MISSOURI
Missourinet
January 7, 2013 By Jessica Machetta
SNAP — Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests — says the Task Force to prevent child sex abuse did a good job of compiling recommendations for the legislature to modify existing statute to make it safer in Missouri for children.
However, it says one key measure was left off the list of 22 recommendations.
“Getting rid of the criminal statute of limitations is a good start,” the group says, “but the civil statute should be gotten rid of, too.”
SNAP says victims themselves have the greatest knowledge of the crimes and the greatest incentives to prevent more of them, so “predator-friendly laws that keep victims from exposing criminals” in civil court should be revoked.
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