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Kansas mulls ending statute of limitations on sex abuse suits
- Feb 21, 2020
Kansas generally gives victims of childhood sexual abuse three years to file lawsuits once they turn 18. The limited window shuts out a vast array of victims, including many struggling well into adulthood.
‘Credible’ allegations, but no charges for California priest
- Feb 15, 2020
Despite “credible” allegations of sexual abuse against a central California priest, prosecutors said Friday that they are unable to file charges against him because the statute of limitations has expired.
New Jersey dioceses push victims’ fund deadline to Feb. 29
- Feb 15, 2020
New Jersey’s Roman Catholic dioceses have given a two-week extension to childhood victims of sexual assault considering filing for compensation from a fund the Church set up, the account’s co-administrator said Friday.
Mexico bishops urge no statute of limitations for sex abuse
- Jan 15, 2020
The Catholic Church in Mexico called on the country’s government Tuesday to modify the legal code and do away with statutes of limitations for sexual abuse of minors.
Diocese challenges law allowing more time to file abuse suit
- Dec 29, 2019
Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic diocese is challenging a lawsuit filed after a state law gave sex abuse victims more time to sue their abusers or the institutions they worked for.
Bill aims to open lawsuit window for adult sex abuse suits
- Dec 24, 2019
Churches, youth groups and schools were hit by a tsunami of lawsuits in 2019 after New York gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a one-year window to sue over allegations ordinarily barred by statutes of limitation.
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