ILLINOIS
KMOV
[with video]
By Dan Greenwald, Online News Producer
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. (KMOV.com) –
Some Illinois lawmakers are pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex crimes.
Under current state law, sexual offenses against children must be reported within 20 years of the survivor turning 18-years-old.
One woman told News 4 the existing law allowed a priest to get away with raping her many decades ago.
“Father said I was an evil child, that he had been sent by God to save my soul. He raped me. I was only 6-years-old, had no idea what happened, had no words for it,” said victim Barbara Dorris.
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