Colorado Democrats revive proposal to allow lawsuits over past child sexual abuse

Colorado Democrats revive proposal to allow lawsuits over past child sexual abuse

The resolution, which was voted down in the Senate last year, needs two-thirds support in the legislature and voter approval because it would amend the Colorado Constitution.

Bill to lift the statute of limitations in child sex assault civil claims hangs in the balance at the Colorado capitol

Survivors of child sexual assault are once again asking Colorado lawmakers to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. If passed by voters, it would allow for civil suits in cases that happened decades earlier. Right now, survivors of child sexual abuse have six years after they turn 18 to bring a civil suit. But most don’t come forward for decades. By then, the statute of limitations has run out and their left with trauma that often requi