PENNSYLVANIA
WHTM
[with video]
By Dennis Owens
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) –
A creepy looking newspaper ad purchased by a group called The Foundation to Abolish Child Sexual Abuse is taking aim at House Judiciary Chairman Ron Marsico.
The ad has text in the blackened silhouette of a child and it accuses Marsico of sitting on House bills 832 and 878, which deal with the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and open a retroactive window for past victims to sue their abusers in civil court.
Foundation Vice President Tammy Lerner says Marsico, R-Dauphin, has rebuffed repeated attempts for meetings and has steadfastly refused attempts to move the bills to a vote in committee.
“I think it’s despicable that they’re being held up,” said Lerner, an abuse victim. “We’re putting the welfare of children at risk. Why? Because of special interest groups, because of money.”
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