Only one case of abuse had to be reported to the state.
Several cases of such abuse have been reported in the Soviet press.
The police, however, say it was a case of sexual abuse.
Law enforcement officials in other states reported several cases of physical abuse.
Most require health workers, particularly doctors, to report abuse cases.
The book did not cover cases of serious abuse and neglect.
This is particularly true in cases of alleged physical abuse.
A major reason is that there are fewer new cases of abuse.
It is nearly impossible to provide evidence for many of these historical abuse cases.
