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Bishops Fight Extending Time Limits to File for Sex Abuse Cases

Most Roman Catholic bishops in The Golden State have joined a lawsuit seeking to overturn Assembly Bill 218’s extension of the statute of limitations in cases of prior child sexual abuse. The bishops argued that the extension makes it almost impossible to gather evidence and defend these claims in court. In fact, this law “seeks… Continue reading Bishops Fight Extending Time Limits to File for Sex Abuse Cases

The Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitation Controversy

In Catholic Churches around the country, laws which extended the statute of limitations have turned priests against their parishioners. Since 2009, lawmakers around the country have proposed some two hundred measures which would extend the statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases. In some cases, the fight became personal. During one of his homilies, a… Continue reading The Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitation Controversy