Under pressure for an apparent conflict of interest as he guided the
fate of a controversial child sex-abuse bill, Sen. Stewart Greenleaf
announced Saturday that he had decided to step away entirely from the
measure that has pitted victims against the Catholic Church.
The surprise announcement drew praise from supporters who were afraid of reports that Greenleaf was planning to strip the bill of its most contentious provision: language that would let victims sue attackers and institutions for abuse that happened as far back as the 1970s.
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The surprise announcement drew praise from supporters who were afraid of reports that Greenleaf was planning to strip the bill of its most contentious provision: language that would let victims sue attackers and institutions for abuse that happened as far back as the 1970s.
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