Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 We Have Failed Our Children
- 2 What Is Wrong with the System? The Courthouse Doors Are Closed to Survivors
- 3 The Solution Is Clear and Simple: Abolish the Statutes of Limitation for Childhood Sexual Abuse
- 4 What It Will Take to Protect Children: What the States Must Do; What the Federal Government Should Do
- 5 Barrier #1: The Insurance Industry
- 6 Barrier #2: The Hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church
- 7 The Other Barriers: Teachers, Defense Attorneys, and an Uninformed Public
- Conclusion: The Coming Civil Rights Movement for Children
- Appendix to Chapter 4
- Appendixes to Chapter 6
- Notes
- Index
Appendix to Chapter 4
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 We Have Failed Our Children
- 2 What Is Wrong with the System? The Courthouse Doors Are Closed to Survivors
- 3 The Solution Is Clear and Simple: Abolish the Statutes of Limitation for Childhood Sexual Abuse
- 4 What It Will Take to Protect Children: What the States Must Do; What the Federal Government Should Do
- 5 Barrier #1: The Insurance Industry
- 6 Barrier #2: The Hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church
- 7 The Other Barriers: Teachers, Defense Attorneys, and an Uninformed Public
- Conclusion: The Coming Civil Rights Movement for Children
- Appendix to Chapter 4
- Appendixes to Chapter 6
- Notes
- Index
Summary
ABOLITION OF CRIMINAL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
(1) ALABAMA: “(a) There is no limitation of time within which a prosecution must be commenced for: (4) Any sex offense involving a victim under sixteen years of age, regardless of whether it involves force or serious physical injury or death.” ala. code §15-3-5 (2007).
(2) COLORADO: colo. rev. stat. §16-5-401(2) (2007).
(3) DELAWARE: del. code ann. tit. 11, §205(e) (2007).
(4) MARYLAND: absence of any limitation by statute.
(5) SOUTH CAROLINA: absence of any limitation by statute.
(6) WYOMING: absence of any limitation by statute.
NO CRIMINAL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ASPECTS OF CHILD SEX ABUSE
(1) No Limitation for any felony child sexual abuse: KENTUCKY ky. rev. stat. ann. §500.050 (2007); NORTH CAROLINA n.c. gen. stat. §15-1 (2007); VIRGINIA va. code ann. §19.2-8 (2007); WEST VIRGINIA w. va. code §61-11-9 (2007).
(2) No Limitation for most forms of child sexual abuse: ALASKA alaska stat. §12.10.010 (2007); IDAHO idaho code ann. §19-402 (2007); MAINE me. rev. stat. ann. tit. 17, §A-8 (2007); MISSISSIPPI miss. code ann. §99-1-5 (2007); RHODE ISLAND r.i. gen. laws §12-12-17 (2007).
ABOLITION OF CIVIL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
(1) DELAWARE: (a) A cause of action based upon the sexual abuse of a minor by an adult may be filed in the Superior Court of this State at any time following the commission of the act or acts that constituted the sexual abuse. A civil cause of action for sexual abuse of a minor shall be based upon sexual acts that would constitute a criminal offense under the Delaware Code.” Child Victims Act, S.B. 29 w/HA 3, 144th Gen. Assem. (Del. 2007) (enacted, to be codified at del. code ann. Tit. 10, §8145).
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- Justice DeniedWhat America Must Do to Protect its Children, pp. 117 - 122Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008