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Peru State hosting program on sexual assault

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04/22/2022

(Peru, Neb.) – Experts from the Office of the Nebraska Attorney General will present “Everything You Need to Know About Sexual Assault in Nebraska,” at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Performing Arts Center at Peru State College. George C. Welch, Assistant Attorney General, and Anne Boatright, State Forensic Nursing Coordinator and Sexual Assault Payment Program Administrator, will make a presentation and engage the audience in discussion. Free to the public, the event wraps up the College’s month-long observation of national Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Welch graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2011 and joined the Attorney General’s office that same year. As the state’s VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) prosecutor in the Criminal Bureau, Welch specializes in cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

As a certified Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE), Boatright joined the Criminal Bureau in 2017. Boatright completed a Master of Science in Nursing in 2015 from Nebraska Methodist College. She was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2021. A member of the Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force (NHTTF) and the Board of Directors for the International Association of Forensic Nurses, she works to further impact care for victims on a global scale.

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