Ritual Abuse Amendments

Subsection numbering was adjusted in Section 1, with the original subsection (f) on report writing renumbered to (g) to accommodate new content.

Formatting and spacing changes were applied throughout the document, including line breaks and indentation adjustments.

Date stamps and document headers were updated to reflect the substitute version dated 01-31 12:26.

Added requirement for law enforcement training to include understanding how perpetrators use ritual abuse during sexual assault and the impacts on victims

Renumbered training curriculum items from (f) to (g) to accommodate the new ritual abuse training requirement

Added new training curriculum item (ii) requiring officers to identify indicators of ritual abuse in sexual assault cases

Added specific training requirement for law enforcement to recognize and understand sexual assault committed during rituals and its impact on victims

Modified advanced training curriculum to include identifying indicators of ritual abuse in sexual assault cases

Created a new aggravating sentencing factor for offenses against children committed as part of a ritual or ritual training

Defined 'ritual' as events marked by specific actions, gestures, objects, clothing, texts, or words designed to commemorate or solemnize occasions

Added child torture (from S.B. 24) to the list of offenses that qualify for the new aggravating sentencing factor

Made technical corrections to subsection numbering and formatting in the training requirements section