News Archives (Prior to April 2013) Date Title Author Source PDF 03/28/2013 Editorial: Support the Minnesota Child Victims Act AlbertLea Tribune 03/21/2013 Shattuck case becomes focal point in bill to aid sexual abuse victims Brian Lambert Minn Post 03/20/2013 MN Judiciary Committee passes window! Madeleine Baran Minnesota Public Radio 03/19/2013 Great op-ed on MN reform […]
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The Damage Done by a ‘Lucky Guy’ By MARTIN GARBUS I WENT last week to see “Lucky Guy,” the new play by Nora Ephron about the journalist Mike McAlary, in previews. The decision to cast Tom Hanks in the lead role was brilliant. Mr. Hanks cannot be anything but endearing, almost cuddly, even though the man he is portraying was complicated […]
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April 5, 2013 Bill will eliminate state’s archaic statutes of limitations for felony child sex crimes, which now protect abusers and those who hide them For the first time in Oregon history, large numbers of adult survivors of child sex abuse will step out of the shadows in support of bill which will protect children […]
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Two House lawmakers oppose legislation to open a “window” to decades-old child sexual abuse civil claims because they say it would likely be struck down by the courts and otherwise would remove a defense tool for the accused. “While sympathetic to those who were victimized as children, we, as the chairmen of the Judiciary Committee, […]
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A mother of eight from Central Pennsylvania is suing the The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in New Britain Township and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, claiming that a priest at the shrine sexually assaulted her. The woman and her husband, who is also a plaintiff, allege that the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office did not thoroughly […]
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A measure supported by State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D- Chicago) to prevent child sex offenders from escaping prosecution passed the House last week. House Bill 1063 removes the statute of limitation on certain child sex crimes, including criminal sexual assault and abuse, if the victim was under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. […]
HF 681 was read for the second time, and amended at the Minnesota House of Representatives (Source: Journal of the House) H. F. No. 681, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; changing the limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 541.073. Reported the same back with the following amendments: Page 1, line […]
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HARRISBURG (April 3) – Two House lawmakers pushing back against a proposal to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse civil cases have a problem with a leading advocate of the proposal. The lawmakers say a legal expert advocating for the changes did so without disclosing major potential financial gains she’d receive if the […]
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SALEM, Ore. — A Catholic priest pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy he invited for a sleepover when he was pastor of a church in a small city south of Portland. The Rev. Angel Armando Perez was sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Circuit […]
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Lawmakers look to lift statute on child sex crimes WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. – Illinois lawmakers are taking action to increase prosecution of child sexual abuse. The state is looking to do away with the statute of limitations for sex crimes against children. Right now, prosecution of those crimes has to start within a year […]
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Minnesota News Archives Prior to April 2013
/in Uncategorized /by SOL ReformNews Archives (Prior to April 2013) Date Title Author Source PDF 03/28/2013 Editorial: Support the Minnesota Child Victims Act AlbertLea Tribune 03/21/2013 Shattuck case becomes focal point in bill to aid sexual abuse victims Brian Lambert Minn Post 03/20/2013 MN Judiciary Committee passes window! Madeleine Baran Minnesota Public Radio 03/19/2013 Great op-ed on MN reform […]
God Bless Jane Doe! And woe to the men who say rape victims are liars.
/in Uncategorized /by SOL ReformThe Damage Done by a ‘Lucky Guy’ By MARTIN GARBUS I WENT last week to see “Lucky Guy,” the new play by Nora Ephron about the journalist Mike McAlary, in previews. The decision to cast Tom Hanks in the lead role was brilliant. Mr. Hanks cannot be anything but endearing, almost cuddly, even though the man he is portraying was complicated […]
Adult Survivors of Child Sex Abuse Rally at Oregon State Capitol in Support of HB 3284 on Monday April 8
/in Oregon /by SOL ReformApril 5, 2013 Bill will eliminate state’s archaic statutes of limitations for felony child sex crimes, which now protect abusers and those who hide them For the first time in Oregon history, large numbers of adult survivors of child sex abuse will step out of the shadows in support of bill which will protect children […]
Remedies Clause does not affect plaintiffs. Only defendants. Why would person on Task Force be so invested in protecting predators rather than learning about perpetrators to protect kids?
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformTwo House lawmakers oppose legislation to open a “window” to decades-old child sexual abuse civil claims because they say it would likely be struck down by the courts and otherwise would remove a defense tool for the accused. “While sympathetic to those who were victimized as children, we, as the chairmen of the Judiciary Committee, […]
Priest from Czestochowa accused in civil suit of sexual assault
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformA mother of eight from Central Pennsylvania is suing the The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in New Britain Township and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, claiming that a priest at the shrine sexually assaulted her. The woman and her husband, who is also a plaintiff, allege that the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office did not thoroughly […]
GO ILLINOIS!
/in Illinois /by SOL ReformA measure supported by State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D- Chicago) to prevent child sex offenders from escaping prosecution passed the House last week. House Bill 1063 removes the statute of limitation on certain child sex crimes, including criminal sexual assault and abuse, if the victim was under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. […]
MN House Bill read for 2nd time!
/in Minnesota /by SOL ReformHF 681 was read for the second time, and amended at the Minnesota House of Representatives (Source: Journal of the House) H. F. No. 681, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; changing the limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 541.073. Reported the same back with the following amendments: Page 1, line […]
Fighting for victims in my home state PA legislators grasp at straws
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformHARRISBURG (April 3) – Two House lawmakers pushing back against a proposal to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse civil cases have a problem with a leading advocate of the proposal. The lawmakers say a legal expert advocating for the changes did so without disclosing major potential financial gains she’d receive if the […]
This is why we NEED SOL reform! (Oregon Priest gets 6 years for child sex abuse)
/in Oregon /by SOL ReformSALEM, Ore. — A Catholic priest pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy he invited for a sleepover when he was pastor of a church in a small city south of Portland. The Rev. Angel Armando Perez was sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Circuit […]
Lawmakers look to lift statute on child sex crimes in IL
/in Illinois /by SOL ReformLawmakers look to lift statute on child sex crimes WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. – Illinois lawmakers are taking action to increase prosecution of child sexual abuse. The state is looking to do away with the statute of limitations for sex crimes against children. Right now, prosecution of those crimes has to start within a year […]