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By Jason Taylor
Mar 15, 2021
IOWA - A national group is calling for Iowa to change its statute of limitations for child sexual abuse.
The group Child USA wants the state legislature to pass a bill in the Senate that would let victims to sue or press charges at any age.
The state currently allows victims to pursue criminal charges until age 33, and only four years to file a civil lawsuit.
The group points to a study showing victims of child sexual abuse first come forward at an average age of 52.
The legislation also gives adult survivors of child sex abuse three years from the bill’s passage to bring claims.
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