NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord Monitor
By ALLIE MORRIS
Monitor staff
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
St. Paul’s School is lobbying New Hampshire lawmakers to repeal the statute of limitations for prosecuting sex crimes involving underage victims, as a new report revealed 13 faculty members had inappropriate relations with students at the prep school decades ago.
A bill filed at the request of St. Paul’s would let victims of sexual assault file criminal charges at any age. But it would preserve restrictions preventing victims from seeking civil damages once they turn 30 years old.
The bill stalled this year after advocates said the repeal should apply evenly to victims of all ages and to both civil and criminal cases.
“If we are going to be moving forward with a statute of limitations reform, it needs to be comprehensive,” said Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public affairs for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
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