Kelsey Turner

Guardians ad litem are supposed to be neutral between parents. But data shows their presence makes mothers more likely to lose custody to their abusers.

For five years a Snoqualmie woman escalated her emails and calls to city officials to further investigate her rape case. A judge told her to stop.

Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.

While social media and dating apps have become hotbeds of child sex trafficking, Washington legislation has done little to stop it.

Courts could have collected over $2.5 million in fees in the past decade, which would have gone to programs to alleviate trafficking. Why didn’t they?

Laws on unexcused absences are meant to keep kids safe, but a lack of resources and fear of court have kept districts from completing necessary steps.

No one was looking for Kit Nelson-Mora, despite warning signs, until a friend contacted police over a year after their disappearance in Omak.

Some advocates say that legislation requiring law enforcement endangers survivors at risk of retaliation.

While Washington has some of the toughest trafficking laws in the nation, law enforcement in Seattle and Portland struggle to put policy into practice.

A 2020 law was supposed to create two trauma-informed treatment centers for exploited children. They still haven’t opened.