ILLINOIS COURTS COULD USE SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS TO MAKE YOUNG VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE MORE COMFORTABLE UNDER A BILL HEADED TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK.
THE LEGISLATION IS SPONSORED BY SENATOR SCOTT BENNETT OF CHAMPAIGN…WHO SAYS BEING INTERVIEWED BY PROSECUTORS AND GIVING TESTIMONY CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR KIDS.
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LAKE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY MICHAEL NERHEIM SUPPORTS THE IDEA.
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THE BILL, WHICH ALSO APPLIES TO THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, STILL NEEDS TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR.