Letter to the editor, published in The News Journal, February 26, 2007 After reading about Delaware Senate Bill 29, (The Child Victim’s Act) in a recent News Journal article, I can’t help but wonder who could possibly be against a bill to protect children from sexual abuse. This bill would eliminate the statute of limitations … Continue reading
By Beth Miller Originally published in The News Journal on Friday, January 26, 2007 Delaware lawmakers Thursday launched another effort to eliminate the civil statute of limitations on child-sexual abuse by adults. Sen. Karen E. Peterson, D-Stanton, filed Senate Bill 29, known as the Child Victim’s Act, which would remove time constraints on civil lawsuits. … Continue reading
By Beth Miller The News Journal December 16, 2006 Wilmington — Delaware’s civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse was in the crosshairs again Friday as two men who say they were sexually abused by priests at Catholic schools called for lawmakers to change the law. The men, Eric Eden and Navy Cmdr. Kenneth … Continue reading