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The Child Victims Act is getting another shot in the New York legislature, and yesterday Assemblywoman Markey (D-Queens) introduced the bill to a Democratic house for the first time. Governor Patterson is also behind this bill, giving it a good shot at passing. Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton was there to testify. From the New […]
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Marci Hamilton will join a panel discussion called Legal Responses to Abuse in Religious Communities on Tuesday, March 3. C-SPAN’s Book TV will be taping as well. The Justice Denied author’s panel will be part of a larger gathering: The Evolving Balance: Abuse in Religious Communities and the Law, presented by Cardozo Advocates for Kids. […]
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Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton just sent me a couple of stories of interest in the recent cases involving abused children in the Orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn. Channel 11 news did a powerful piece yesterday on the current state of the investigation, and spoke with Marci about it. The video can be seen here. […]
Read MoreIn an Op-Ed in this morning’s New York Daily News, Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton decries another situation in which sexual abusers are shielded from public scrutiny. It’s a familiar criticism of the Catholic church, but this time, it’s happening in New York’s Orthodox Jewish community. Most people think our culture offers no sympathy to […]
Read MoreJustice Denied author Marci Hamilton sent me yet another story demonstrating the frustrating position that law enforcement finds itself in when dealing with childhood sex abuse and the Statute of Limitations. ‘DALLAS – While authorities said they have solved the case in the rape of a child in 1983, justice will not be served. […]
Read MoreThe 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 at all, […]
Read MoreMarci 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 […]
Read MoreRecent news media has swarmed over the high costs of Texas’ raid on the FLDS Zion ranch, and on placing hundreds of children in foster homes. What are the real costs, however? Crunch the numbers, says Marci Hamilton. “Recently, I debated Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on NPR about his office’s failure to vigorously prosecute […]
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