Jurisdictions that enforce a statute of limitations are failing victims,
who may take time to come to terms with what’s happened to them,
After this month, victims of pedophile priests in the Catholic church will no longer be able to find justice – at least, not in Hawaii or Minnesota, two states that extended the statute of limitations (SOL) after a renewed wave of allegations came to light in 2013. This is yet another perfect example of our country’s willful ignorance about rape and sexual abuse.
Why are there SOLs in these cases at all? There shouldn’t be.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/14/sexual-abuse-statute-of-limitations-wrong?CMP=share_btn_fb#_=_
After this month, victims of pedophile priests in the Catholic church will no longer be able to find justice – at least, not in Hawaii or Minnesota, two states that extended the statute of limitations (SOL) after a renewed wave of allegations came to light in 2013. This is yet another perfect example of our country’s willful ignorance about rape and sexual abuse.
Why are there SOLs in these cases at all? There shouldn’t be.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/14/sexual-abuse-statute-of-limitations-wrong?CMP=share_btn_fb#_=_