Domestic Violence Gets Stronger in The Shadows

Assistand District Attorney for the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Council Mary Walters shares her journey as a DV prosecutor. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell
Assistand District Attorney for the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Council Mary Walters shares her journey as a DV prosecutor. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Domestic Violence (DV) is not a topic that most want to discuss or acknowledge, but it needs to be acknowledged. It needs to be discussed. It needs to STOP.

In a recent CCRT (Coordinated Community Response Team) Awards event held at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Assistant District Attorney for the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Council, Mary Walters, asked, “Why does domestic violence live in t…