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The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Some years ago there was a young woman who dated a man who was handsome, charming, and she was in love with him. The man was also an alcoholic, as it turns out, and one night in a drunken rage, he held a gun to that woman’s head. The gun did not go off, thankfully. She was alone in a strange city and had no place to go. She packed her bags and left that place and never turned back.
Sound familiar?
Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, celebrating victims’ rights, protections, and services.
Victim advocate talks about National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week and resources
Victim advocate talks about National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week and resources By Melissa Rademaker | April 23, 2021 at 4:55 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 5:37 PM
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week reminds people that victims of violence and assault crimes have legal rights and it raises awareness about helplines and agencies.
Derica Killingsworth, the victim advocate for the Forrest County Sheriffâs Department, explains that Mississippi has specific laws for apprehending felony assault charges. She says investigators take every case seriously no matter the timeline.
âMost victims donât know that Mississippi has no statute of limitations, meaning that a victim can come in years later and report an incident happening to them, especially with sexual assaults, homicides, aggravated assaults, basically any felony charge,â Killingsworth s