As most of you know, back in 2006 Trinity Broadcasting Network founders Paul and Jan Crouch and network attorney John Casoria learned that the Crouches' then-13-year-old granddaughter, Carra, was the victim of a horrific incident of child abuse. However, they merely fired the creep responsible and didn't report it to the police. The problem? The Crouches and Casoria are ordained ministers, and were thus required by California law to report it.
Earlier this week, I had a look at the relevant law, the Uniform Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, and was more than a little disappointed to find out the Crouches and Casoria may only be guilty of a misdemeanor. Quoting the relevant section:
Any mandated reporter who fails to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect as required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months confinement in a county jail or by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both that imprisonment and fine.
At first glance, it's a drop in the bucket. But given the gross dereliction of moral and ethical responsibility, the Crouches and Castoria need to be haled before a judge to explain their behavior. The one person who can make that happen--and thus get a measure of justice for Carra--is Orange County district attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Sign this petition and ask him to launch a criminal investigation into this horrible incident.