PENNSYLVANIA
The Daily Item
By John Finnerty CNHI Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG — Adults who were victimized by sexual predators as children and advocates for crime victims took to the steps of the state Capitol on Monday to share horrific tales of abuse and express anger that lawmakers have been unwilling to open a window to allow civil lawsuits in cases where the statute of limitations has expired.
The rally came a day ahead of a Tuesday committee vote on whether the state House will seek to change the law moving forward without including a clause to include victims who didn’t seek justice before the statute of limitations ran out.
“We can compromise on pension reform, on liquor and on the budget,” said state Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks County, who has been leading the fight at the Capitol to get the law changed. “We should never compromise on protecting our children.”
Rozzi said the right to sue in old child sex cases “is not about the money.”
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