ILLINOIS
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BY CAROL ROEHM croehm@dancomnews.com
DANVILLE — A Danville man who says a teacher molested him 30 years ago hopes his experience will persuade state lawmakers to eliminate the statute of limitations for cases involving sexual abuse of children.
Doug Goff, 46, said he was a student at Danville High School at the time he was abused. Last fall he decided to report the details to officials only to be told it was too late to prosecute the alleged perpetrator.
After that, Goff turned his attention to changing the law that restricts the time in which child sexual abuse cases can be reported and legally pursued.
He testified May 25 before the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee in Springfield in support of House Bill 1128, which would remove all time limits on reporting and filing charges in felony sexual abuse cases if the victim was younger than 18 years old when the crime occurred.
“Mr. Goff contacted our office and offered his support,” said Annie Thompson, press secretary for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office.
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