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A bid to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give victims of child sexual abuse a new legal window to sue over otherwise time-barred allegations got new

Pa. lawmakers consider fast-track plan for abuse lawsuit window Updated Feb 04, 2021; HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bid to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give victims of child sexual abuse a new legal window to sue over otherwise time-barred allegations got new life Thursday, days after the disclosure of a paperwork error threw it into disarray. Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, said on the state House floor that Republican leaders in both chambers were working with him and he hoped to get the proposed amendment on the spring primary ballot through an emergency process. “We’ll be able to pa...

Rozzi, a prime backer of the amendment who has told of his rape by a priest when he was 13, said the top-ranking senator in the GOP-majority Senate, President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, supports an emergency amendment process. Corman and other top Senate Republicans were noncommittal or silent Thursday. “As always, we look forward to reviewing any plan the House is able to pass over to the Senate and that includes an emergency constitutional amendment,” Corman spokesperson Jenn Kocher said. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, said in floor remarks that his caucus will work wi...

Harrisburg district judge interfered in son’s arrest: attorney general’s office Updated Dec 17, 2020; Facebook Share Harrisburg Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight surrendered Wednesday morning to face charges of official oppression and tampering with evidence after police accused her of interfering with the arrest of her son earlier this year. McKnight, who was elected to her office in 2015, appeared at the county booking center for an 11 a.m. video arraignment with a Common Pleas judge. A judge from a higher court heard her case to avoid a conflict of interest at the magisterial ...