Berks lawmaker rallies for change in sexual abuse cases

HARRISBURG (PA)
WFMZ-TV

June 12, 2018

By Katiera Winfrey

Renewed push to follow report on church sex abuse

A Pennsylvania lawmaker from Berks County plans to renew his push to abolish the state’s statute of limitations in sex abuse cases after the publication of a grand jury report on allegations of child sexual abuse within six Roman Catholic dioceses around the state.

Rep. Mark Rozzi, himself a victim of childhood sex abuse in the Allentown diocese, said Tuesday he’s prepared to seek a vote in the state House of Representatives on legislation that carries provisions sought by victims.

Rozzi’s efforts come ahead of the release of a grand jury report into sex abuse in the Catholic dioceses.

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