HARRISBURG (PA)
NBC 10
August 31, 2018
Pennsylvania’s governor says he’s against a proposal to compensate victims of child sexual abuse by priests through a church-run fund, saying lawmakers instead should amend state law to let victims sue over decades-old events.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday changes to the state’s statute of limitations and other proposals in a recent grand jury report “would deliver what victims deserve,” but a fund outside the court system wouldn’t.
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