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March 19, 2001 <br /> 173 Kaieie Rd. <br /> Papatkou, HI 96781 <br /> <br /> Honorable Harry I{~m <br /> <br /> Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> County of Hawazi <br /> RE. VACA <br /> Dear Mayor and County Council Members: <br /> It is with a great deal of interest that I pen this letter in support of funding for the VACA <br /> posRions with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. I have been practicing law for almost 26 <br /> years and in this time I have had the occasion to deal with all types of cases and all types of <br /> defendants. By faz the most difficult cases for an attorney to deal with are sex assault cases and <br /> cases where children are v~cUms. Children without a voice and without a choice m the actions <br /> that are perpetrated against them. When these two types of crimes come together they represent <br /> the most heart rending and soaowful aspect of the practice of law. <br /> Often Umes hours and months of preparation are required to bring a case to court let <br /> alone to trial. The amount of time required for these cases is best handled by an attorney <br /> specially trained in these drfficult cases with a staff trained to assist minor victims to overcome <br /> the natural reluctance to communicate these heinous acts. <br /> We are fortunate that our Prosecuting Attorney had the foresight to see this need and <br /> institute a demonstration program to serve our minor victims of violent crime The time has <br /> come to recogmze that this need still exists m our community and to permanently fund these <br /> positions. The benefit to our community and to the peace and well being of our children cannot <br /> be measured. Funding these positions permits the remainder of the Prosecution Team to focus <br /> on other aspects of crirmnal prosecution resting with the knowledge that our children are not <br /> forgotten. <br /> Yours truly, <br /> i lit.~c~f,~~~~. <br /> Michael J. Udovic <br /> <br />