Passing the legislation is “unwarranted and unjust,” the Maryland Catholic Conference wrote in testimony submitted last month against the bill.
...As it stands, a criminal case against an abuser can be pursued anytime, no matter how long ago the abuse happened.
But
a civil case — the kind of action that can get a patient’s treatment
paid for — has a statute of limitations. Victims have seven years once
they reach adulthood to file a civil suit against a molester or a
school, a team or a church that enabled that abuser.
And unless a
victim comes to terms with the abuse, recognizes it, fights through it
and files a civil suit before age 25, no dice. And that’s a big problem.
Because many victims of childhood sexual abuse repress the memories in
order to survive. Some even kill themselves...
...House Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph F. Vallario Jr. (D-Prince
George’s) has refused to put the bill up for a vote. He did not respond
to my request for comment...
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The lawmakers have become permanent fixtures and the main obstacles to justice.
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