UNITED STATES
The Worthy Adversry

April 13, 2016 Joelle Casteix

California

Victims of sex crimes have won another battle in the effort to extend the criminal statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault.

SB 813, sponsored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino), which seeks to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for rape and related crimes, passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee yesterday. Witnesses in support of the legislation included attorneys for alleged victims of comedian Bill Cosby and the district attorney of San Bernardino County.

The current statute is ten years, unless there is DNA evidence.

If made into law, SB 813 will be a huge win for rape victims who simply want the right to be able to use the court system to get justice and put rapists behind bars.

Pennsylvania

On the heels of another devastating grand jury report, which outlined how the…