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Originally Posted by pornguy
In every state that I know of, the officer can refuse to make the arrest. In fact when there is any question, they will usually call the State attorneys office and run it by them, and even then the officer has the right to refuse. He can make the appropriate reports and pass it up the chain of command. I have seen that done many times.
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You're not taking into account this being an alleged crime against a child.
In most states you have mandatory reporting laws when teachers, doctors etc think there is some kind of abuse involved which doesn't give them any discretion..they have to report it, follow through with it or they become liable whether it's criminal or civil.