Statute of Limitation dropped on child sex crimes Posted: Feb 22, 2013 4:59 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2013 5:16 PM EST (KATV) Child sexual abuse is horrific, yet a common crime. Many times it takes years for the victim to come forward and it can be too late because of statute of limitation law, but that’s changing. […]
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate voted 49-0 Thursday to lengthen the amount of time a criminal or civil action relating to child sex abuse can be brought. “The children deserve it, they deserve our protection,” said state Sen. Frank Mrvan, D-Hammond, the sponsor of Senate Bill 142. The current statute of limitations for a sex crime […]
View article as PDF LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The statute of limitations in Arkansas could be a thing of the past when it comes to investigating sex abuse against children. The Smith brothers from Texarkana learned Arkansas’ statute of limitations the hard way. After being sexually molested as children and then turning to the […]
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Washington looking to extend statute of limitations for child abuse State law currently allows sex abuse charges to be filed at any time if new DNA evidence is found. Without that, the crimes can be difficult to prove so many decades later. “Statute of limitations currently are archaic and predator friendly,” she said. The Senate […]
Senate Bill 5100 would allow rape cases involving victims younger than 18 to be prosecuted until the victim turns 30, remove the one-year reporting requirement and expand the statute of limitations for other sex crimes involving minors like child molestation and indecent liberties.
Introduced January 24, 2013 by Senator Beall, Coauthor Assembly Member Skinner View Official Bill Text (a) In an action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse that was not barred by the law in effect prior to January 1, 2014, there shall be no statute of limitations and any of the following […]
Introduced January 24, 2013 by Senator Beall, Coauthor Assembly Member Skinner
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A civil lawsuit against John P. Kiley, the Detroit Holy Redeemer school principal suspended in November after he was accused of sexually molesting a child more than 20 years ago, was dismissed tossed in Oakland County Circuit Court because too much time has passed since the alleged abuse took place, a judge ruled.