GEORGIA
WSAV
By Andrew Davis
Published: July 14, 2015
An historic day in Georgia.
That’s how advocates described the moment in June Governor deal signed the Hidden Predator Bill into law.
Wednesday, a major portion of that bill will “open the doors of justice” for victims.
That’s the day a 2 year retroactive window opens for any child abuse victims.
That means no matter what age you are, even if your statute of limitations are up, and you have a “preponderance of evidence – you can file a civil suit in the next two days.
And alleged abusers won’t be the only ones in the legal crosshairs.
“At any point a survivor discovers their injuries, be it PTSD, depression, eating disorder, whatever,” explains Angela Williams of Voicetoday.org. “Is linked to their trauma of child sexual abuse, at any point in the future they can file suit against their perpetrator and against any entity that was involved. So say that’s a church, other organizations.”
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