The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference will continue pushing for changes in state laws during the 2014 legislative session to better enable prosecution of serial child sexual abusers and to increase punishment for child neglect.The district attorneys will also continue seeking legislative approval for additional assistant district attorneys in judicial districts that have seen the largest caseload increases since 2006, when the General Assembly last added new prosecutors.“In 2014, we will continue our push for stronger laws to protect our kids,” said Lisa Zavogiannis, district attorney general for Warren and Van Buren counties. “If the legislature approves these proposed changes, I’m confident we will be able to accomplish that goal.”One change would allow a serial child sexual abuser to be prosecuted with a single trial even if the abuses occurred in multiple judicial districts. Currently, defendants accused of multiple counts of child sexual abuse in different jurisdictions must be tried separately in each of those jurisdictions.