Madeleine Baran of MPR links the Shattuck sex abuse case with legislation moving in St. Paul: “The child sexual abuse allegations involving a Shattuck-St. Mary’s teacher have become a focal point for state lawmakers backing a bill that would make it easier for victims of past abuse to file lawsuits against institutions that failed to protect them. […]
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HARRISBURG – Legislation to overhaul Pennsylvania’s child-abuse reporting system is on a fast track. More than two dozen bills – including ones that would broaden the definition of child abuse – are under consideration in the House and Senate, four months after a task force released its report in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky […]
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Chairman Heckler was asked by Ivey at the Patriot News about the windows bill – why it wasn’t part of the package…..he responded: “I would frankly doubt the claim that all of the advocates or many of the advocates are talking about this. A narrow group of people who think trial lawyers are the answer […]
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York, PA – Two child sex abuse bills that are awaiting approval by the State House Judiciary Committee would remove the statue of limitations on criminal charges and civil suits, or suspend any expired statue of limitations. Supporters say the changes would provide a “window of opportunity” for victims to seek justice, according to a […]
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The first comprehensive overhaul of the state’s child protection laws, since Jerry Sandusky ‘s arrest and conviction, was unveiled on Monday. The sixteen bill package was introduced by a bipartisan group of state senators. As the Jerry Sandusky saga went from rumor to arrest to conviction, flaws in the state laws became apparent. The General […]
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I. Opponents to the Window Are Asserting that the “Remedies Clause” of the Pennsylvania Constitution Makes Window Legislation Unconstitutional. In Fact, It Is Irrelevant The purpose of the Remedies Clause is to protect plaintiffs from legislative action that will undermine an individual’s remedy for an injury done. It is a constitutional guarantee for plaintiffs and […]
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One of the country’s leading church and state scholars is challenging state Rep. Ron Marsico’s claims that suspending the statute of limitation in order to allow victims of child sex abuse to file charges against their predators is unconstitutional. Marci A. Hamilton, a 20-year professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, […]
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McGeehan, Rozzi to welcome legal scholar’s presence at Monday news conference HARRISBURG, March 15 – A law school professor and respected author will add her expertise on the constitutionality of child sexual abuse window legislation to a 1 p.m. Monday news conference in the Capitol Media Center, where state Reps. Michael P. McGeehan, D-Phila., and […]
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay four men almost $10 million to settle allegations of sexual abuse by a former priest who more than a quarter century ago had confessed to molesting children, attorneys said Tuesday. Two brothers will receive $4 million each, and the other two men will get nearly $1 […]
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Shattuck case becomes focal point in bill to aid sexual abuse victims
/in Minnesota /by SOL ReformMadeleine Baran of MPR links the Shattuck sex abuse case with legislation moving in St. Paul: “The child sexual abuse allegations involving a Shattuck-St. Mary’s teacher have become a focal point for state lawmakers backing a bill that would make it easier for victims of past abuse to file lawsuits against institutions that failed to protect them. […]
Bills would overhaul Pa.’s child-abuse reporting system
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformHARRISBURG – Legislation to overhaul Pennsylvania’s child-abuse reporting system is on a fast track. More than two dozen bills – including ones that would broaden the definition of child abuse – are under consideration in the House and Senate, four months after a task force released its report in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky […]
Bucks DA Opposes Window, Sides With Institutions Hiding Decades Of Abuse.
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformChairman Heckler was asked by Ivey at the Patriot News about the windows bill – why it wasn’t part of the package…..he responded: “I would frankly doubt the claim that all of the advocates or many of the advocates are talking about this. A narrow group of people who think trial lawyers are the answer […]
One local woman with a history of childhood sexual abuse is pleading with officials to consider the bills. Go Kristen!
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformYork, PA – Two child sex abuse bills that are awaiting approval by the State House Judiciary Committee would remove the statue of limitations on criminal charges and civil suits, or suspend any expired statue of limitations. Supporters say the changes would provide a “window of opportunity” for victims to seek justice, according to a […]
All victims over 30 still shut out, most permanently. Enact window!
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformThe first comprehensive overhaul of the state’s child protection laws, since Jerry Sandusky ‘s arrest and conviction, was unveiled on Monday. The sixteen bill package was introduced by a bipartisan group of state senators. As the Jerry Sandusky saga went from rumor to arrest to conviction, flaws in the state laws became apparent. The General […]
Professor Hamilton PA Remedies Clause
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformI. Opponents to the Window Are Asserting that the “Remedies Clause” of the Pennsylvania Constitution Makes Window Legislation Unconstitutional. In Fact, It Is Irrelevant The purpose of the Remedies Clause is to protect plaintiffs from legislative action that will undermine an individual’s remedy for an injury done. It is a constitutional guarantee for plaintiffs and […]
Leading legal expert challenges Rep. Ron Marsico’s concerns on child sex abuse bill
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformOne of the country’s leading church and state scholars is challenging state Rep. Ron Marsico’s claims that suspending the statute of limitation in order to allow victims of child sex abuse to file charges against their predators is unconstitutional. Marci A. Hamilton, a 20-year professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, […]
McGeehan, Rozzi to welcome legal scholar’s presence at Monday news conference
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformMcGeehan, Rozzi to welcome legal scholar’s presence at Monday news conference HARRISBURG, March 15 – A law school professor and respected author will add her expertise on the constitutionality of child sexual abuse window legislation to a 1 p.m. Monday news conference in the Capitol Media Center, where state Reps. Michael P. McGeehan, D-Phila., and […]
L.A. archdiocese to pay $10M in priest abuse cases
/in California /by SOL ReformThe Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay four men almost $10 million to settle allegations of sexual abuse by a former priest who more than a quarter century ago had confessed to molesting children, attorneys said Tuesday. Two brothers will receive $4 million each, and the other two men will get nearly $1 […]
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