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LINK Mormon Church Sued by Boy Scouts in Arizona for Covering Up Alleged Sex Abuse | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Arizona’s law permitting victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits against their abusers — even if the window for such lawsuits were previously closed due to statutes of limitations — will close once again at the end of this calendar year. Which means anyone hoping to get justice for alleged crimes that happened when they were younger need to file those lawsuits immediately.

And just as the clock is expiring, wouldn’t you know it, the Mormon Church is facing seven separate lawsuits from former Boy Scouts who say religious leaders covered up sex crimes despite being fully aware of what was happening:

snytiger6 9 Dec 30
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A question from me here.
What sort of Law and a Country has a Statute of Limitations on cases such Child Abuse and Sex Crimes?
It can take years or even DECADES for a victim/s to gather up enough strength to seek redress for such things.

I totally agree with you. I don't think there shoudl be a statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children or any kind of rape.

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