OFCO's 1998 Review of the Wenatchee Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
Vickie Wallen
Director Ombudsman
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OFCO's 1998 Review of the Wenatchee Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
CONTENTS
Executive Summary
OFCO’s Role and Charge
- OFCO’s Statutory Role
- OFCO’s Review
- The Petition
- Preliminary Review
- Focus of the Full-Scale Review
- The Review Process
- Children in State Custody
- Advisory Panel and Expert Consultation
- Early Challenges
- Special Funding
- The "Shield" Law
- Additional Challenges
- Constraints on the Review Process
Background
- The Community of Wenatchee
- The Wenatchee DCFS Office
- The Wenatchee Police Department
- The CPS/WPD Collaboration
The Wenatchee Investigations
- The Allegations
- Progression of Children’s Sex Abuse Allegations
- Kinds of Allegations Commonly Made
- Kinds of Allegations Less Commonly Made
- Kinds of Allegations Uncommonly Made
Major Findings
- Interview Documentation
- Observations
- Findings
- Analysis/Conclusions
- Child Interview Practices
- Observations
- Findings
- Analysis/Conclusions
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration
- Observations
- Findings
- Analysis/Conclusions
Recommendations
- Interview Documentation
- Child Interview Practices
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration
Appendix A: Wenatchee Consulting Panel
Appendix B: Additional Experts Consulted
Appendix C: Bibliography
Appendix D: Service Episode Report (SER) (Word Format)
Appendix E: Children’s Views and Experiences