(Rome, NY – Feb. 6, 2013) Major Rodney W. Campbell of the New York State Police and Chief Deputy Dean Obernesser of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, announce the arrest of Shauna M. Standen, 20, of 3 Vandewalker Ave. Camden and Jennifer L. Vanbenschoten, 32, of 153 River St. Rome.
After a six week investigation, both were charged with third-degree Falsely Reporting an Incident, a misdemeanor, after they made a false report of sexual abuse to the New York State Child Abuse Hotline. Both were issued an appearance ticket returnable to the City of Rome Court on Feb. 12, 2013.
The investigation was conducted by State Police Investigator Todd Grant , who is currently assigned to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center. The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center is a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team that fights child abuse by providing a wide range of services for child victims, while also aggressively pursuing the offenders of these crimes.