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- You could be charged with a crime—and you could be prosecuted. Any mandated reporter who has a reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect and fails to report this suspicion is guilty of a misdemeanor. If a child is harmed, and the investigation reveals that you had a reasonable suspicion, but did not report it, you could be prosecuted.
- You could also be held civilly liable, which means you could be sued on behalf of the child harmed.
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Created by Monroe County Department of Human Services.
Reviewed and approved by New York State Office of Children and Family
Services. Copyright 2003. |
