TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The Tallahassee Police Department and Officer David Northway are part of Emmy winning television program created by a non-profit organization that's mission is to prevent sexual abuse through awareness and education.
The Emmy Award winning television program won in the "Societal Concerns" category.
The non-profit organization, Lauren's Kids created a program called "What If I Told You... How to Solve Child Sexual Abuse".
It highlighted facts and figures on how prevalent a problem child sexual abuse is around the state.
One disturbing fact being that in Leon County alone, with nearly 34,000 students in the area, around 5,5000 girls and 3,500 boys will likely experience some form of sexual abuse.
Officer Northway says children involved in these crimes are innocent victims.
Across the Sunshine State, more than 700,000 students will be victims of sexual abuse.
