Leaders of the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday introduced a bill to
extend the amount of time that future victims of child sexual abuse
would have to sue or prosecute their attackers, reviving a controversial
measure that led to a legislative standoff before it collapsed late
last year.
The bill introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati of Jefferson County seeks to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for prospective cases of child sexual abuse and would allow future victims to sue their attackers at any age. Currently, victims may sue only for 12 years after their 18th birthday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/PA-Senate-introduces-new-statute-of-limitations-bill-for-child-sex-abuse-victims.html
The bill introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati of Jefferson County seeks to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for prospective cases of child sexual abuse and would allow future victims to sue their attackers at any age. Currently, victims may sue only for 12 years after their 18th birthday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/PA-Senate-introduces-new-statute-of-limitations-bill-for-child-sex-abuse-victims.html