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Time limit expansion in civil sex
abuse cases
"The Supreme Judicial
Court recognized the fundamental societal importance and legitimacy
of the Legislature's setting a substantial look-back period of 35
years for victims pursuing civil cases involving the sexual
exploitation of a minor."
MBA Chief Legal
Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W.
Healy, Boston Globe, Dec.
9
Healy was quoted by the Boston Globe online after the
Supreme Judicial Court released its unanimous decision in Sliney v. Previte, which gives sexual
abuse victims an additional 32 years to file civil lawsuits against
alleged perpetrators. The ruling has been hailed by survivors of
child sexual abuse