ILLINOIS
Belleville News-Democrat
BY BETH HUNDSDORFER
bhundsdorfer@bnd.com
St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly went before a Senate Committee on Tuesday to urge senators to pass legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations for felony sex crimes against children.
The bill, Senate Bill 189, passed unanimously and heads to the full Senate for consideration.
“There is no time limit for the pain and trauma endured by child victims of sex assault and there should be no time limit for our ability to reach justice for them,” Kelly told the committee, according to a press release.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Scott Cross, a survivor, and state Sen. Scott Bennett, the bill’s sponsor, joined Kelly to testify before the committee.
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