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	Child Advocates Push for Repeal of Statute of Limitations on Sex Crimes By Erik Arvidson Lowell Sun June 13, 2006 http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_3932474 Boston -- Advocates for child victims of sexual abuse today called on legislative leaders to allow a vote on bills that would repeal the state's civil and criminal statutes of limitations for sexual crimes against minors. At a Statehouse rally, members of the Coalition to Reform Sexual Abuse Laws said that some 130 representatives and senators support the bills, but that leaders of the Judiciary Committee are preventing a vote. "We want Massachusetts to be a zero tolerance state when it comes to sexual abuse of children," said Jetta Bernier, the coalition's executive director. The advocates said time is crucial because the Legislature usually adjourns for the year around the end of July, which would mean all pending bills are scrapped.
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