UTAH
Deseret News
By Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News
Published: Wednesday, Feb. 18 2015
SALT LAKE CITY — An adult survivor of child sexual abuse told state lawmakers Wednesday that the molestation she endured at the hands of a middle school choir teacher haunts her to this day.
As the child of a single mother working two jobs, the attention the then anxiety-riddled middle schooler Rebecca Ivory received from her teacher was initially “very intoxicating,” she said.
“Little did I know her attention was going to cause me nightmares for the rest of my life,” said Ivory, addressing the Utah Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee.
While Utah’s criminal statutes have been changed to acknowledge that many victims of child sexual abuse are not equipped to face their accusers until an average of 20 years later, Utah’s civil statute of limitation does not reflect that understanding, said Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, who is Becky Ivory’s husband.
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