Justice4PAKIds is a coalition of child and victim advocates, lawyers, mental health professionals and concerned citizens dedicated to eliminating the Pennsylvania statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse.
There is no statute of limitations for murder in Pennsylvania–child sexual abuse should be treated the same.
Justice4pakids sole mission is to educate about childhood sexual abuse and lobbying for the removal of the statute of limitations of childhood sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
If you would like to get involved- there is much to do to help protect the wonderful children of Pennsylvania! Email:info@justice4pakids today!
We believe childhood sexual abuse should be treated the same way murder is in this state. This legislation would:
- expose perpetrators and those who harbor them
- protect children
- give victims an opportunity for justice
- save taxpayers money.
There is no statute of limitations for murder in Pennsylvania. Why is sexual abuse of a child treated differently? Sexual abuse is a heinous crime that robs children of their hearts, minds and souls. Please join us. We need your help to change our laws.
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child sex abuse is in a way murder of the childs spirit– i know i was at 8 and NEVER recovered— from clergy sex emotional and sadistic abuse done by a nun– and now at age 50+ am still suffering – from traumatic panic attacts and trauma– it NEVER GOES AWAY–
my spirit was murdered in Louisiana and SOL must be done away with in
all states
I beg your pardon, Bonnie Richard, but “childhood sexual abuse” in its entirity is the basis for soul murder. I was also abused by a Catholic priest in Philadelphia, but abolishing the Statute of Limitations on child abuse would also give victims of non-clergy a chance to come forward and get some measure of justice by holding parents and other relatives, as-well-as teachers, coaches, neighbors, and anyone else who takes advantage of a child to abuse – accountable. Furthermore, opening a two-year window, giving victims of the past means to file civilly, who are today completely powerless under current state law, would allow us to publicize our own abusers in the greater hope of exposing them wherever they may be now. Some former priests and teachers who abused children in their pasts are currently living in neighborhoods and teaching in schools and even working in daycare centers around unsuspecting children and parents who have no idea of that person’s history. Laws implimented to empower victims of sexual abuse would give us the opportunity to protect current and future children from ever having to experience the hell that you and I, and too many others have lived through.
I reported the abuse I endured as a child to the District Attorney’s Office four years ago, because I wanted to make sure that my abuser was not out in the world doing this to more children. I felt compelled to come forward, because I felt a responsibility that the only way to stop my abuser was to report him. Luckily, the D.A.’s office informed me that he was deceased, and they also told me that he was known as a “prolific” child abuser. Almost as bad as the abuse itself and on some levels even worse, I was told that the Catholic Church was well aware of this priest and his abuse of young boys, but yet I couldn’t hold his superiors accountable either, because of the Statute of Limitations. I also went public with my story after filing a civil suit in Delaware, (hoping to find some justice in that state even though I wasn’t abused there, but my perpetrator’s religious order was headquartered there), hoping more victims of my abuser would come forward and more did… several more came forward.
I don’t think any law will give us the justice we deserve, since the justice we should’ve gotten was to never be abused in the first place. I do know, however, if the majority of Americans don’t get up and off their butts now, this crime will only create more people like me, and the world doesn’t need anymore people like me. It is estimated that there is 60 million people like me wandering around in this country right now, and that’s too many broken hearts, warped minds, and lost souls. Justice would’ve demanded that we’d been treated better in the first place. I personally believe that many of our abusers knew that we would never talk or it would take us many years before we were able to talk about the abuse, and when that time came I’m sure they knew the laws would protect them. Isn’t the insane?! The laws protect the predator, but not his/her victim??? The laws need to be changed and I will fight my hardest to protect children today and I’ll probably die trying.
Peace out!
Rich Green (Victim of CSA)
Victims4JusticeNow@yahoo.com
then i was murdered–that is why i could not talk–or more than likely had traumactic amensia with ptsd– yes it is soul murder- i was murdered at the age of 8– please help me and other find justice for older people like me who have no way of getting justice for nun ‘who sexually emotionally and sadisticly abused me- until–adulthood– sol is NOT on my side- so i just keep trying in vain- but one day i hope i can find a person to help me find justice of the hurt i went through for so long