COLUMBUS (OH)
NBC 4i
POSTED: 4:02 pm EST December 8, 2005
UPDATED: 6:42 pm EST December 8, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Emotional testimony was heard Thursday at the Statehouse, where supporters of a bill that deals with sex abuse and clergy voiced their opinions.
Anna Marie Martinez, of Germantown, Md., claims to be the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest.
She appeared at the Ohio Statehouse to urge house lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 17, NBC 4's John Ivanic reported.
"When I was young, when I was abused, there was nowhere to go," Martinez said. "There were no sexual assault units in the police department."
Posted by kshaw at December 9, 2005 07:33 AM