by Marci A. HamiltonOriginal post on verdict.justia This is a historic year for child sex abuse victims. Millions have been empowered by statute of limitations, or SOL, reform in the United States. Never before have we seen this many states step up. In recent years about a dozen states would consider such legal change and less […]
A Priest Abuse Lawyer Can Help Find Closure
Victims of abuse by Catholic priests suffer a unique type of PTSD. The trauma is in the past, but the stress and psychological pain are always there. It's a unique type of PTSD because the victims didn't see the abuse coming. To understand what children sexually abused by priests go through, talk to an adult survivor. […]
New Jersey Governor Will Sign Bill Providing Sex Abuse Survivors Opportunity to Bring Lawsuits
The fight has been long and hard. It has taken two decades for survivors of sexual abuse to get justice. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign the bill today. Patricia Teffenhart, executive director of the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, says the impact the law will have cannot be overstated. “This […]
Archdiocese of New York Finally Publishes its List of Priest Abusers
The Archdiocese of New York has finally published a list of 120 clergy that abused children. The list includes 115 priests and 5 deacons. For months now, the Archdiocese and Cardinal Timothy Dolan have been criticized for failing to publish a list of known priests who abused children. The list does not include extern priests-priests […]
New Jersey Senate Approves Bill Removing Time Limits on Sex Abuse Lawsuits
In a 32-1 vote, the New Jersey Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that had languished in committee for years. Abuse survivor advocates have argued that the present law prohibits survivors from seeking justice in civil courts due to the restrictive statute of limitations. The bill would extend the current statute of limitations from two years […]
