Secret shame: Sex abuse series

Published: Sunday, March 16 2008 12:15 a.m. MDT

Summary

Deseret Morning News reporters Lucinda Dillon Kinkead and Dennis Romboy spent three months investigating sex offenders in Utah. They spoke with 85 people whose lives have been affected by the issue of sexual abuse. Today begins a four-day series on the problem that is exhausting the criminal justice system and traumatizing families.

About this series

Deseret Morning News reporters Lucinda Dillon Kinkead and Dennis Romboy spent three months investigating sex offenders in Utah. They spoke with 85 people whose lives have been affected by the pervasive and gut-wrenching issue of sexual abuse. This four-day series explores the widespread, growing problem that is exhausting the criminal justice system and traumatizing families.

Today: Just how prevalent is sex abuse in Utah?

Monday: A look at adult and juvenile sex offenders. Who are they?

Tuesday: The varied victims of sexual abuse and how they cope.

Wednesday: Who's watching the sex offenders?

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Anonymous

Thank you for doing this series of articles. It is a scary subject, one most people think we should not talk about. But reading about this, and the comments from the story, have given me ideas on what I should be doing with my daughter, and some More..

7:09 p.m. March 16, 2008
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Lacee

So where is Wednesday's article on who's watching the sex offenders?

1:44 a.m. March 20, 2008
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Anonymous

Dr. Bench is right in his about sex offenders it recidivism is 7.2 And a study by Dr. Roe backs this up He work at the Utah prison. Most of offender have families and have paid thee debt to society but are treated like the Jews in NAZI Gerimany.DUI More..

1:05 p.m. April 4, 2008
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Secret shame: Sex abuse series

Secret shame: Utah's sex offenders and their victims

Secret shame: Utah's sex offenders and their victims

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