Earlier this week we outlined the local relevance to child abuse and how Clinton stacks up to the rest of the country.

Clinton police say the local statistics are pretty well in line with the national statistics and when they get a call it is something they make a priority. Clinton Police Detective Todd Ummell says when the initial call comes in he wants the initial interview to be very basic until they can bring together several different entities.

Once the initial call comes in of abuse, Det. Ummell will coordinate with the various groups and try to get the child in as soon as possible. He says it can happen within a couple of days.

According to Det. Ummell, the goal is to interview the child once and then that becomes the entire case. The interviewer, provided through the Childrens Advocacy Center, is a trained professional who will not lead the child with any of their questions.

Det. Ummell says often times, one interview is enough to make a case, and the child does not have to do any more interviews. He points it is their goal to eliminate stress on the child and to make sure only one interview is enough.

He also notes they often times get enough of a case for prosecution.