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Interactive: What happens to child abuse reports in Minnesota?

What would happen if you were to make a child abuse report in Minnesota? More than likely, it will not be investigated.

By Jeff Hargarten

October 12, 2014 at 8:36PM
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Jeff Hargarten

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Jeff Hargarten is a Minnesota Star Tribune journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.

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