Read more“I’m very proud to be working with Deondra and Desirae and the good people of FSA,” said Olympic Gold Medal winning gymnast and author of the New York Times bestseller ‘Off Balance,’ Dominique Moceanu.
Deondra Brown, Brent Platt kick off Utah Coalition for Protecting Childhood
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not that Division of Child and Family Services director Brent Platt necessarily wants to work his way out of his job. But he does wish that an emphasis on prevention will mean fewer cases of child abuse and neglect. On Friday, Platt and...
5 Browns sisters to promote bill on statute of limitations of sex crimes
SALT LAKE CITY — Two members of the famed piano group The 5 Browns are working with Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., to promote a bill that would incentivize states to reconsider their statute of limitations laws with regard to sexual crimes. Deondra Brown said she and sister...Read more“On behalf of victims across the state of Utah, we’re excited to know that we can kind of breathe, take our time in healing, and come forward and tackle that big legal case when and if we are every ready,” Brown said.
Bill removing statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases passes Legislature
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that eliminates the statute of limitations for lawsuits against perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Deondra Brown, co-founder of the nonprofit Foundation for Survivors of Abuse, watched from the Senate...Read more‘It’s a victory for children’, said Brown.