Resources for Reform
The following list of resources is made available for everyone from victims to Legislators to the interested public. We encourage you to investigate the issue of SOL reform and make your voice heard.
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Articles
(Organized Chronologically)
Lisa Miller, The Bad Shepherd: Why Pope Benedict XVI May Not Be Able to Heal His Church, Newsweek, Mar. 26, 2010
Catholics, Orthodox Jews Share Concerns for Child Protection, School Choice for Poor, MetroCatholic (Washington D.C.), July 4, 2009
Marci Hamilton, The Maturing of a Movement: Statute of Limitations Reform for Sex Abuse Victims, FindLaw, June 11, 2009
Bart Jones, Categories of Abuse, New York Newsday, Apr. 20, 2009
Associated Press, Priest gets 50 years in prison for rape of child, Houston Chronicle, Mar. 29, 2009 (While this victim was able to bring his claim, many can not for the simple reason that the court house doors are shut before they are able to come forward. With no SOLs for these heinous crimes, it is expected that more abusers will be prosecuted and the string of abuse continued by the same perpetrator can be stopped.)
Arielle Levin Becker, Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Extending Statute Of Limitations In Child Sex Abuse Cases, Hartford Courant, Mar. 27, 2009
Marci Hamilton, "Civil Liberties" and Uncivil Lies: What the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Have in Common An Agenda to Keep Child Predator Identities Secret, FindLaw, Mar. 19, 2009
Editorial, End the injustice, Times Union (Albany, NY), Mar. 15, 2009
Marci Hamilton, Getting Justice for "Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children": A Response to Martin and Melissa Nussbaum's Indefensible Review of My Book on Preventing Child Sex Abuse Within Religious Institutions and Outside Them, FindLaw, Mar. 13, 2009
The Associated Press, Catholic bishops: Clergy abuse claims rose in 2008, International Herald Tribune, Mar. 13, 2009
Paul Vitello, Religious Leaders Battle Abuse Bill in New York , New York Times, Mar. 11, 2009
Editorial, Protect the Children, The Jewish Daily Forward, Mar. 11, 2009
Frances Kissling, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chips away at Vaticans Diplomatic Immunity, Religion Dispatches, Mar. 5, 2009
Rebecca Dube, Shame of Sexual Abuse Among Believers: Religious Communities Slow To Uproot Cultures of Silence, The Jewish Daily Forward, Mar. 4, 2009
Scars of child abuse reach down to genetic level, scientists find, CBC News, Feb. 23, 2009
Vicki Polin, Change laws to bring more abusers to justice, Baltimore Sun, Jan. 23, 2009
Marci Hamilton, Recent Developments Regarding Clergy Child Abuse: How They Reveal Both Good and Bad News About the Chances of Getting Justice for Abuse Survivors and Preventing Future Abuse, FindLaw, Sep. 18, 2008
Marci Hamilton, The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Polygamy Crimes: What Needs to Be Done at the Federal Level to Protect Children from Abuse and Neglect, FindLaw, July 24, 2008
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Exposing the Myth
SOL reform is not anti-Catholic, nor is it directed against the Catholic Church. Click HERE to see why the argument that it is fails.
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Facts About Child Sexual Abuse
Click HERE for a brief compilation and examination of a number of studies regarding childhood sexual abuse. It is clear from the numbers that something must be done - SOL reform is the most effective method of finding hidden predators.
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Misinformation Spread About the NY Child Victims Act
Read our new document dispelling the untruths that have been circulated against the Child Victims Act and explaining the truth about the Child Victims Act by clicking HERE.
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