Shawn Paul

Shawn Paul, president of the Georgia Network to End SexualViolence, said sexual assault centers were expecting $635,000 fromthe state this year.Instead, Paul says, they have had trouble finding the staff to

Shawn Paul, president of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Violence, said sexual assault centers were expecting $635,000 from the state this year.

Instead, Paul says, they have had trouble finding the staff to operate 24-hour help hot lines and can no longer travel to victims.

"We can scare people into believing that we are doing something, and that does nothing in my mind but endanger people by luring them into a false sense of security," said Shawn Paul, president and CEO of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault, a coalition of sexual-assault centers.

Given that 94 percent of sexually abused children were victimized by their parents or other relatives, Paul said the revised restrictions will offer no real assurance that children are safe from potential sexual abusers.
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"We can scare people into believing that we are doing something, and that does nothing in my mind but endanger people by luring them into a false sense of security," said Shawn Paul, president and CEO of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault, a coalition of sexual-assault centers.

Given that 94 percent of sexually abused children were victimized by their parents or other relatives, Paul said the revised restrictions will offer no real assurance that children are safe from potential sexual abusers.

Shawn Paul, president of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Violence, said sexual assault centers were expecting $635,000 from the state this year.

Instead, Paul says, they have had trouble finding the staff to operate 24-hour help hot lines and can no longer travel to victims.

Shawn Paul, president of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Violence, said sexual assault centers were expecting $635,000 from the state this year.Instead they have had trouble finding the staff to operate 24-hour help hot lines and can no longer travel to victims, Paul said.

"I am very concerned about whether we can even keep all 25 rape crisis centers open," he said.

Shawn Paul, president of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Violence, said sexual assault centers were expecting $635,000 from the state this year.Instead they have had trouble finding the staff to operate 24-hour help hot lines and can no longer travel to victims, Paul said."I am very concerned about whether we can even keep all 25 rape crisis centers open," he said.

"We can scare people into believing that we are doing something, and that does nothing in my mind but endanger people by luring them into a false sense of security," said Shawn Paul, president and CEO of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault, a coalition of sexual assault centers.

Given that 94 percent of sexually abused children were victimized by their parents or other relatives, Paul said the revised restrictions will offer no real assurance that children are safe from potential sexual abusers.