New York has some of the nation's strictest time limits on taking child sex abuse claims to civil or criminal courts. And even if it succeeds, at least 375 people who have settled abuse claims through church-run compensation programs waived any right to sue. In Pennsylvania, prosecutors have until a child sex abuse accuser's 50th birthday to file charges; accusers have until their 30th birthdays to sue. There's no time limit for prosecuting some major child sex crimes, but only if they occurred after 2000. In March, the Diocese of Buffalo released a list of 42 priests facing sex abuse allegations.

Source: Fox News September 07, 2018 23:19 UTC