It has been nearly two weeks since a La Crescent Montessori
Academy teacher was arrested on suspicion of molesting several
students.  Jason Barker, 37, faces six counts of criminal sexual
conduct.  He has not been convicted of any crime.  According to
the criminal complaint, the school only became aware of the
allegations after five students confronted Barker.  So what can
be done to empower more students to speak up and help stop
instances of abuse from happening?  In many cases of child
sexual abuse, many kids never choose to come forward. In fact,
research shows about less than 30 percent of children ever say
anything.  Part of the solution for getting child sexual abuse
to stop relies on the children being educated themselves, but
the other big component relies on the adults.  “We need to
educate and empower children on what to do,” said Jeanne Meyer
of the Family and Children’s Center in La Crosse.  Meyer said
for children being sexually abused, it’s oftentimes difficult
for them to tell someone simply b