HARRISBURG (PA)
Penn Live
October 18, 2018
By David Wenner
A former Catholic priest turned advocate for sexual abuse victims says he hasn’t lost hope — even after the collapse of a bill that would have created a window for older victims of abuse by priests to sue. The bill failed late Wednesday despite strong support among Pennsylvania lawmakers.
“There is no way I’m going to quit this fight,” said James Faluszczak, a former Erie priest who says he was sexually abused by a priest as a child. “From my standpoint, nothing changes moving forward. We are going to keep pushing for a two-year retroactive window.”
Faluszczak was reacting Thursday morning to the failure of a bill that would have given victims of abuse who are now adults a two-year window for suing both priests who abused them and the Catholic church. Under current law, they can’t sue if they have already turned 30.
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