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Posted: 9:52 PM Feb 22, 2012
Sexual Abuse Survivor Completes 1,500-Mile Walk
Sexual abuse survivor Lauren Book is focused on passing new laws now that she's finished a 1,500-mile walk through Florida.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Sexual abuse survivor Lauren Book is focused on passing new laws now that she's finished a 1,500-mile walk through Florida.
Book arrived at the old Capitol Wednesday after the 39-day walk to raise awareness about sexual abuse and to support victims.
Book has fought for new laws to help victims and punish abusers since revealing she was raped by a nanny when she was a child.
This year she's seeking $1.5 million for rape crisis centers and supporting two bills (HB 1355 and SB 1816) that would strengthen requirements to report child abuse.
Universities would be fined $1 million and stripped of state funding for two years if officials don't report child abuse.
That's a response to abuse cases at Penn State, Syracuse University and The Citadel.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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