Wolf to call special session to “open a window of justice” for child sex assault victims to sue abusers
which would achieve the same goal of providing a two-year window for time-barred claims from child sex abuse victims but do it by the lengthier process of amending the state constitution. Constitutional changes require passage by both chambers of the Legislature in two consecutive legislative sessions before it can go to the voters for ratification.
But Marci Hamilton, founder and CEO of Child USA, which is a national advocate for lifting child sex abuse statute of limitations, considers this move by the governor the strongest one he can make on this issue. Ward spokeswoman Erica Clayton Wright said the General Assembly is on track to have a second vote on the proposed constitutional amendment early next year clearing the way for voters to weigh in on it in the primary election of 2023.
Since the Philadelphia grand jury report about clergy sex abuse was issued, she said 22 jurisdictions have passed measures to give child sex abuse victims an opportunity to sue their abusers. “One of the questions that I’m left with today is was their decision to fail to act an act of cowardice or are they simply complicit,” Shapiro said. “We are not going away. We will pass a window to justice here in Pennsylvania.”
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