Jury selection began Monday
in a clergy sex abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Duluth, marking
what attorneys say is the first such a case to go to trial under
Minnesota's Child Victims Act.
The Child Victims Act, enacted by the Legislature in 2013, suspended the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse who wished to sue, even if the abuse took place decades ago. The previous law prevented legal action after victims reached age 24. The new law allows such claims to be brought until May 2016.
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_28993149/duluth-priests-abuse-trial-likely-first-under-child
The Child Victims Act, enacted by the Legislature in 2013, suspended the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse who wished to sue, even if the abuse took place decades ago. The previous law prevented legal action after victims reached age 24. The new law allows such claims to be brought until May 2016.
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_28993149/duluth-priests-abuse-trial-likely-first-under-child
