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Off My Knees, A Blog by Michael Baumann
FACSA – Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse
Contact Your PA House Rep ASAP
Please contact your local PA House legislator and ask him/her to support Rep. Mark Rozzi’s proposed amendments to Senate Bill 681 which the full PA House will be voting on very soon possibly in the next day or so.
A. How to find your legislator: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/
B. Bullet points we suggest you use in your communication with him/her:
Please support SB 681
Additionally, please support the all the Rozzi amendments that will help give justice to victims of child sex abuse which increase the statute of limitations from 12 years to 32 years for civil actions arising from the sexual abuse of a minor and create a two year “window” to allow past child sexual abuse victims the opportunity to seek civil recourse from their perpetrators.
Include a short sentence or two of why you support this legislation.
Thank them for their consideration of this matter.
Include your name and address.
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FYI: Letter we sent to all legislators today. It has a bit more detail about the proposed legislation.
December 9, 2013
Dear Legislator:
The House will soon consider SB 681 which would allow victims of sex crimes to protect themselves from predators. While we support this legislation, we ask that you also support the Rozzi amendments to give victims access to justice. Currently, Pennsylvania’s archaic statute of limitations laws mean that thousands of victims cannot have access to the courts for civil proceedings – just because their legal “clock” has expired.
The first Rozzi amendment would remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from the sexual abuse of a minor and provide a “window” up until age 50 for abuse victims to file civil action if the statute of limitations has expired. It would also remove “sovereign immunity” defenses for public officials who commit sexual abuse.
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