UTAH
Fox 13
[with video]
FEBRUARY 23, 2015, BY CAROLINE CONNOLLY
SALT LAKE CITY — A proposal that would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil child sexual abuse cases received unanimous support from lawmakers, Monday.
Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, argued his bill would allow victims to seek the justice they deserve in court.
“Every single day, someone who turns 22, loses any opportunity to bring a claim against a perpetrator who abused them sexually as a child,” Rep. Ivory said.
Seated behind him during a meeting before the House Judiciary Committee were three victims of abuse, who can longer pursue cases against their attackers. Ivory’s wife, Rebecca Ivory, was one of them.
“I turned my abuser in back in 2003, which was a good 20-some odd years after it happened,” Rebecca Ivory said. “It sends the message that, you know what, if you’re a victim, you have the right to seek redress.”
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