By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County District Attorney Tom Stanton is joining with other community members on Thursday to hold a community candle lighting ceremony to commemorate National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
"Often times, in the criminal justice system, the victim is forgotten," Stanton said. "We've seen that over and over. We also see many instances of the victim being revictimized by the system itself. When we come together as a community to support victims, not only victims of serious crimes, but all crimes, we are acting in community in that support."
Regardless of what the crime is, victims are changed mentally.
"That can be any type of crime," Stanton said. "It can be somebody losing a precious item to theft. It can be someone whose home has been burglarized and who never then again feels safe in their own home. Or, it can be a victim of sexual assault or it can be a victim of murder and the victims of those crimes are also the families."
The ceremony is at the South Hutchinson Community Center at 101 West Avenue C starting at 6:30 p.m.
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