Is It Time To Scrap Statutes Of Limitations?[With Audio]

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August 30, 2018

Produced by Paige Osburn. Text by Gabrielle Healy.

Statutes of limitations made it hard for comedian Bill Cosby’s accusers to take him to court over alleged sexual assault allegations.

The limitations are imposed by laws which create timed boundaries, after which criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits can no longer be pursued.

Vox explains:

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