Sex abuse survivor House Bill 1 back in the Pennsylvania State House
The State House is expected to pass a bill that would give survivors of childhood sexual abuse the ability to sue their perpetrators beyond the statute of limitations.
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The State House is expected to pass a bill that would give survivors of childhood sexual abuse the ability to sue their perpetrators beyond the statute of limitations.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed — for the fourth time this year — a measure that would open up a window in the commonwealth’s statute of limitations in order to allow survivors of childhood sexual abuse a two-year legal window to file suit. House Bill 1 —
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The House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday hearing was the latest in what has been an unsuccessful battle to create a window in the state's civil statute of limitations to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to file suit.