Court Rules In Church Abuse Suits
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania --
A state appeals court delivered a stinging setback to alleged victims of clergy abuse Monday by ruling that 17 adults who said they were molested by priests as children waited too long to sue the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court said that even if church officials were guilty of inexcusable conduct, they were protected by Pennsylvania’s strict statute of limitations, which generally requires lawsuits in such cases to be filed within two years.
CBS 3: Court Rules In Church Abuse Suits dated Mar 14, 2005
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A state appeals court delivered a stinging setback to alleged victims of clergy abuse Monday by ruling that 17 adults who said they were molested by priests as children waited too long to sue the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court said that even if church officials were guilty of inexcusable conduct, they were protected by Pennsylvania’s strict statute of limitations, which generally requires lawsuits in such cases to be filed within two years.
CBS 3: Court Rules In Church Abuse Suits dated Mar 14, 2005
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