CALIFORNIA
News 10
[with video]
Nick Monacelli
SACRAMENTO, CA – Is the state of California waging a war against the Catholic church?
Some say yes, and others say for good reason.
“There’s no war on anybody,” Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, said. “It’s a law that allows people to have justice against people who molested them. How simple can you get?”
Right now, a victim only has until the age of 26 to seek punitive damages.
Senate Bill 131 changes the statute of limitations only for 2014, giving victims of sexual abuse a 1-year window to sue, regardless of when the molestation happened. In 2002, a similar law was written, opening a 1-year window in 2003 allowing abuse victims of any age to sue, regardless of the statute of limitations.
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