Victims of child sex crimes demand Pa. Senate act on statute of limitations reform bill: ‘We have had enough’

Victims of child sex abuse and their advocates said they have waited long enough to see Pennsylvania create a two-year window for child sex abuse survivors to take their abusers to court.

A crowd of more than 50 people holding signs that carried messages such as “Justice for Survivors” and “Why are we still here” converged on the state Capitol steps in Harrisburg on Monday. They implored the state Senate to vote on a bill that has already passed the state House of Representatives.

Kathyrn Robb, executive director of CHILD USAdvocacy and a child sex abuse survivor, opened the rally with an impassioned speech.

“We have had enough. We are not going away, not today, not tomorrow, not until this legislation is passed and not until survivors in Pennsylvania have been heard, have accountability, true healing and an opportunity for justice,” Robb said.