I want to put in place a bill that will allow us to protect our children from other juvenile who commit a sex crime against them. I want to make it where if our children disclosed a sex crime to law enforcement, therapist, state employee, dss or any state mandate reporter they can file for a protection order/restraining order the same day no matter the age. To keep our children safe from other juveniles is something that needs to be taken seriously. Every case is different and when we’re talking about consensual “sex crimes” between two 15 year olds that is different. I want it to be no matter how long ago it happen til the child discloses that at the time they finally speak of what happen when can make sure they stay safe. Right now our order of protection is just for two people in relationship together life together and so on. Our restraining order is you have to have two different report files.   As a parent I should be able to get the papers and sign them and file them with the court the same day my child discloses what happen. Most of the time it’s a family member the same age or someone the child know really well that’s the same age. Right now going through the process of my child being a victim of a sex crime by another juvenile and I haven’t been able to put anything in place is frustrating. Once a child discloses about a sex crime against another juvenile they should be given a protection order to make sure, the abuser cannot contact them, the abuser cannot see them or just show up even after they are told not to from the parent. The abuser shouldn’t be able to reach out to the victim on any social media platform or anything. With nothing in place who is to say that the abuser won’t somehow threaten, harm, or try to make the victim change their story. The order should stay in place til the abuser is found guilty or non guilty. If the abuser is found guilty but isn’t charged with anything or cannot be charged because of age the order should be able to stay in place until they reach 18 and the victim can file another order if they still don’t feel safe. Our children have to deal with what happen to them the rest of their life. They are emotionally mentally scarred for life! This will forever be apart of them because they will have to go through therapy to learn how to understand and heal from what happened to them. If the juvenile is the same age as the victim and are in the same school zone we should make it where our children don’t have to see them everyday instead of making victims change their whole lifes again because of something they didn’t do. the abuser (if not charged because of age)  should have to move school zones. Our children shouldn’t have to relive what happen to them everyday by seeing the person who hurt them. This order shouldn’t just be just for certain types of sex crimes it should be for any type of sexually abuse, sexual harassment, harassment, stalking for any age under the age of 18. We shouldn’t have to have two different reports on file. If we think our child is in danger from another juvenile we should be able to file papers ourself instead of having to pay a lawyer to file. Most parents don’t have the money to pay lawyers just to file a paper to protect our child. Each case should be looked at by a judge and if a child discloses a sex crimes no matter what the sex crime is we should be able to protect them as soon as the disclose without having to wait on a investigation, our children having to talk to the advocate center or doctors. Our children should feel like they are safe at all times so they will report the abuse. These children are brave for speaking up and even with our younger victims that range from 3-10 even tho they may not understand what happened to them yet they still deserve to be protect by the abuser especially if it’s family. Parents or guardians can only do so much and tell other people not to bring the abuser around but some other parents of the abuser don’t care or don’t believe the victim. No matter what age we need to protect our children until they are 18 and can decide if they still need it in place. With our sex crime laws and justice system failing our kids everyday because they can’t charge certain ages we at lease owe our children and our minds a peace of mind knowing the abuser can never hurt them or talk to them.