OREGON
Oregonian
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on May 26, 2015
Sexual assault survivors, backed by state prosecutors and victim support groups, stood together Tuesday to say they won’t be satisfied if Oregon lawmakers extend the statute of limitations for rape to 12 years.
House Bill 2317, set to be heard Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, would double the state’s current six-year time limit to file charges in rape cases.
But 12 years is not long enough, said several rape survivors and their advocates. They want a 20-year window and blamed state Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, for blocking the move.
“Six years is appallingly short. Twelve years is similarly appallingly short,” said Meg Garvin, executive director of the Portland-based National Crime Victims Law Institute and a law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.
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