OKLAHOMA
KTUL
BY KRISTIN DICKERSON
FRIDAY, MAY 20TH 2016
It began as a short speech in a small room of the state Capitol. “This is the first time that I’ve gone public with my story,” said Ginger Lewis.
But the response from Lewis’s testimony, that she was a victim of sexual abuse by her father, has grown larger than she ever imagined.
“I’ve heard from hundreds and hundreds of survivors from all around the world,” Lewis said.
She was testifying in support of House Bill 2292, seeking to extend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse victims, giving them more time to seek justice. It passed unanimously in the House, but then, “it died in the Senate,” Lewis said.
An indication she says, of the amount of education needed by lawmakers who often fear a tidal wave of frivolous lawsuits if the statute is changed.
“The facts and the research just don’t back that up,” said Lewis.
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