JOHNSTOWN (PA)
The Tribune-Democrat
October 7, 2018
By Chip Minemyer
A powerful state senator whose re-election supporters include the widow of the late Joe Paterno is a central figure in the debate over giving child sexual abuse victims an opportunity to file lawsuits years later.
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, faces a defining moment as his side of the General Assembly wrestles with a bill that – as currently written – would open a two-year window of opportunity for adults who allegedly were sexually assaulted as children.
Victims have until age 30 to file civil charges, in accordance with the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse
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