AB218, the law that gave a three-year period for victims to come forward even after the end of their statute of limitations, is set to expire at the end of the year.
Time is ticking for victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy members in California with a month left under state law to file a lawsuit.Time is ticking for any victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy members in California, as there's one month left to file a lawsuit under a recently-signed state law.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, McNevin says he's one of the hundreds of people in Northern California who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest. "I think the abuse, it has a permanent impact on whoever is a victim. Your life changes the moment it happens," McNevin said.That's because a law passed by the California legislature back in 2019 is set to expire at the end of this year.It's called AB218, and what it did was create a three-year period for the victims of childhood sexual abuse to come forward - even if their statute of limitations had ended.
"If a child was exposed to a sexual offender in an institutional environment like the Catholic Church or the Boy Scouts or any youth serving organization, he or she has an once-in-a-lifetime chance to bring that claim," said Mike Reck, an attorney with Jeff AndersonThe law also allows potential victims to sue both their individual offender and whatever organization they're a part of.
Earlier this year, a group of Catholic bishops unsuccessfully asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law.
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