WASHINGTON
KOMO
[with video]
by Lindsay Cohen
Wednesday, March 8th 2017
OLYMPIA., Wash. — For Dan Griffey, a public battle has a very personal story behind it.
Griffey, a state representative from Mason County, is sponsoring House Bill 1155, which would eliminate the statute of limitations for certain felony sex offenses, such as child rape and molestation.
“I don’t think that a monster should have a free moment from fear of prosecution,” Griffey said. “They should fear prosecution their entire life.”
Griffey’s fight is deeply personal. His wife, Dinah, survived years of sexual abuse at the hands of a relative. Part of the abuse happened when she moved to South Seattle.
“[The neighborhood] was nowhere near as scary as the man living in my home, I can tell you that much,” she said.
The abuse started at age 8 in the shower.
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