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City Attorney's Office Creates Text Service For Domestic Violence Victims Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Columbus City Attorney's office has created a text message service for domestic violence victims during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

City Attorney Zach Klein says victims may send a text message to 614-653-8075, where they will be connected with a victim advocate. Victims are asked to provide a name, a safe time to communicate and an email or phone number for contact purposes:

Klein says residents in immediate danger should call or text 911.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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