Children who are raped, sodomized and otherwise sexually abused must cope with the emotional and physical pain of these heinous acts for the rest of their lives. Just as there is no statute of limitations on the trauma they suffer, there should be no statute of limitations on bringing to justice the criminals who inflict […]
Excellent oped on OH SOLs. Claudia is a fighter for survivors.
Brzyski is one of the worst
Must read! I would add that access to justice should be front and center. So long as hierarchy works to block access it violates human rights and forces victims into desperation of believing they don’t deserve justice. Victim legal reform is a righteous cause
Currently certain sex offenses are not subject to a statute of limitations, but accompanying non-sex offenses are subject to a statute of limitations. The new law will eliminate the statute of limitations for those accompanying offenses.
Not too late! Submit your own testimony
We are living in a time when there is an explosion of disclosures of an as yet untold number of cases of abuse, and there is an explosion of neurobiological knowledge, as well, that can help the survivors seeking relief. In both realms, we are only now getting to see the very tip of what is vastly bigger than we ever realized.
HAWAII The Worthy Adversary Posted by Joelle Casteix on March 23, 2014 From today’s Hawaii Star-Advertiser: Bills seek more time to file suit Expanding the current two-year window, which expires next month, is unfair to the accused entities, critics argue By Derrick DePledge POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2014 “Did you know these men?” […]
Lame. We’ll know Chaput’s really sorry when he fires his lobbyists against SOL reform.
Bishops priorities = package of suffering for survivors, elderly, and gays.