A new state law has led to a doubling of reports of suspected child abuse in Lancaster County this year.
Many of those reports have turned out to be unfounded, but the number of substantiated cases appears to be running about 20 percent ahead of last year.
Through Aug. 15, investigators substantiated 83 cases of abuse, up from 69 cases for the same period in 2014, according to the Lancaster County Children & Youth Agency.
Substantiated cases represent only a small fraction of the total reports received. And those reports have soared under a new law that carries criminal penalties for anyone who regularly works with children and fails to report a suspected case of abuse directly to police, a Read More
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