IL has now passed both civil elimination and criminal elimination w/certain evidence!
Gov to sign in near future.
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Jehovah Witness victims of Childhood Sex Abuse - and all supporters from the United States - Action Alert for 'Illinois legislature'.
by Sol Reform inil needs your help!
http://sol-reform.com/news/il-needs-your-help-please-email-members-in-support-of-elim-of-civil-and-criminal-sols/.
there has been some progress in the illinois legislature in passing legislation (civil and criminal) to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexually abusing children.. hb1063 is the criminal bill.. sb1399 is the civil bill.. it's been a long struggle and it's not over.
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WIsconsin Jehovah Witness victims of Childhood Sex Abuse - two year window for victims over the age of 35 in pending LRB 2111 and 1056, the Child Victims Act.
by Sol Reform inhttp://sol-reform.com/news/new-developments-in-wisconsin/.
to: all legislators.
from: senator julie lassa and representatives sandy pasch & chris taylor.
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http://sol-reform.com/News/new-developments-in-wisconsin/
TO: All Legislators
FROM: Senator Julie Lassa and Representatives Sandy Pasch & Chris Taylor
DATE: May 29, 2013
RE: Co-Sponsorship of LRB 2111 and 1056, the "Child Victim's Act" relating to the statute of limitations for sexual assault of a child.
Under current state law, civil actions in childhood sexual abuse cases must be brought forward by a victim before he or she reaches the age of 35. Most survivors of childhood sexual abuse don't report the sexual abuse until well into adulthood, if ever, and are barred by a statute of limitation from bringing an action against their perpetrator if the survivor is over the age of 35. As a result, these victims are never able to prosecute their abuser and begin the healing process.
LRB 2111 and 1056 will remove this arbitrary limitation that has shut the courthouse doors to many survivors of childhood sex abuse who haven't been able to deal with the attack until much later in their lives. The Child Victim's Act is modeled after successful legislation in several states, including Minnesota, that now hold offenders accountable for their brutal crimes against children regardless of when those crimes were committed. These bills also allow for a two year "window" for victims over the age of 35 who are currently barred from bringing an action to court to bring the perpetrator to justice.
Statutes of limitations are a particular problem when it comes to childhood sexual abuse. Most sexually abused children are molested by family members or authority figures, and the pressure is strong not to disrupt their own home, school or church. Young victims are often threatened by adult perpetrators if they reveal the crime, and the shame and confusion children feel is frequently enough to keep them silent. As adults, it may take victims years to come to grips with their experience and build the courage they need to identify their abuser and begin civil or criminal action. By the time they're ready to do so, the statutes of limitations may have expired; it may be too late for justice to be done.
These arbitrary deadlines do more than just rob child sexual abuse victims of their day in court. They endanger every child in our community, because they decrease the likelihood that people who prey sexually on children will be identified and stopped. And we know that pedophiles, if given the opportunity, will continue to seek out new victims. Research has shown that these child molesters and rapists will have over 80 - 100 victims during a life time and will continue to victimize children well into their 60s and beyond.
In Wisconsin, one in five kids will be sexually abused by age 18, 90 percent of child sexual abuse is never reported to law enforcement authorities and 30 percent of victims never tell anyone. As a result, the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect estimates that only about three percent of child molesters are ever caught. That raises the specter of hundreds of pedophiles walking the streets of Wisconsin towns, safe in the knowledge that they are protected by the law from ever being held accountable for their deeds.
In California, where a similar time window for retroactive suits was enacted, 300 previously unknown child sex abusers were identified as a result.
There have been objections raised to the Child Victims Act by people who worry that creating a window for retroactive suits will encourage false claims, or that the accused will have difficulty defending themselves against charges for an act that may have occurred 20 or 30 years ago. The fact is that the burden of proof is on the person claiming the abuse. Bringing a suit for sex abuse, especially against a family member or a respected individual takes a lot of courage, because one must relive the traumatic events before the entire community. And, as we have seen in other states, the number of false claims amounts to just a handful and that, even after many years, there is evidence in many cases that supports the victim's claims. It shouldn't matter when victims of childhood sexual abuse come forward - it should only matter that they eventually do.
