tag | child sex abuse
August 3, 2023 | 5:00 AM
A measure that would give thousands of survivors a two-year window to seek monetary damages against their abusers is caught up in a politicized battle.
Updated: July 7, 2023 | 2:09 pm
Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania
April 19, 2023 | 9:03 AM
In Pennsylvania, charges put focus on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ handling of abuse
February 24, 2023 | 3:02 PM
Child sex abuse lawsuit window again gets Pa. lawmakers’ OK
September 1, 2022 | 7:29 PM
A lawsuit window for Pa. survivors of childhood sexual abuse could open as early as next May
State legislative leaders say they’ll take a procedural vote on the proposal early next year. 2023 primary voters would then get to weigh in.
April 5, 2022 | 6:04 PM
If Pennsylvania senators don’t extend legal time limits for child sexual abuse cases, Gov. Tom Wolf said he’ll call a special session
House lawmakers green-lit a bill that would give survivors another two years to sue their alleged abusers, but it’s been languishing in the Senate.
July 21, 2021 | 12:20 PM
Justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse
Renee Rice sued in 2016, but the court majority said that was too late under the Pennsylvania statute of limitations.
Updated: 2021-05-26 18:18:00
Probe finds no intentional act to derail sex-abuse vote
The Office of Inspector General’s report, released Wednesday, said agents interviewed 22 current and former state employees and reviewed the email accounts of nine state officials for any evidence of outside influence or intentional acts. Rather, it said, Wolf’s Department of State had no internal processes for constitutional amendments.
Updated: 2021-05-26 11:55:26
Judge upholds Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence
Spanier was charged in 2012 and convicted by a jury in March 2017, but appeals had allowed him to stay out of jail.
May 26, 2021 | 8:38 AM
State to air report on how it blundered child sex-abuse vote
The referendum had been on track for last week's primary election until Wolf's administration revealed four months agothat it hadn't advertised the proposal in newspapers across Pennsylvania, as is constitutionally required.

