Feb 5, 2021
Falling back on “human error” is cold comfort to some victims of child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania who must now wait at least another two years before they can pursue legal cases.
But that seems the best officials can come up with as they try to explain how a proposed state constitutional amendment that would allow lawsuits for otherwise outdated claims was never advertised and therefore cannot appear on the ballot this spring.
“The delay caused by this human error will be heartbreaking for thousands of survivors of childhood sexual assault, advocates and legislators, and I join the Department of State in apologizing to you,” Gov. Tom Wolf said.