"The truth is hard to absorb," wrote USA TODAY Editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll on Friday. "A 10-year-old girl is pregnant after being raped. Because she lives in Ohio, where abortions are heavily restricted, she travels to an Indiana doctor to have an abortion."  After the story came out, many suggested it wasn't true. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost called it a fabrication. But Columbus Dispatch public safety reporter Bethany Bruner went to the arraignment. She was the only reporter there when a detective testified under oath that the girl was taken to Indiana for an abortion. The Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, soon reported that Gerson Fuentes, 27, had been arrested and had confessed to raping the child at least twice.  "Here is the truth: The world is a dangerous place for a vulnerable 10-year-old girl. "When commentators and politicians scoff at stories of child rape as 'another lie' or 'not true' we find the truth.  Find it, and report it. With great deliberation, concern and care." Read Nicole Carroll's column at @usatoday’s link in bio.