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by bcadmin | Dec 1, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Jeff Anderson, New Jersey, News, statute of limitations | 0 |
TRENTON, New Jersey — New Jersey’s two-year window that made it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits is closing, and attorneys for some of the hundreds of plaintiffs say it could take years more for the cases against Catholic clerics and dioceses and other entities to […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 13, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, New York, New York State Catholic Conference, News, statute of limitations | 0 |
A window setting aside time limits on lawsuits concerning child abuse in New York closes Saturday, after more than 9,000 lawsuits were filed, a deluge whose impact may be felt for many years.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 5, 2021 | Archdiocese of New York, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, St. Patrick's Cathedral, statute of limitations | 0 |
Msgr. Robert T. Richie, rector of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, told cathedral parishioners in an Aug. 3 letter he has been named in a civil lawsuit alleging he “sexually abused a child on one occasion” nearly 50 years ago.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 25, 2021 | abuse cover-up, Archdiocese of Dubuque, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, diocese of Davenport, Diocese of Des Moines, Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, News, statute of limitations | 0 |
Catholic priests who victimized Iowa children decades ago cannot be prosecuted despite a new law eliminating the statute of limitations for child sex abuse, the state attorney general says.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 14, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, statute of limitations, Vermont | 0 |
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a measure that lifts the statute of limitations in civil cases of childhood physical abuse.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 8, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
The Pennsylvania House approved a bill Wednesday to establish a two-year window for civil claims over childhood sexual abuse, part of a belt-and-suspenders approach that also includes a potential constitutional amendment.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 7, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
The state House of Representatives showed solid support Tuesday for enacting a two-year lawsuit window for child victims of sexual abuse as a regular bill, two weeks after the Legislature gave its first round of approval to a similar constitutional amendment.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 25, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday finished a new first round of approvals for a constitutional amendment giving victims of child sexual abuse the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims, but it will be 2023 at the earliest before it takes effect.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 24, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
Pennsylvania lawmakers restarted the multi-year clock Tuesday on amending the state constitution to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that may have covered it up.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 22, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
Majority Republicans in the state Senate said Monday they will not employ a rarely used emergency process to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give victims of child sexual abuse a two-year window in which to file civil lawsuits, possibly delaying a final vote on the window until 2023.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 16, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, statute of limitations | 0 |
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Monday launched a rarely used emergency process to amend the state constitution, advancing a proposal that would give victims of child sexual abuse a 2-year window to file otherwise outdated civil lawsuits.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Jeff Anderson, News, North Dakota, SNAP, statute of limitations, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests | 0 |
Several adult victims of child sexual abuse appealed to lawmakers in emotional testimony Wednesday to back legislation that would give survivors more time to sue their alleged perpetrators for crimes that could date back decades.
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