What are the strict laws of Nevada against child abuse in a domestic setting? Find out on this presentation.

1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE IN NEVADA

2. The number of domestic violence involving child abuse in
Nevada is in terrible heights.
According to a report by Child Welfare League of America or
CWLA, there were 33,598 reported referrals of child abuse
and neglect in Nevada by 2016 and there were 13 deaths
somewhere in these cases.
In 2017, deaths of children due to child abuse ramped up
by the end of the year in the city of Las Vegas, Henderson,
and Paradise, causing great distress to the law enforcement
and other agencies concerned with the matter.

3. WHAT COUNTS AS CHILD ABUSE IN NEVADA?
According to NRS 432B, child abuse and neglect are
comprised of acts such as physical and mental injury
which are done with full intention, sexual abuse or sexual
exploitation and other similar variations, maltreatment
and negligence, and even excessive corporal
punishment.
NRS 200.4631 asserts that physical injury is
characterized by having a sprain, dislocation, bone
fracture, hemorrhage, and disfigurement such as
puncture, burns or, even a bite caused by punching,
kicking, and other means of hitting the child.
Mental injury is taken when the child is taunted,
threatened, and even confined as well as when physical
harm is done to them.

4. WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR CHILD ABUSE
IN NEVADA?
If you willfully subject a child less than 14 years of age to suffer
abuse and neglect which resulted to substantial bodily harm you
are guilty of a category A felony with a penalty of being
imprisoned for life.
If no substantial physical or mental harm, the defendant will have
to face category B felony with the following penalties.
If a first time offender:
• A year to six years in prison
If a second-time offender of the same violation or other crimes:
• Two years to 15 years in prison
When it resulted to the untimely death of a child, the case turns
to a first-degree murder that seals life imprisonment in the
Nevada State Prison.

5. HOW TO REPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH
CHILD ABUSE IN NEVADA?
The manner of reporting can be done through any forms
of communication a person has access to such as a
phone call, a traditional mail, or an electronic mail.
When you have contacted the people in charge, be ready
to provide this information:
• Name, address, age, and sex of the child
• Name of the parents or the guardians of the child
• Type and extent of the abuse done or being done to
the child
• Name, relationship to the child, and other details of
the alleged abuser
• Any evidence that could testify to the abuse
If you discovered a case of domestic violence that
concerns children, you need to report it within 24 hours
as you can be charged with a misdemeanor if you failed
to do so

6. One of the most basic forms of defense that you can use says
that it was an accident.
The absence of evidence is also a strong argument that you can
use. If there are no clear signs of injuries, malnutrition, or
emotional instability then the prosecutor will have a hard time
to prove your guilt.
Audio recordings, footages, and eyewitnesses accounts that do
not exist can also mean acquittal of your child abuse charges.
Other plausible defenses to use are:
• You only defended yourself from a child that is being violent
• You were entrapped by your own family
• You are not aware that your child is being maltreated by
other people

7. No child should suffer, especially in the hands of people he or she
trusts the most—family. If you know something perpetrating child
abuse in a domestic setting, call hotlines now to put an end to the
child’s suffering.
If, however, you found yourself at the other side and is accused of
perpetrating domestic violence, get the help of a Las Vegas
criminal defense lawyer to better formulate your defenses.
Las Vegas Criminal Defense Attorney Ross Goodman
520 S 4th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA
(702) 383 - 5088