PENNSYLVANIA
The Patriot-News
By CHARLES THOMPSON, The Patriot-News
Eliminating a statute of limitations in child sexual assault cases was among the changes victim advocates called for during a rally Wednesday at the Capitol.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape also called for legislative action on bills to make a specific state crime out of human trafficking for “commercial sexual activity” and to permit prosecutors to present expert testimony explaining variances in victims’ reactions in criminal sexual assault cases.
Advocates are seizing the moment amid the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, plus a criminal trial against a top Roman Catholic Church official in Philadelphia accused of enabling abusive priests to continue having access to children.
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