2025 SOL TRACKERStatute of limitation (SOL) reform is the key to attaining justice for survivors and preventing future abuse CHILD USA leads the national SOL reform movement to change SOLs to prevent child sex abuse and empower victims. CHILD USA partners with lawmakers, advocates, and victims...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Nace LNace@CHILDUSA.org 215-539-1906 11/19/2024 Philadelphia, PA – CHILD USA and Scouting America are proud to announce their partnership to advance child protection by implementing CHILD USA’s Gold Standard Diagnostic Tool and Assessment. This groundbreaking,...
by Leslie C. Griffin* I am waiting for the Maine Supreme Court to decide a case about sexual abuse and the statute of limitations [SOL].1 Statutes of limitations are rules that explain when the courts are open or closed to victims of abuse. I am particularly interested in the implications of that...
by Leslie C. Griffin* The abuse of children by Catholic clergy has a long history in the State of Maine. The Beginning Some initial news about Catholic Maine abuse was released when the Maine Supreme Court ordered it. In Blethen Maine Newspapers v. Maine, 871 A.2d 523 (Me. 2005), the Supreme Court...
by Rob Jenner Jenner Law, P.C. Baltimore, Maryland Last month a dedicated team of lawyers presented oral argument before the Maryland Supreme Court in support of the Maryland Child Victims Act (CVA) of 2023. The heart of the legal battle concerned the statutory language that existed in the 2017...
We’re kicking off a powerful campaign to protect children from exploitation, abuse, and violence. World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence was declared by the United Nations in 2021. The goal of the day is to bring awareness to how governments...