Background: Currently in Pennsylvania, a survivor of
child sex abuse has until age 50 to file criminal charges and age 30 to
initiate a civil suit if the abuse occurred after 2002. Anyone abused
before that year has much less time to report abuse.
HB 1947 seeks to eliminate time barriers to file criminal and civil cases for those abused after the bill becomes law. It would affect both private and public institutions, however much misinformation has been spread about this bill and its constitutionality.
https://catholics4change.com/2016/06/09/hb-1947-is-constitutional-and-does-not-attack-church/
HB 1947 seeks to eliminate time barriers to file criminal and civil cases for those abused after the bill becomes law. It would affect both private and public institutions, however much misinformation has been spread about this bill and its constitutionality.
https://catholics4change.com/2016/06/09/hb-1947-is-constitutional-and-does-not-attack-church/