GREENFIELD — A database that launched this week lists the names of people convicted of child abuse in the last five years.
State officials hope the new child abuse and neglect registry will become the tool parents use to ensure their children are cared for by someone trustworthy.
The online registry is similar to one listing convicted sex offenders.
Parents can search people by name at public.courts.in.gov (click on the link for the child abuse registry).
A person’s name will appear in the search results if they’ve been convicted of child neglect, battery or sexual assault against a child or child selling — crimes that statistics show are being reported more regularly throughout the state.
Child abuse and neglect cases are up nearly 20 percent statewide, according to the Indiana Department of Child Services.
In 2016, the agency handled 241 cases in which a Hancock County child had been neglected or abused, compared with 186 cases in 2015, according to department records. ..Continued..
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