The march toward greater safety for kids and greater healing for victims continues. Two more states – Nebraska and New Mexico – are considering civil window legislation that would mean more of those who commit and conceal child sex crimes would be exposed and more of those who are suffering because of child sex crimes would be comforted. https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-statutes-legislature-religion-lawsuits-ce5c21dfe5a1407edc10482d3f61ae79 https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/bill-would-remove-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sex-abuse-lawsuits/article_3ae2bd2a-7df3-11ec-b391-435146336a7c.html…
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Perhaps the Craziest Claim by Anti-SOL Zealots
The momentum has shifted from the selfish wrongdoers to the selfless innocent, from the secret-keepers to the openness advocates, from those who ignore common sense and psychology to those who understand common sense and psychology and from those who want to protect institutions and companies to those who want to protect kids and vulnerable adults. That’s why 2019 was a…
‘Tis the Season for Legislative Reform
Tis the season for legislative reform Because we at Horowitz Law harp about it so often about, it would be easy to assume that civil windows are the very best legislative step to protect kids. (See here for example: https://adamhorowitzlaw.com/more-statute-of-limitations-reforms-in-the-works/) But civil windows aren’t the ONLY way legislators can help stop sexual violence. We at Horowitz Law ALSO harp bout…
Which Reform is Better: Mandatory Reporting or Statute of Limitations?
You might wonder “Why the constant harping about fixing or removing the statute of limitations on child sex crimes? Why not just fix or expand mandatory reporting laws that penalize those who ignore abuse reports or suspicions?” Here’s why. . . First, mandatory reporting laws are rarely used. When was the last time you saw this headline on line or…