These bills are supported by the Wisconsin Coalition of Sexual Assault, the Wisconsin Council on Domestic Violence, the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin including its affiliated agencies and programs (Community Services, Child Advocacy Centers, prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin, Child Abuse Prevention Fund), Stop Child Predators, the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children and the National Association of Social Workers.
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SNAP leader Preaches to and Shames Southern Baptist Preachers for publicly rallying behind a minister accused in a lawsuit of covering up sex crimes against children.
by Sol Reform in"it's dreadfully hurtful to child sex-abuse victims when people in authority publicly back accused wrongdoers," said clohessy, one of just four abuse survivors to testify before the u.s. conference of catholic bishops at their historic meeting in dallas in 2002.
"and it hinders criminal investigations, because it intimidates victims, witnesses and whistleblowers into staying silent.".
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"It's dreadfully hurtful to child sex-abuse victims when people in authority publicly back accused wrongdoers," said Clohessy, one of just four abuse survivors to testify before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their historic meeting in Dallas in 2002. "And it hinders criminal investigations, because it intimidates victims, witnesses and whistleblowers into staying silent."
"Support Rev. Mahaney if you must," Clohessy pleaded. "But do so privately in ways that don't further harm, depress and scare other child sex-abuse victims into keeping silent and thus helping child predators escape detection and prosecution."
"It's always heartbreaking to us to see congregants immediately and publicly rally for an accused child molester instead of keeping an open mind and urging anyone with information to come forward," he said.
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A leading advocate for victims of clergy sex abuse says it is hurtful and irresponsible for evangelical leaders to rally around an accused colleague before all the facts are known.By Bob Allen
An activist who advocated for victims during the Roman Catholic sexual-abuse scandal in the United States in 2002 says evangelical leaders publicly rallying behind a minister accused in a lawsuit of covering up sex crimes against children sends the wrong message to abuse victims everywhere.
David ClohessyDavid Clohessy, national director of SNAP -- the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests - said May 28 that religious leaders voicing support for embattled Pastor C.J. Mahaney, named in a lawsuit recently thrown out of a Maryland court for legal reasons, ought to be ashamed.
"It's dreadfully hurtful to child sex-abuse victims when people in authority publicly back accused wrongdoers," said Clohessy, one of just four abuse survivors to testify before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their historic meeting in Dallas in 2002. "And it hinders criminal investigations, because it intimidates victims, witnesses and whistleblowers into staying silent."
Clohessy weighed in after public statements by friends of Mahaney, including Southern Baptist seminary president Albert Mohler and Washington pastor Mark Dever, vouching for the former Sovereign Grace Ministries president's personal integrity.
"Support Rev. Mahaney if you must," Clohessy pleaded. "But do so privately in ways that don't further harm, depress and scare other child sex-abuse victims into keeping silent and thus helping child predators escape detection and prosecution."
"It's always heartbreaking to us to see congregants immediately and publicly rally for an accused child molester instead of keeping an open mind and urging anyone with information to come forward," he said.
Clohessy said at best it's "disingenuous" for ministers to take sides while at least two remaining victims' abuse and cover-up suits are pending and "at worst, it's mean-spirited."
"As responsible adults, we must make it less hard, not more hard, for victims of these heinous crimes and cover ups to step forward, get help, expose wrongdoing, protect others and start healing."
Clohessy acknowledged that legally speaking Mahaney and the other defendants are innocent until proven guilty, but public support in the meantime sends the message that alleged victims are either wrong or lying. "That, in turn, frightens other victims into staying trapped in frustration," he said.
