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	Reporting Child Sexual Abuse "a Tough Call to Make" By Bill Utterback Beaver County Times December 10, 2011 http://www.timesonline.com/news/reporting-child-sexual-abuse-a-tough-call-to-make/article_38f9e81d-b19c-592d-8480-1b23e8dbbb0d.html MONACA — Halfway through a presentation on preventing child sexual abuse, facilitator Marilyn Chesko’s question drew a nervous silence from more than 20 people gathered in the cafeteria at St. John the Baptist school in Monaca. “How many of you would feel confident calling youth services (to report possible abuse)?” Few hands, and no voices, were raised. “It’s a tough call to make,” said Chesko, a Monaca resident and director of religious education at Our Lady of Fatima school in Hopewell. As investigations into accusations of child molesting by former assistant coaches at Penn State and Syracuse universities continue, several tough questions have emerged: Didn’t anybody see? Didn’t anybody say anything? butterback@timesonline.com
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