Wisconsin · Wisconsin Statutes — Criminal Code (Ch. 939–951)
Wis. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 948.04: Causing mental harm to a child
What this law says, in plain English
A person exercising control over a child who causes mental harm through substantial disregard for the child's well-being commits a Class F felony. A caregiver with knowledge of ongoing or threatened mental harm who fails to act also commits a Class F felony.
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