From: krikket@meltdown.chi.il.us (D. 'Krikket' Krick)
Newsgroups: alt.sexual.abuse.recovery
Subject: Re: Section 5 of FAQ--reporting a perp
Date: 29 Dec 92 05:48:36 CST
Organization: The Meltdown - A Team Star BBS

In article <1hnqmcINNc2c@flash.pax.tpa.com.au>, anon.120@pax.tpa.com.au writes:

>I thought it was interesting, but not all that helpful.  What I wanted was:
>What can I do to report *MY* perp?  One of my perps is a cop now, too.
>
>Reading the section in the FAQ that didn't tell me what to do about 
>reporting my perps made me mad at him and I wanted to destroy their 
>marriages, their lives.  I wanted at least to know *how* to make them 
>pay for what they did to me.

Not specific enough I take it...  I was trying to avoid specifics in that first
draft because the laws change from state to state and from country to
country...

I also did *NOT* write this sectio with the intent of "*how* to make them pay
for what they did".  I do beleive in the Justice system as it stands.  (I'm
refering to the one in the USA, I have no experience with it in other
countries.)  The system is far from perfect, but it's what we have to work
with.  This section was designed to help point out how to initiate the process
of putting the perp through the legal system (and hopefully end up in jail.)

What I wrote was a rough first draft.  I am *NOT* satisfied with it, hence my
earlier post on the matter.  But I also am lacking on information to put in it.
 I was going to go to the local PD and ask for advice from them as to what
should be included.  I couldn't do it.  I froze completely and utterly.  After
the holiday season I'm going to try again.  Given that I'll be under a lot less
emotional stress (well, New Year's has the effect on me even more so than
Xmas!) I'm going to give it another shot.

But I have also received email from a volunteer (who's name eludes me,
unfortunately...  I accidentally deleted the Email, so I can't ask if he's
still planning on helping or not, or what progress, if any, has been made.) 
But I got this bit of Email from a user who was asking if I'd like him to try
to come up with something with a bit more concrete information...  I gave an
emphatic *YES*.  Hopefully he (whoever he is) is working on it as we speak. 
(And will respond to me in Email after reading this letter!)

For what it's worth, I'm including section 5.1 of the FAQ into this message...
If people have ideas on how to improve it, please get in touch with me!  What
follows is the best I could come up with for the moment, not the final product.
 Will revamp it in a couple of weeks, incorporating any suggestions I get
between now and then!

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5. Resources
5.1)   How do I report a known or suspected abuser?  (by Krikket)

     There are several ways to report a known or suspected abuser.   This
section of the FAQ is going to deal with reporting an abuser that is inside
the United States, because I don'w know the contacts outside this country.
A quick anonamous call to DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services)
is a good place to start.  They are required by law to investigate all
reports of child abuse and molestation.

     Another contact that would probably provide a quicker responce, would
be the local police department.  The problem here is that unless you have
immediate proof of abuse (IE: Bruises, scratches, hospital records, etc) the
local police probably will have their hands tied, and attempt to put you off
onto another service and let them deal with the matter.  On the other hand,
the local police are the people you want to call in case of an emergency and
the victim of the abuse needs to be removed from a situation IMMEDIATELY.  The
police will respond extremely quickly if someone is in immediate danger.

     The initial reporting of the incident doesn't have to be that
complicated, and either DCFS or the local police will direct you to further
people you can and may wish to contact.  After working at a public High
School in Illinois, I can assure you that this is the procedure that all
teachers in Illinois are required to follow *BY LAW*, although they also
have the option of calling another anonamous agency that collects information
of this nature for further investigation.

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Krikket (a.k.a. Doug Krick)  ---  krikket@meltdown.chi.il.us
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