In posting this thread, I did not think that I would be taking some much heat (or, for that matter, any blowback) for having not called "child protective services". And, so, I decided to look up what the Law says for my US state (Iowa):
http://dhs.iowa.gov/child-abuse/what-is-child-abuse
In Iowa, the agency is called DHS as opposed to CPS, but for those of you who do not want to click the above link, here's the summary off the web page:
http://dhs.iowa.gov/child-abuse/what-is-child-abuse
In Iowa, the agency is called DHS as opposed to CPS, but for those of you who do not want to click the above link, here's the summary off the web page:
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- [url=http://dhs.iowa.gov/child-abuse/what-is-child-abuse/victims]The victim is a child.
- The child is subjected to one or more of the categories of child abuse defined in Iowa Code section 232.68:
- Physical abuse
- Mental injury
- Sexual abuse
- Child prostitution
- Presence of illegal drugs in a child's body
- Denial of critical care
- Manufacturing or possession of a dangerous substance (defined in Iowa Code 232.2)
- Bestiality in the presence of a child
- Allows access to a registered sex offender
- Allows access to obscene materials