PENNSYLVANIA
Reading Eagle
By Liam Migdail-Smith
HARRISBURG, PA.
Last legislative session, state Rep. Mark Rozzi began his push to give victims of childhood sexual abuse a chance to confront their abusers in court with what he saw as a compromise plan.
The Muhlenberg Township Democrat said he’d hoped a limited approach would make it easier to win over skeptics. But state senators nonetheless gutted the bill of the piece victims and their advocates most wanted: an avenue for victims to sue their abusers and organizations that shielded them even if the window to do so has already closed.
So as Rozzi reboots the effort this year, he’s starting with the proposal victims most want to see. His bill would end time limits for victims to sue or press criminal charges going forward and open a two-year window for those abused in the past to file lawsuits regardless of when they were assaulted.
Now, victims have until age 30 for lawsuits and age 50 to bring criminal cases.
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