CT- Victims speak out in favor of law

By Beth Mccabe
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
September 18, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/ct_victims_speak_out_in_favor_of_law

We as victims of childhood sexual trauma fought too long and hard to reform awful and outdated statutes of limitations to let one Catholic official roll back Connecticut law and help predators remain hidden. We desperately hope that our state's Supreme Court will side with kids who are at risk and adults who are suffering, and against a powerful public figure who wants to avoid the inconvenience and humiliation that come with clergy sex abuse trials, depositions, and discovery.

If Hartford Catholic officials have really reformed and are no longer hiding the crimes of Catholic clergy and the complicity of church supervisors, why would they fear letting the courthouse doors remain open to child sex abuse victims?

If this horrific scandal has taught us anything, it is that nothing exposes predators and protects children better than our justice system. It's not perfect, but it's far more effective and fair than letting self-serving Catholic officials keep dealing with heinous crimes “in house.” So let's not go backwards. Let's keep safeguarding the vulnerable by using our time-tested, impartial, and open court system to bring child sex crimes out of the darkness and into the light.