I once heard about something that said that if your molested as a child you have up to thirty years to come forward about it... I think this may play into the fact that a lot of people are scared when their younger and that by 30 years if you were going to say anything you would have or something...
not sure if this is true but seriously wondering (As a freind of mine finally admitted to being sexually assaulted as a young child, help would be really appreciated)
2006-10-12 10:27:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That has to do with the statute of limitations, which varies from case to case and place to place. Talk to local law officials for more information regarding your friends case. Or do some research on the internet.
2006-10-12 10:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by emilypye 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The statute of limitations will vary by state. Many states, though, have no statute of limitations for sex crimes against children.
The only way to find out for sure is to contact the police department where your friend was when the abuse happened. Even if they lives somewhere else now, they has to contact the police where they lived back then. Ask to speak to a juvenile investigator and then explain, in as much detail as possible, the situation. The juvenile investigator will be the most familiar with how to go about proceeding with this type of charge, if in fact, there is no statute of limitations in that state. Even if it has been too long to press charges, a record needs to be made about this person, because that will provide further evidence if anyone else has ever made, or ever does make, a similar allegation against him.
Also, the investigator will be able to refer your friend to organizations that can provide assistance and counseling to help them deal with the emotional and psychological repurcussions of what happened to her.
2006-10-12 11:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by RJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The statute of limitations varies from State to State. In Louisiana, the statute of limitations for most sex offense committed against children is 30 years from the date of the childs 17th birthday. (It use to be 10 years but was recently changed)
2006-10-13 05:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not true. In most states the statute of limitations is 1 to 10 years. Almost NEVER does a statute of limitations run longer than 10 years. Note: there is NO statute of limitations for murder.
2006-10-12 10:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm afraid I can only answer this question with regards to English law, I hope that helps.
This question is actually two questions; is there any liability in criminal law, and is there any liability in civil law?
As for criminal law the position is straight forward, there is no statute of limitations on sex offences. If one can prove who committed such acts, and they are indeed a crime, there is no question of prosecution..it is a certainity.
As for civil law however, your friend would sue in the law of tort, for the tort of trespass to the person. however, there is a staute of limitations on tort claims, and as this is a 3 year limit, no such claim may be made.
Hope this helps!
2006-10-12 10:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The favorite excuse of the day that people think will also qualify as a reason is that your present sins are due to what was up to now a repressed memory of a childhood molestation.
2006-10-12 10:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