He says a national data bank is in the works to help track abusers. He's also asking Congress to spend more money for child advocacy. Right now it spends 11 million. He's hoping for 15 million. Tina Crawford has more in our top local story.
Balloons soar at the child abuse prevention rally.
They represent the soaring hearts of children released by the bondage of abuse. There were nearly 3,000 reports of abused or neglected children in Hamilton County last year. 600 suffered severe physical or sexual abuse. Those are the children counselor Linda Elligan deals with. But some abusers don't leave marks for us to see.