Statute of Limitations Targeted in Abuse Cases
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The day after the sentencing of one of the most notorious figures in this region's three-year-old clergy abuse crisis, lawmakers and victims advocates said Wednesday they are building momentum to repeal statutes of limitations on sex crimes that have prevented other abusers from facing lawsuits and prosecution.
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How the judgment may thwart attempts to recover
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Charges are considered against three men over the abuse of Dana Fowley and another victim.
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HARTFORD, Conn.  - Kennedy relative Michael Skakel  should not have been charged with killing his 15-year-old  neighbor because the statute of limitations had expired, his  lawyer said on Friday as she urged Connecticut's top court to  throw out his conviction.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 19--Anyone not stuck in a bunker the last few years knows the perniciousness of sexual predators who stalk the Internet for young victims. In some cases, like that of a 15-year-old Cary boy, the end of the story is violation by an adult.
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared poised Monday to alter the system used for sentencing 64,000 federal criminal defendants a year, but justices clashed over whether changes would create greater inequity.    Judges, not juries, consider factors that can add years to defendants' prison sentences, under the government's 17-year-old system which has been challenged as unconstitutional...
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A case in which being too buff can lead to a serious problem.
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A few of Paul R. Shanley's accusers were able to overcome criminal statutes of limitations because of a technicality: The priest left Massachusetts for California more than a decade ago. But a conviction may not come easily.
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Â· Verdict delivered almost two years after tragedy Â· Boyfriend in death crash under legal hiring age
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Â· Internal FO papers fatally undermine prosecution Â· Anger that case was pursued for two years
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AOL helped build a case that led to the conviction of one of the world&#39;s most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes. A state jury in Virginia has recommended a nine-year prison term in the nation&#39;s first felony trial of spam purveyors.
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CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts says he became a victim of sexual abuse at the age of 14 and the abuse lasted three years. "It took me nearly 20 years to gather the strength to help put my abuser behind bars," Roberts said. "Now, a year after 'justice' was done, I am ready to tell my story publicly in ways I never have before."
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Hundreds of sexual abuse claims targeting the Roman Catholic Church in California have converged into one of the most complex civil litigation cases the state's judicial system has ever faced.
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Class-action litigation, lawsuits seeking damages for exposure to asbestos and medical malpractice suits are the targets.
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A group of state plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Wednesday, ordering more proceedings into whether childhood victims of sexual abuse can sue the diocese for fraud.
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Human rights advocates are utilizing a 200-year old claims act to try to get justice in the U.S. for victims of riots four years ago in Bolivia