US EditionState House Approves 2-Year 'Window' for Time-Barred Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits
- The Pennsylvania House approved a two-year window on June 9, 2025, allowing survivors to sue for child sex abuse claims previously barred by the statute of limitations.
- This legislation follows years of debate and the 2018 grand jury report uncovering widespread abuse by Catholic clergy across the state.
- The House passed two bills: House Bill 462, a statutory law , and House Bill 464, a constitutional amendment process starter .
- House sponsor Rep. Nate Davidson stressed the importance of prioritizing survivors’ rights and ensuring justice is served, highlighting the urgent need for the bills.
- The bills now move to the Senate amid legal concerns, and the constitutional amendment requires more votes and a future statewide referendum to become law.
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Pa. public schools may be liable if they fail to prevent student-on-student sexual abuse • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
(Philadelphia Tribune photo)A Philadelphia high school student who was sexually assaulted by classmates can sue the school district under an exception to governmental immunity for sexual abuse, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled this week. The seven-judge panel ruled unanimously in favor of the intellectually disabled 10th grader and her parents. The decision clarified that a school district may be held liable for negligence leading to a student’s…
Tioga Publishing
Pa. public schools may be liable if they fail to prevent student-on-student sexual abuse
A Philadelphia high school student who was sexually assaulted by classmates can sue the school district under an exception to governmental immunity for sexual abuse, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled this week. The seven-judge panel ruled unanimously in favor of…
Meadville Tribune
Bills to open civil courts to long-ago abuse claims advance out of Pa. House
HARRISBURG — Two proposals seeking to allow survivors of long-ago sexual abuse to seek justice in civil court advanced out of the Pennsylvania House on Monday.
Child abuse lawsuit reform advances in PA House vote
HARRISBURG — Proposals that would let survivors of childhood sexual abuse file lawsuits in Pennsylvania beyond the state's current statute of limitations passed the state House on Monday, the latest development in a yearslong lobbying campaign. >>READ MORE: Clergy abuse survivor battles time and deadlocked Pa. lawmakers as he seeks justice One of the two bills is a common piece of legislation that now heads to the GOP-controlled Senate for consi…
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