NEW YORK
TWC News
By Seth Voorhees
Friday, January 13, 2017
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A proposal which would waive the statute of limitations on prosecutions of people who’ve abused children, and allow victims to sue abusers up to 50 years after the attack took place, is long overdue, say advocates for victims of child sexual abuse, like Jill Knittle.
Knittle was abused for six years as a child, until she was 13. She didn’t tell friends until she was in her 20s, and didnt talk openly about it until her 40s. That’s often the case, as victims struggle internally every day.
“It’s definitely a grieving process, because you lost your childhood way too early,” Knittle said.
“What we really know about sex abuse is one in 10 children, by the time they turn 18, will suffer from some form of sexual abuse, but less than one in 10 report it as a child,” said Mary Whittier, executive director of Bivona Child Advocacy Center.
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