statutes of limitation for felony CSA
What do you think about the statutes of limitation placed on felony sex crimes committed against children? Do you think they should go away? Do you think they should be extended? What do you think about statutes of limitation on ANY felony?
This year, we're working on this - and it will be a lot of work. Things to consider:
- quality of the victim's memory regarding traumatic events; accuracy of victims' memories after long periods of time.
- why are there statutes of limitation on any felonies? What's the legal basis for statutes of limitation?
- can we do this incrementally? extend the limitation by, say, five years, and separately, work on removing the statutes of limitation on all Class A felonies.
- is there room for comprimise? between legislators, current law, and victims' advocates/activists there are some very varying ideas on what justice looks like.
Email us, or post here, and tell us what you think. We read them all, and we appreciate the responses.
