PENNSYLVANIA
PennLive
By Ivey DeJesus | idejesus@pennlive.com
One of Pennsylvania’s most prominent rape awareness organizations and nearly 80 faith leaders from across the state have called on members of the Senate to support the child sex crime reform bill that is about to go before the chamber next week.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and scores of religious leaders have signed a letter urging Senate members to approve House Bill 1947, which would reform the statute of limitations.
“Reform is in the best interest of public safety,” said Kristen Houser
PCAR, chief public affairs officer. “It’s an opportunity to identify offenders who may be perpetrating crimes against children, shift the cost of abuse back to the offender and the institutions that protected them. We know that child sexual abuse does come with a high price for victims. They have ongoing health problems, ongoing health costs…addiction, loss of education attainment. We feel that when an adult is finally in place to come forth they deserve to recoup the losses they’ve incurred. This is a way of shifting the cost to the person who harmed them rather than shouldering it themselves.
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