Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has signed a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Branstad signed the proclamation in his office at the Iowa State Capitol Monday morning. There to witness the signing was the family of 3-year-old Autumn Elgersma who died in the care of her in-home daycare provider, Rochelle Sapp in October of 2013.
Sapp was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Endangerment resulting in death this past October, and was sentenced to a 100-year prison term.
Click here to read the proclamation, which honors Autumn Elgersma’s memory.
