Statutes of Limitations
Former Rep. Mark Foley Off the Hook
Marci Hamilton
The AP reported Friday that former Congressman Mark Foley, who was accused in 2006 of sending sexually suggestive email messages to underage congressional pages will not be prosecuted in part because Florida’s statute of limitations on such crimes is a mere 3 years. The vast majority of child victims do not come forward [...]
A Charge of Double-Betrayal in Williamsburg
Marci Hamilton has fought for the abolishment of statutes of limitations [SOL] pertaining to childhood sexual abuse.
The SOLs limit the time that the abused have to take an abuser to court. They usually expire before people molested as children are ready to talk about what happened. This hit close to home recently, as Jewish [...]
Marci Hamilton on Faith Matters
ABC News Faith Matters
Marci Hamilton and Mark Chopko
Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton debates Mark Chopko, Attorney of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops on civil Statues of Limitations — the focus of her book. Click the image to watch! Link opens in a new window.
The State of SOL Reform
Pennsylvania is the latest battleground in the reform of Statutes of Limitations for child abusers.
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Marci Hamilton
There is a national grassroots movement to eliminate the civil and criminal statutes of limitations (SOLs) on child sex abuse. Why? Because survivors of such abuse typically take decades to come forward. [...]
The Pope, Canon Law, and Survivors
A Response to NYT Front Page Story on Saturday that the Vatican Was Considering Amending the Canon Law Statutes of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse
Marci A. Hamilton
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Cardinal William J. Levada had floated the idea that the Vatican was considering revising the canon law statutes of limitations (”SOLs”) [...]
