US EditionWestern Mass Residents Call on Legislature to Protect Kids with Slew of Abuse Prevention Bills
- On June 17, European Parliament members in Strasbourg voted overwhelmingly, 599 to 2, in favor of removing time restrictions for prosecuting cases of sexual abuse against children throughout the EU.
- This vote followed the European Commission’s 2024 proposal to set minimum limitation periods of 20 or 30 years and included criminalizing AI-generated child sexual abuse content.
- Simultaneously, Massachusetts legislators held public hearings on a 20-bill Prevention Package addressing age-of-consent gaps, screening, and eliminating civil statutes of limitations, driven by testimonies from survivors like Lori Ledger.
- Lori Ledger said, "We shouldn't be here today," reflecting a widespread call for reform as State Rep. Kenneth Gordon emphasized committee collaboration to review the overlapping bills.
- These European and local legislative efforts indicate evolving frameworks aiming to improve victim protection and justice access by removing barriers imposed by time limits on prosecution.
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Salem News
Lawmakers urged to pass child sex abuse prevention bills
BOSTON — Lawmakers and advocates for sexual assault victims are renewing a push on Beacon Hill to close "loopholes" in state laws they say have made Massachusetts an outlier by allowing child predators to go unpunished.
The European Parliament has asked March not to prescribe sexual abuses committed against minors, which are almost always reported only after years, and materials containing abuses generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to...
The European Parliament (PE) asked March not to prescribe sexual abuses committed against minors, which are almost always reported only after years, and materials containing abuses generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to be...
For the vote in the EU Parliament, a broad majority is emerging for tightening up, but a final hurdle is still ahead.
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