legislation came in response to the recent scandal at Penn State University. There, former assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with more than 40 counts of child sex abuse involving multiple boys over a 15-year period. Longtime coach Joe Paterno, who had supervised him, was fired. Before the bill passed, a long list of professionals were required to report abuse, but employees of ... >> More

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