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(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Supreme Court rules that child abuse survivors must face their abusers in person during trials.
The decision comes from the constitutional right of confrontation, allowing the accused to confront the accusers in court.
Concerns are raised about victims potentially not coming forward if they know they will face their abuser.
Victim advocates and attorneys are concerned about the impact on child witnesses, suggesting alternative methods of building cases without requiring victims to testify multiple times.