SOL propaganda from CA bishops.

SOL propaganda from CA bishops. Here is the truth– Misguided Arguments and 5 myths:

This is progress on SOLs.

Camden priest-abuse suit to proceed despite ‘recovered memory’ controversy. Alleged victim says he recalled it only recently CAMDEN — A Camden man who claims he was molested as a child by a South Jersey priest can argue in court he repressed memories of the abuse for more than 40 years, a federal judge has ruled. Mark […]

The Constitutionality of S.B. 131, An Act Relating to Damages: childhood sexual abuse: statute of limitations

TO:                 The Members of the California Legislature   RE:                  The Constitutionality of S.B. 131, An Act Relating to Damages: childhood sexual abuse: statute of limitations   DATE:            August 2, 2013   By way of introduction, my name is Marci A. Hamilton, one of the leading church/state scholars in the United States.  For the past […]

Diwakar Vadapalli and Virgene Hanna, Trends in Allegations and Investigations of Child Abuse and Neglect in Alaska, Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage

Rates of child abuse and neglect in Alaska have been high for years, compared with national averages and under various measures.

Nice editorial on the Pope and CA window

Pope Francis made two statements of historic proportion Monday. He said of gays: “If they accept the Lord and have good will, who am I to judge them? They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency (to be homosexual) is not the problem. They are our brothers.” What a heartening declaration from the Roman Catholic pontiff. We […]

Action alert for MA residents and survivors

Your Action on SOL Reform Needed Today!   In a strategic effort to move civil Statute of Limitations (SOL) reform forward, Senator Brownsberger yesterday personally reached out to his Senate colleagues to urge them to add their names to a letter that he and Rep. Lawn have drafted. The letter urges Senate President Murray and […]

Analysis in Support of SB 131

Professor Bainbridge (view article) has failed to deal with any of the arguments in favor of a window. Here is the analysis in support of SB 131: http://sol-reform.com/California/HamiltonCASB131testimony3413.pdf

Bryson v. Diocese of Camden, Civil Action No. 12–499 (JBS–KMW), 2013 WL 3956360 (D. N.J. July 26, 2013)

denying the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and finding that that Court should conduct a hearing pursuant to Lopez v. Swyer to determine whether evidence of the prejudice the defendant incurred outweighed other determinative factors for equitable tolling

Window = access to justice

Ex-Scouts allege sex abuse by Rochester area troop leader Article by: ROSE FRENCH , Star Tribune Two lawsuits filed Monday in Rochester mark the first sexual abuse complaints brought against the Boy Scouts under a new Minnesota law allowing victims to sue for abuse alleged to have happened decades ago. St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, one of […]

LA bishop tells parishioners to take stand against victims

SARAH PARVINI The Associated Press July 17, 2013 6:37 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) – Tony Quarry suppressed his memories of being abused by a Roman Catholic priest for nearly 30 years and decided to sue only after finding out that his five brothers were molested by the same man – just to discover that it […]