Entries by SOL Reform

Great organization and event to help SOL reform!

October 10, 2013 in /by

By Kendal Gapinski, Daily Local News POSTED: 10/08/13, 5:30 PM EDT | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO EAST WHITELAND — Justice4PAKids, a local organization that helps child sex abuse victims, will hold a motorcycle ride and after-party fundraiser Saturday at The Office Bar and Grille. “It’s a unique fun fundraiser that we’re doing,” said Maureen Martinez, president of the organization. […]

Ad seeks to apply pressure lawmakers to act swiftly to lift statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases (Penn Live)

October 8, 2013 in /by

Ad seeks to apply pressure lawmakers to act swiftly to lift statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com  | Follow on Twitter on October 08, 2013 at 7:18 AM, updated October 08, 2013 at 7:19 AM A grassroots advocacy organization for child sex abuse victims is stepping up the pressure on lawmakers to […]

Public pays costs of abuse End SOLs so those responsible have to pay!

October 6, 2013 in /by

The truth is that the effects of child abuse are long-lasting, not just on its victims but on the health system’s bottom line October 7, 2013 Rebecca Reeve   Churches have begun to acknowledge how they ”failed” abused children. Scouts NSW recently told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse it, too, […]

This is what happens when a window is passed

October 6, 2013 in , /by

Top deputy of archdiocese resigns amidst scandal ST. PAUL, Minn. – The top deputy of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis resigned his post Thursday as concerns grow over the church’s approach to sex abuse cases involving clergy. The Rev. Peter Laird explained his sudden departure as vicar general in a statement posted on […]

MO needs SOL reform too! (AP)

October 4, 2013 in /by

Constitutional Amendment Allows More Evidence In Child Sex Abuse Cases By Jason Rima CREATED OCT. 3, 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors and the parents of molestation victims are supporting a proposed Missouri Constitutional amendment that would allow evidence of past criminal behavior to be used in child sex abuse prosecutions. Platte County Prosecutor Eric […]

ACTION ALERT: Massachusetts

October 3, 2013 in /by

 MA Action Alert: Call (or fax) MA Sen. and House Leaders to Get Window Bill, Bill H. 1455 (& Senate Bill S.633), out of the Joint Judiciary Committee   Hon. Robert A. DeLeo Speaker of the House State House, Room 356 Boston, MA 02133 Phone: 617-722-2500 Fax: 617-722-2008 District Office 220 Beach Street Revere, MA 02151 Phone: […]

Even law enforcement

September 28, 2013 in /by

Piecing together the details of a decades-old child sexual assault case is a daunting task. The Warren County Prosecutor’s Office is on such a trail right now, having initiated a criminal investigation spurred by allegations made against former Warren County Sheriff Edward Bullockin a civil suit. The suit, filed by attorney Brad Russo, alleges that Bullock […]