JOHNSTOWN (PA)
The Tribune-Democrat
October 6, 2019
Will this be the time the Pennsylvania Senate responds to voices of sexual abuse victims seeking justice?
State law says individuals who have turned 30 have no right to file lawsuits against their abusers.
On Wednesday, the Senate judiciary committee heard testimony from many who were violated as children but who have passed the age limit.
Twice, the Pennsylvania House has passed bills that would have opened windows in the statute, and twice the bills were ignored in the Senate, where the Republican leadership has opposed any movement on behalf of the victims.
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