Monday, 12. April 2010
Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 12, 2010 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Church fights sex abuse bill, claims it's "a threat"
A bill in Connecticut's legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has sparked a fervent response from the state's Roman Catholic bishops, who released a letter to parishioners Saturday imploring them to oppose the measure.
Under current Connecticut law, sexual abuse victims have 30 years past their 18th birthday to file a lawsuit. The proposed change to the law would rescind that statute of limitations.
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