Troopers said from Sept. 27, 2013 to Feb. 17, 2014, Harry Clauson, 43, called a child abuse hot line dozens of times, reporting instances of children being abused, or living in an abusive environment.
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Clauson allegedly made most of the reports anonymously during odd hours of the day, but for some, used the names of other people without their knowing.
"It's very frustrating because it is a total misalignment of our resources," said Julia Hepworth, director of Child Protective Services.
For every report of child abuse, law enforcement must respond to the residence in question, and expose children to sensitive interviews.
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There were more false reports made from the same location as Clauson's 48 claims making the total number of false reports 83. Goodall said the suspect in the other 35 false claims has not been charged.
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