Here Is What Is Happening In Delaware
Civil Statute of Limitations
Discovery Rule: No
Limitations Period: None
Tolling:  Yes
  • No Statute of Limitations for Suits Based Upon Sexual Abuse of a Minor : No statute of limitations as to perpetrator, or as to gross negligence against employer. Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8145(a)-(b) Id.
     
  • 2-Year Window : Open from July 1, 2007. Id.
Criminal Statute of Limitations
Limitations Period: None
Tolling: No
Exceptions: No
  • No Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses Except Sexual Harassment and Indecent Exposure : See Del. Code Ann. 11, § 205(e). But, prosecutions may not “be based upon the memory of the victim that has been recovered through psychotherapy unless there is some evidence of the corpus delicti independent of such repressed memory.” Id.
News Coverage
Date Title Author Source
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06/10/2009 Sex Abuse Victim Sports Stars Honored at Baseball Game: Team Recognizes Their Work for Chlid Sex Abuse Awareness and Prevention (Event) SNAP Delaware
07/10/2009 In its two years, Child Victim's Act brings 170 lawsuits alleging abuse Beth Miller The News Journal (Wilmington, DE)
Upcoming Events
April 14 (D.C.) The 10th annual Race to Stop the Silence (Stop Child Sexual Abuse) 8K Race and Walk (and kids’ fun run) is coming right up on April 14, 2013 in D.C. Don’t miss this fun, educational and important event. Go to www.stopcsa.org or www.dcrace.org/ for Race information and registration, and to see other ways to make a difference!
State Outreach Organizations

Child Victim's Voice (Delaware) 

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests: Delaware

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