We need constituents of the following NY Senators to contact the Senators below and ask for support for the Child Victims Act! If you are a constituent, please send the message below If you KNOW a NY constituent, please forward this message. Dear Senator ____: I am a constituent and I am writing to ask […]
Child sex abuse liability bill clears the House by Briana Bierschbach Published: May 1,2013 Time posted: 4:59 pm Tags: child sex abuse, Mary Liz Holberg, Ron Latz, Steve Simon Under current law there is a six-year statute of limitations on filing lawsuits seeking financial damages for sex abuse claims. The new bill, authored by DFL Rep. Steve Simon, would […]
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney who helped lead an $85 million child sexual abuse settlement against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston before revealing that he had been a victim of child molestation urged state lawmakers to raise the statute of limitations on sex-abuse lawsuits. The measure, heard Tuesday by the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, would […]
The damaging effects of some crimes linger for decades. Some damage lives permanently. Among the inexplicable quirks of the law is the presumption that ruining a life with childhood sexual abuse is a crime with an expiration date on it. Statutes of limitations are designed to trade justice for the orderly and convenient operation of […]
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Please contact the members below and ask them for justice for child sex abuse victims by voting YES for HB 1399 in the Judiciary Committee this Wednesday. Please make contact again even if you have done so already. Role Representative Party Chairperson : Elaine Nekritz D Vice-Chairperson : Ann Williams D Republican Spokesperson : Dennis M. Reboletti […]
Maureen Martinez, of East Whiteland, and Bob Riley, of Tredyffrin, founded Justice4PAKids soon after the Philadelphia Grand Jury’s 2011 report on the investigation of sexual abuse by clergy. “Maureen and I met at a meeting down in Philadelphia where there was some grassroots people frankly trying to form some force to make a difference,” said […]
The movement to eliminate the child-sex-abuse statutes of limitations (“SOLs”) so that victims can obtain justice is stronger and more impressive than ever. Never before has there been so much activity in so many states at once. Last year, Hawaii enacted a 2-year window, and a few other states expanded their SOLs. (Such bills allow […]
Go Minnesota! MN WINDOW BILL PASSES HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY!
There has been some progress in the Illinois legislature in passing legislation (civil and criminal) to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexually abusing children. HB1063 is the criminal bill. SB1399 is the civil bill. It’s been a long struggle and it’s not over. The clock is ticking as the general assembly will adjourn in […]