Clohessy, who lives in St. Louis, has served as the national director of SNAP, billed as the nation's largest and oldest self-help group for clergy molestation victims, since 1991. He has traveled around the country, appeared on programs including Sixty Minutes, the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Phil Donahue Show, Good Morning America and been featured or quoted in newspapers around the world.
Started with a focus on Catholic priests in 1988 by founder and President Barbara Blaine, SNAP today boasts more than 9,000 members in multiple denominations, including Baptists.
Clohessy, who in 1991 filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo., for the abuse he claimed he suffered between 1969 and 1973, from the ages of 12 to 16, at the hands of a parish priest, said in a 2008 interview that in some respects, those abused by Baptists face an even tougher road than those molested by Catholics.
"I just can't imagine a more recalcitrant church hierarchy than the Southern Baptists," Clohessy commented to the Healing and Spirituality blog after witnessing interactions between Southern Baptist Convention leaders and SNAP's then-Baptist representative Christa Brown.
"I've seen Baptist officials be stunningly cruel to her -- in person and in print," he said. -
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'No he didn't' .....8 years later..... 'OK he did it' Michael Jackson defender files sex abuse claim
by Sol Reform inmichael jackson defender files sex abuse claim.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/showbiz/michael-jackson-sex-claim/index.html.
by alan duke, cnnupdated 10:00 pm edt, wed may 8, 2013 the death in 2009 of superstar michael jackson, who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50, sent shockwaves around the world.
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Wade Robson not asking for much money at all, just reimbursement for his therapy sessions- likely totaling no more than $15,000.
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Californian Jehovah Witnesses - Sexual abuse victims....California Child Victims Act Passes Judiciary
by Sol Reform inhttp://theworthyadversary.com/1886-california-child-victims-act-passes-judiciary.
from today's oc register:.
sexual abuse victims seek more time to sue.
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Difference of one-year "window" in 2003 and 2014 proposed legal "window" - its not just Catholics this time.
The 2014 legal "window" would apply not only to the Catholic Church, but to all private and nonprofit organizations, such as the YMCA/YWCA, private schools, private businesses, Protestant churches and Little League.
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Minnesotan Jehovah Witnesses and Non Jehovah Witness 'adult victims of Child Sex Abuse' - in May of 2016 your three-year window to file a civil action will end.
by Sol Reform inin the past you were told that, because of a statute of limitations, you couldn't.
mn passes first window since hawaii and first of 2013!!
hello justice for mn survivors!.
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CHILD SEX ABUSE: New law exempts statute of limitations for victims
Read more: CHILD SEX ABUSE: New law exempts statute of limitations - KMSP-TV
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Jehovah Witness victims of Childhood Sex Abuse from Australia. GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR PROVIDING A STATEMENT OR INFORMATION TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION.
by Sol Reform inhttps://www.facebook.com/mksafetynet/posts/596262710393651.
mksafetynet 285 like thisyesterday at 6:18am .
australia gets it, here is what to do to report abuse there.
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Mr Chamley said it was not too late for any complainant to contact the Royal Commission - in fact they can do so at any time over the next two years.
Royal Commission hotline: 1800 099 340
Royal Commission website: http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au ;
Broken Rites Australian national hotline: (03) 9457 4999
http://blogs.abc.net.au/sa/2013/05/black-collar-crime.html
Mornings with Ian Henschke9:00am - 11:00amMore about IanContact UsBlack collar crime
29/05/2013 , 1:25 PM by Michaela Andreyev
The Catholic Church is facing weeks of official questioning over the sexual abuse scandal that goes back several decades in Australia.Cardinal George Pell has already appeared before the Victorian parliamentary committee inquiry, at which he confessed false documents were created and priests took part in "reprehensible" cover-ups.
He noted that if his senior colleagues had been gossips - which they were not - they might have talked about various problems and realised earlier "just how widespread this awful business was".
