Horace Mann’s headmaster says he supports a bill that might open the scandal-stained school to lawsuits by sex abuse victims. But Tom Kelly has reservations about the Child Victims Act, which would eliminate the statute of limitations and open a one-year window for survivors of past abuse to file criminal and civil cases. RELATED: HORACE MANN ALUMS […]
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Action Alerts For The Week Of May 13th, 2013: Illinois: HB 1063 to Remove the Criminal Statute of Limitations for Sex Crimes Against Children SOL bill is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, May 15 in subcommittee at 8:55 a.m. and in the Senate Criminal Law Committee at 9:00 a.m. Learn more and contact your sentators today! New Jersey: New SOL […]
Child sex abuse experts say at least 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused in their lifetimes. It often takes years for victims of child sex abuse to come forward – And by the time they’re ready it’s often too late to take action against the crimes committed against them. […]
SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Jim Beall to overhaul the statute of limitations so adult survivors of child molestation can seek justice in civil courts against their abusers was passed Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Senate Bill 131 changes California’s antiquated statute of limitations on civil claims brought forward for childhood sexual abuse,’’ said […]
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Letter: Pass Child Victims Act to protect innocent lives After reading Thomas B. Stebbins‘ letter (“Focus effort on preventing abuse,” April 9), I must ask: Why would the public agree to support any organization that would cover up crimes or protect sexual predators? I can’t think of a justifiable reason why a one-year civil window wouldn’t […]
Minnesota Senate passes bill removing civil statute of limitation on child sex abuse lawsuits A bill that would make it easier for Minnesotans who were sexually abused as children to bring civil lawsuits against their abuser or the institution that enabled that abuse could soon become law. It passed the Minnesota Senate unanimously on Wednesday, […]
Sexual abuse victims seek more time to sue The issue: Many victims of child sexual abuse do not come forward to reveal what happened for years after the crimes. By then civil and criminal statutes of limitations have often expired and the perpetrator cannot be punished. Proposed bill: SB131, introduced by Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, proposes […]
Go Illinois! SB 1399 (Illinois) Just passed out of committee unanimously!