ILLINOIS
WSPY News
Tyler Bachman May 19, 2017
A bill that will eliminate statutes of limitations for child sex crimes and one that highlights former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s child sex scandal is on its way to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk for a signature.
That measure passed in the Illinois House on Thursday and the Gov. has indicated his intention to sign the bill – ultimately doing away with any and all limitation against a felony Criminal Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse crime against a child.
Current law states that serious sexual offenses against children must be reported and prosecuted within 20 years of the survivor turning 18. Two exceptions to the law are listed, one, in which physical evidence proved the abuse, and the second in which a mandated reporter didn’t report the abuse.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Scott Cross testified in 2016 about Hastert’s sexual abuse and their support of the bill that passed, Thursday.
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