The state Senate appears likely to make substantial changes to legislation that passed the state House and would have provided relief to victims of old child sex crimes, like those detailed in a damning grand jury report into cover-ups by the Catholic church.
The House-backed legislation would create a two-year window for victims of old child sex crimes to file lawsuits. It would also eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of child sex abuse and covering up such abuse.
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