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Matthew Speiser, New York man pleads guilty to fourth degree sexual assault on stepdaughter, The Jersey Journal

Source: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/01/new_york_man_pleads_guilty_to_fourth_degree_sexual.html JERSEY CITY – A New York man pleaded guilty to fourth degree sexual assault today in Hudson County Superior Court, 20 years after he groped his stepdaughter in Jersey City. The defendant, 47, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim, admitted to intentionally touching the chest of his then 11-year-old […]

Chris Arnold, Bill to extend statute of limitations on rape moves to full Senate, TheStatehouseFile.com

Sen. Michael Crider, R-Greenfield, presented Senate Bill 94 to the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on Tuesday that would extend the statute of limitations by five years, so long as the state discovers DNA evidence sufficient to charge the offender, or if a person confesses to the offense after the first five years. The bill passed unanimously.