Pennsylvania Committee Passes Amendment Allowing More Time for Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday took a corrective step in their effort to change state law to give adults who suffered sexual abuse as children more time to sue.

Current state policy gives underage victims of molestation or sexual assault a 12-year period to litigate against their perpetrators or those perpetrators’ institutions. House and Senate versions of a measure to give the would-be plaintiffs a new two-year window to file claims passed the House Judiciary Committee in early March but the panel took them up again this week. Some lawmakers insisted House rules called for a public hearing on the legislation, which the committee conducted two weeks ago, to precede voting.  

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Former Team USA Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced To 60 Years In Prison For Child Porn

A former doctor for the U.S. olympic gymnastics team was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for child porn during a federal court hearing Thursday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Larry Nassar, 54, the former Team USA gymnastics doctor, was sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty in July for three counts of child pornography charges, reported France24. Approximately 37,000 graphic images and videos of child pornography were found on his computer and hard drive.

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