Recent allegations of child sexual abuse by Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church should spur Texas to embrace revival laws for child sex abuses cases. These...
Victims should have a period of time to file civil suits after the statute of limitations has expired.
It was more than “inappropriate.” If Clemishire’s allegations are true, it was criminal. And she was not a “young lady.” She alleges the abuse began when she was was 12.A 12-year-old is generally in sixth or seventh grade. Her brain and body are still growing. Her permanent teeth are still emerging. She can’t drive, drink alcohol, smoke or vote. A 12-year-old is a child., 1 in 5 women and 1 in 13 men report being victims of sexual assault as children.
Sexual assault of a child is a unique type of civil wrong, certainly not one I studied in my first-year torts class in law school. The public policy purpose of statutes of limitations is ill-fitted for child sexual abuse claims. It just doesn’t make sense to reward the perpetrator with a shield for the very silence and shame-induced delay they create in their victims.
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