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23 May 2016

Statute of limitations would prevent L.I. Catholic school priest from criminal prosecution

New York's statute of limitations on misdemeanor sexual abuse would prevent a now-suspended Catholic priest from being criminally prosecuted — the latest example of how current laws work against victims.
A church-run inquiry determined that accusations lodged against the Rev. James Williams, former president of Chaminade High School in Mineola, L.I., of sexually abusing a former student had been deemed “credible.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/sex-abuse-law-prevent-priest-criminal-prosecution-article-1.2640602