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01/06/2013: MA ALERT

State Representative Eugene O’Flaherty, the Chelsea Democrat who has held the House Judiciary Committee gavel for over a decade, will join the Walsh administration as its top attorney, officials with knowledge of the decision said Monday.

He is a great champion for survivors! Wonderful news!

Will Brownsberger — January 2, 2014 at 3:51 pm #22118 Senate President Murray announced today that she has appointed me Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. I very much look forward to serving in this role — it will allow me to add additional value on a number of issues that have […]

Happens all over the country! Every state needs to enact SOLs that give victims access to justice, not relief to predators

Prosecutor: Allegations of Clergy Abuse Came Too Late http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S3267010.shtml?cat=10335 Updated: 01/02/2014 10:11 PM Created: 01/02/2014 12:33 PM WDIO.com By: Jon Ellis & Maarja Anderson St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin says he cannot prosecute alleged cases of sexual abuse by clergy because the cases were reported after the statute of limitations expired and three alleged […]

Another medical expert talks about the lifelong damage of child abuse.

The Lasting Damage of Child Abuse http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson-md/the-lasting-damage-of-chi_b_4515918.html Scott Mendelson, M.D. Author, ‘Fietlebaum’s Escape’ Posted: 12/31/2013 1:48 pm The effects of childhood sexual and physical abuse last a lifetime. Abused children may grow up to be adults prone to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders. They are more prone to suicide. However, in recent years […]

NY window and SOL reform definitely needed for all survivors!

Editorial: Child sex abuse laws need reform http://www.lohud.com/article/20131228/NEWS03/131228003/Editorial-Child-sex-abuse-laws-need-reform?nclick_check=1 Note: The following editorial ran in The Journal News on Sept. 15, 2013. She was 14 and a freshman at Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge in 1980. Now 47, the woman said others seemed to accept the male teacher’s behavior, so back then, she kept […]

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More good developments from MN window

Archbishop John Nienstedt to apologize at Edina church http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_24726745/archbishop-john-nienstedt-apologize-at-edina-church By Raya Zimmerman and Dave Orrick Archbishop John Nienstedt, who has faced public criticism following the revelation of sexual abuse cases in his archdiocese, is expected to apologize Sunday at an Edina church. Nienstedt’s plan to deliver the homily at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Parish […]