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Show Programs Aim At Sex Abuses FARMINGTON - Programs Prog-rams sponsored by the Davis County Council of Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher Association hopefully will reduce the increasing number of sex abuse cases being reported. THERE WAS about 65 percent per-cent increase in forceable sexual sex-ual abuse cases in the county last year compared to 1981, according to the Davis County Attorney's Office. Forceable sexual abuse is classified as a sex-related crime that is less serious than rape or sodomy. It is a third-degree third-degree felony and under the broad State Statute covers "indecent liberties committed with intent to arouse sexual desires de-sires in a person of the opposite oppo-site sex." THUS, THE majority of cases filed in Davis County last year involved "exposure and touching." County officials say force-able force-able sexual abuse is on the increase in-crease for both adults and juveniles, but appears to be rising ris-ing more rapidly among young persons. "WE DON'T have any hard, fast reason for the increases unless it is due partly to more persons reporting such cases that did not report them earlier," ear-lier," said one county service agency supervisor. He emphasized that ongoing on-going programs are being conducted con-ducted to educate both children chil-dren and adults concerning their responsibility in reporting report-ing sex abuses. |