NEWBERG (OR)
The Newberg Graphic
January 3, 2018
By Gary Allen
Police, church and Juliette’s House join forces to stage event Jan. 6 in Newberg
The Newberg-Dundee Police Department, in conjunction with Juliette’s House and Newberg Christian Church, will hold a workshop in January headlined “Sex Offenders: Keeping Children, Churches, Schools and Youth Organizations Safe.”
The workshop is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 6 at the church, 2315 Villa Road.
The event, according to a release from the NDPD, is designed to provide training for parents, the faith community, youth service organizations, camp staff, school staff, human resources personnel and risk management professionals.
Speaking will be Julie Siepmann, a licensed clinical social worker, and NDPD Detective Todd Baltzell.
Siepmann is the clinical services director and lead forensic interviewer at Juliette’s House, a child abuse assessment center in McMinnville. She regularly testifies as an expert witness in criminal child abuse cases and has worked as a child and family therapist treating children who have experienced abuse.
Baltzell is a 24-year veteran of the NDPD and has been responsible for investigating more than 700 sexual assault cases, primarily for child/teen sexual abuse. He has co-facilitated community trainings addressing child sexual abuse and created the Newberg-Dundee Domestic Violence Response Team.
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