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Victims of historic sexual abuse have 100 days left to come forward and file an action for damages before the claim window closes in Minnesota.
In 2013, the state lifted the statute of limitations for child sex abuse through the Minnesota Child Victims Act, giving victims a three-year window to file a civil lawsuit seeking damages for abuse that may have happened decades ago.
Previously, a victim of child abuse had to file a lawsuit by the time they were 24 years old, but a temporary window for people aged over 24 was opened after advocates argued it could take many years for victims to come to terms with their abuse.
This window for lawsuits will close on May 25.
The exception is claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the deadline for which was moved up to Aug. 3, 2015, by a bankruptcy judge in order to speed up the archdiocese’s financial reorganization.
Victims of sexual abuse from any other Catholic diocese or other institutions in Minnesota still have until May 25 to file.
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