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Pennsylvania Looks to Rewrite Laws on Sexual-abuse Prosecution

By Kris Maher
Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2016

http://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-looks-to-rewrite-laws-on-sexual-abuse-prosecution-1457648077

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to join other states in rewriting laws to facilitate prosecutions for sexual abuse, spurred by a grand jury report last week that found a Catholic diocese there hid child sex abuse by priests for four decades.

Statutes of limitations in Pennsylvania often bar victims of abuse and prosecutors from pursuing legal action against perpetrators. One bill in the state would remove criminal statutes of limitations for new incidents. Another bill would create a two-year window waiving statutes...

 

 

 

 

 




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