Ian spoke to Wayne Chamley, spokesperson for Broken Rites, an organisation dedicated to exposing and denouncing cases in the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Australia.Broken Rites has supported male and female victims from the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church and the Uniting Church, as well as from smaller denominations.
Mr Chamley said it was not too late for any complainant to contact the Royal Commission - in fact they can do so at any time over the next two years.
Royal Commission hotline: 1800 099 340
Royal Commission website: http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au
;Broken Rites Australian national hotline: (03) 9457 4999
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Jehovah Witness victims of Childhood Sex Abuse - and all supporters from the United States - Action Alert for 'Illinois legislature'.
by Sol Reform inil needs your help!
http://sol-reform.com/news/il-needs-your-help-please-email-members-in-support-of-elim-of-civil-and-criminal-sols/.
there has been some progress in the illinois legislature in passing legislation (civil and criminal) to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexually abusing children.. hb1063 is the criminal bill.. sb1399 is the civil bill.. it's been a long struggle and it's not over.
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IL HB 1063 Just passed the Senate 59-0!
28 May 2013 | Illinois Tags:HB 1063
Just passed the Senate 59-0! Back to the House on concurrence!http://sol-reform.com/News/il-hb-1063-just-passed-the-senate-59-0/
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Californian Jehovah Witnesses - Sexual abuse victims....California Child Victims Act Passes Judiciary
by Sol Reform inhttp://theworthyadversary.com/1886-california-child-victims-act-passes-judiciary.
from today's oc register:.
sexual abuse victims seek more time to sue.
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The CA Child Victims Act Needs Your Support - NOW
http://theworthyadversary.com/1983-the-ca-child-victims-act-needs-your-support-now
Posted by Joelle Casteix on May 28, 2013 in boy scouts, Child safety, Clergy Abuse Crisis | Subscribe
The California Child Victims Act-SB 131-has made it through Appropriations and is scheduled for a vote on the Senate Floor TOMORROW.
The bill dramatically extends the civil statute of limitations for children who are sexually abused and gives older victims a one-year window to come forward, expose their abuser and seek accountability.
In short, if signed into law, SB 131 will allow hundreds of child sex abuse victims to get justice. SB 131 will also help keep kids safe RIGHT NOW by exposing abusers who have escaped criminal prosecution.
Remember - we would know NOTHING about the crimes committed in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and other dioceses across the state were it not for brave victims using the civil justice system.
No bishop has ever voluntarily made public a secret sex abuse file. The Boy Scouts' files would still be hidden were it not for victims demanding justice.
Give other victims the same chance.Contact your CA State Senator now. Need to find out who your rep is? Click here. Tell them that you support SB 131, exposing crimes, and helping child sex abuse victims get justice
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Californian Jehovah Witnesses - Sexual abuse victims....California Child Victims Act Passes Judiciary
by Sol Reform inhttp://theworthyadversary.com/1886-california-child-victims-act-passes-judiciary.
from today's oc register:.
sexual abuse victims seek more time to sue.
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SB 131will be heading to the California state Senate for a vote this coming Friday.
http://www.kellyclarkattorney.com/critical-moment-for-california-abuse-survivors/
In spite of strong opposition from the California Catholic Conference, SB 131will be heading to the California state Senate for a vote this coming Friday. SB 131 provides survivors of sexual abuse an opportunity to seek justice against the sexual perpetrator as well as the institution that protected the abuser.
SB 131 if signed into law will provide a one year revival window for any victim who was over the age of 26 in 2003 but had not made a causal connection between the sexual abuse and the cause of his or her injuries until after 2004.
California is the nation's most populous state and the sexual abuse crisis, especially involving institutions like the Boy Scouts of America, the Catholic Church and the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), took its toll on the state and its residents. In the coming weeks, this blog will examine the sexual abuse crisis as it unfolded in the Catholic Church in California as well as in the Boy Scouts and Mormon Church in California. These histories will also help demonstrate how new legislation focused on helping survivors of sexual abuse, is critical at this stage in California.