Catholic Church, private schools lobby against California childhood sex abuse bill

LOS ANGELES (CA)
Fox News

LOS ANGELES – Making its way through the California State Legislature is a bill seeking to give more alleged child abuse victims time to sue.

If passed, the bill would permit victims unable to file a lawsuit due to time or age restrictions the chance to confront their abuser’s employer.

The Catholic Church did not fight a similar 2002 bill that opened the flood gates for hundreds of alleged victims.

This time, however, the church is battling hard against the proposed legislation and calling it a step backward.

The Los Angeles archdiocese and other private groups say they have been unfairly targeted because the bill does not apply to public schools.

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