Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed the “Gabby Act” into law.
SB 2514 “requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children and requires the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children.”
The “Gabby Act” is named after 17-year-old Gabby Kennedy who was murdered in 2020 along with her mother in Sullivan County by her mom’s estranged husband, Michael Robinson. A few days prior to the murders, Robinson was indicted on child abuse charges but the warrant was never served.
The goal of the law is to improve communication between agencies.