Multiple bills to extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse have been under consideration in Pennsylvania in recent months. Republican Representative Paul Schemel of Franklin does not want to see a change to the laws governing how long a survivor of sexual abuse has before they must come forward. “We have statutes of limitations for reasons,” ...
As Work Continues in Pennsylvania, New Jersey Considers Implications of New Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations
Posted August 12, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
New Jersey Moves to Extend Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Cases
Posted June 4, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
New Jersey has joined a growing number of states that are giving power to the voices of those who were sexually abused as children at the hands of the clergy and organizational leaders tasked with teaching them and keeping them safe. While study after study has shown that it can take years – if not decades – for a victim to come to grips with their ...
Administrator of PA Dioceses Sex Abuse Funds Has Extensive Prior Experience
Posted January 25, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
The vast majority of Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses have chosen Kenneth Feinberg’s Washington, D.C.-based law firm to handle the administration of funds they’re using to compensate survivors of sex abuse at the hands of the Church.
Feinberg is highly experienced in such matters and has become, as described by triblive.com, the “go-to person for determining how people are compensated in the wake of tragedy.” His prior engagements include the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that rocked Penn ...
continue reading...New Information Emerges on Pennsylvania Catholic Church Sex Abuse Victims Funds
Posted December 4, 2018 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
As several Pennsylvania dioceses move to establish funds to settle claims over hundreds of sex abuse allegations, details have emerged about how the funds will be paid and the pathways that survivors of the abuse may have toward filing their claims.
The funds, known as reconciliation and reparation funds, are particularly important to those whose claims may have exceeded the statutes of limitations that would normally bar the victim from pursuing civil action in court. It ...
continue reading...Pennsylvania Catholic Church Establishes Sex Abuse Survivors Compensation Fund
Posted November 28, 2018 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
Several Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses have established a fund to pay out settlements to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy members. Known as the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations program, the fund may help provide a layer of closure to survivors who claim to have been sexually abused by the Church during childhood.
The issue of Catholic clergy sexual abuse has ravaged the Church for decades and Pennsylvania has been hit particularly hard. The Pennsylvania compensation program is run by ...
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