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Editorial

A Washington state legislator is using his life experience with sex abuse to sponsor a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for certain felony sex crimes, including molestation and child rape. House Bill 1155 was introduced in January 2017 and, if passed into law, would allow the offender to be prosecuted at any time after commission of the crime.

We think this bill should be passed into law.

It’s all too often we read about victims of sex abuse and their journey to gain closure. What about the victims that choose to remain silent for years, how do they find closure?

Being the victim of sexual assault is traumatizing enough, but unfortunately for some it can take years to gain the courage to report the crime. This means sometimes the offender may go free.