PENNSYLVANIA
We Are Central PA
A controversial proposal to extend the civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims will not get a vote this year.
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, who was abused by a priest as a child, has championed the effort.
Earlier this year an investigation revealed decades of priest sexual abuse inside the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese.
Most lawmakers agree that victims’ rights should be expanded, but they don’t believe victims should be allowed to sue the church and collect monetary damages for something that happened decades ago.
Rep.Rozzi released the follow statement today after it became clear that further action wouldn’t be taken by the General Assembly on a statute of limitations reform bill before the end of the legislative session:
“The Altoona-Johnstown Diocese grand jury report released in March that detailed the wholesale abuse of innocent children by depraved predators, finally unleashed the public outrage that had been missing for over a decade. The powers-that-be covered up the unspeakable crimes, leaving children and their families with no path to justice.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.