PENNSYLVANIA
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By Ivey DeJesus | idejesus@pennlive.com
A New York filmmaker hopes his short film on the lifelong emotional ravages inflicted on victims of clergy sex abuse will persuade lawmakers to support legislation to reform Pennsylvania’s child sex crime laws.
Joe Capozzi, writer and producer of “Confession,” last week sent all the members of the state Senate a link to his 15-minute film, which depicts the story of his own abuse at the hands of a priest.
“It’s a tough film to watch but there’s a purpose for it,” said Capozzi, who worked on the film with wife Angelique Letizia. “Obviously it’s not about entertainment. We wanted to give the perspective from a survivor and what goes on in their head…especially for people who don’t understand. If someone can watch this film and still wonder whether statutues of limitations on child sex abuse should be reformed…if they still can say that, I would question their state of humanity.”
The state House in April approved and sent to the Senate House Bill 1947, which would amend the child sex crime laws by giving victims of abuse a longer time window during which they could bring charges on their predators.
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