Two men, Luke Norden and Jeremy Borgan, are being charged with failing to report alleged crimes. The men, Norden the head coach for the Mitchell Post 18 Legion baseball team, and Borgan, a member of the Mitchell Baseball Association board, are each facing counts of failure to report abuse or neglect of a child.
These charges were made one week after six members of Mitchell Post 18’s varsity baseball team were charged with rape.
Under South Dakota law, a variety of persons are constituted as mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Those who fail to report, according to statute, are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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