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Ending MD Time Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse Cases

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to end the statute of limitations for civil claims related to child sexual abuse is back before Maryland lawmakers.

The bill is scheduled for a hearing on Thursday in the House Judiciary Committee.

The measure also would also create a two-year window for victims to file lawsuits, if they could not before due to time limits. The measure passed the House of Delegates last year.

However, it stalled in a Senate committee on a tie vote. Supporters of the measure say changing the law would enable civil lawsuits to bring predators to light.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.