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ProPublicaA Minnesota senator wants to strengthen the state’s mandatory reporting laws, after a Minnesota Star Tribune-ProPublica investigation found that the leaders of a Duluth church failed to report a child sex predator for years.
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Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case
Mandatory reporters in Minnesota can be charged with a misdemeanor if they do not report child abuse to authorities. But violators of the statute are rarely convicted, and fines are often similar to traffic tickets.