Louisiana Will Give Child Victims More Time to File Lawsuits
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation removing deadlines for Louisiana’s child sex abuse victims to pursue damages in civil court.
New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes said House Bill 492 also has a caveat for victims who have aged out giving them a window of three years to seek damages. Until now, child sex abuse victims had until their 28th birthday to initiate litigation over their abuse. But, research shows the average age for victims to come forward is age 52.
“A three-year widow will open to Louisiana to any victim who has timed out of the statute of limitations to go back and file a lawsuit regardless of their age,” said Hughes.
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