Poetic injustice: Bishop shielded by a statute of limitations

New York Daily News
June 7, 2016

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/poetic-injustice-bishop-shielded-statute-limitations-article-1.2663530

Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is a vehement opponent of giving alleged childhood sex abuse victims one year to file civil suits that have been barred by New York’s tight statute of limitations.

Democratic Queens Assemblywoman Margaret Markey has long sponsored legislation that would allow the so-called one-year look back.

Now, stunningly, Markey says that in 2010, DiMarzio offered her $5,000 to drop her push — her account coming as close as possible to describing the New York crime of third-degree bribery.

Through a spokesman, DiMarzio denied ever making such an offer. Regardless, this fan of restrictive sex-offense statutes of limitations has nothing to worry about in terms of a law enforcement investigation.

The New York statute of limitations on bribery third degree is but three years and the federal limit is five years.

So, whatever happened, thanks to Markey’s inexplicably long silence, DiMarzio enjoys the shield he upholds for the church plus other institutions that failed to weed out predators.