Lead by example: Pope offers abuse victims open ear, open heart, Carol Glatz, Catholic San Francisco
While the US bishops keep doors to justice shut
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Kathy Picard of Ludlow and Gov. Deval Patrick celebrate bill extending statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse, Suzanne McLaughlin, Mass Live
LUDLOW – A new bill has been signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick that extends the statute of limitations for sex abuse victims to file suit against their abusers. The new law allows any childhood sex abuse victim up to the age of 53 to file civil charges against their alleged abuser. Prior to the […]
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Why Survivor Lawsuits Will Shift the Astronomical Costs of Childhood Sexual Abuse from The Public Back Onto Those Responsible For The Abuse (Kenton Stanhope)
PUBLIC CURRENTLY FOOTING THE BILL FOR CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE Why Survivor Lawsuits Will Shift the Astronomical Costs of Childhood Sexual Abuse from The Public Back Onto Those Responsible For The Abuse Introduction The maltreatment of children, which necessarily includes childhood sexual abuse, is a pervasive problem throughout the United States, and California is no exception. […]
Massachusetts bishops endorse statute of limitations extension, Nicholas Sciarappa, National Catholic Reporter
Easy to back sol reform that shields them. The incest victims say thanks; their own victims have every right to feel betrayed.
Patrick to sign minimum wage, child sex abuse statute bills
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday will sign bills raising the minimum wage to $11 per hour by 2017 and extending the statute of limitations in civil child sex abuse cases. The minimum wage bill (S 2195), which Patrick will sign at 11 a.m. in the Statehouse’s Nurses Hall, increases the wage from $8 […]
Seattle Archdiocese to Pay $12 Million in Sex Abuse Settlement
The Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, has agreed to a lawsuit settlement that pays $12 million to 30 victims of sexual assault at two Catholic high schools in the Seattle area. A settlement agreement has been in the works for the past year and was just announced on Tuesday. The decision to award $12.125 million dollars […]
Child Abuse Victims Stung By Albany Inaction, Shant Shahrigian, The Riversale Press
Klein and Skelos failure to protect NYs children is a choice to protect NY’s pedophiles
SOL Reform 2014 Half-Year Roundup
Hawaii and Massachusetts Lead the Way for Access to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims While the Worst States Do Nothing This is another good year for the victims of child sex abuse in a number of states, including Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Florida, and it’s not over yet. It is also the year that the […]