Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits

Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers on Thursday to end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse. Dr. Frank Schindler, who testified he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest when he was a 5-year-old kindergartner in 1954, told legislators that the measure was “both a moral and a civil rights is…

Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state’s statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions for child sex abuse. Accusers who support the measure testified at a bill hearing Thursday in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. Currently, people in Maryland who say they were sexually abused as children can’t sue after they reach the age of 38. The Marylan…

Maryland Considers Ending Time Limits on Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit - Washington Hispanic

Los legisladores de Maryland están considerando poner fin al estatuto de limitaciones del estado para cuando se pueden presentar demandas contra instituciones relacionadas con el abuso sexual infantil, aunque es probable que los tribunales del estado decidan si tal cambio en la ley es constitucional si la Asamblea General aprueba uno. Los acusadores que ahora son adultos estaban programados para testificar a favor de la legislación en una audien…

Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits

Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state's statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse, though the state's courts are likely to decide whether such a change in the law is constitutional if the General Assembly passes one.

Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits – KION546

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state’s statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions for child sex abuse. Accusers who support the measure are planning to testify at a bill hearing Thursday in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. Currently, people in Maryland

Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state’s statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions...