The statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases could be eliminated in Illinois.
State senator Scott Bennett of Champaign recently introduced a bill that would do just that, after former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced in a hush-money case, where he admitted to sexually abusing teenagers decades ago. Hastert could not be prosecuted because of the current statute, which gives a victim until they turn 38 to open a criminal case.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/eliminating-state-statute-of-limitations
State senator Scott Bennett of Champaign recently introduced a bill that would do just that, after former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced in a hush-money case, where he admitted to sexually abusing teenagers decades ago. Hastert could not be prosecuted because of the current statute, which gives a victim until they turn 38 to open a criminal case.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/eliminating-state-statute-of-limitations
