Archives : Monthly Archives: March 2017

Nevada should extend child sex abuse reporting limits: Bi-Partisan effort: Krasner, Bustamante-Adams  Reno Gazette Journal- March 7, 2017 Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner and Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante-Adams are from different political parties and different parts of the state yet they are working together to pass bipartisan legislation to extend the statute of limitations for child victims of sexual abuse. The statute

  Las Vegas Review Journal- Ben Botkin- March 2, 2017- CARSON CITY — Victims of child sexual abuse lined up to testify before Nevada lawmakers Wednesday, recounting crimes they endured decades ago. Many would gain nothing from Assembly Bill 145, but it would empower future victims, they said. “Give us a fighting chance, because we,

FOX-11- NEWS- March 2, 2017- CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) —  Nevada lawmakers are bringing in a renowned attorney to make the case that people who were sexually assaulted as children deserve more time to seek restitution. Gloria Allred told lawmakers and reporters Wednesday that she hopes Nevada’s proposed legislation leads other states to extend how

  Adult victims of child abuse tell their stories to lawmakers- March 2, 2017- KOLO Ch.8 News- CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO Channel 8 ) – “I was born the youngest in a family of 8, I was easy pickings. I have no memory of my life until I was 14, and this year I finally

  Sexual Abuse Victims May Get More Time To Sue Perpetrators- KUNR-NPR Public Radio- By Paul Boger • Mar 2, 2017 Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would give victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to file a civil lawsuit against the perpetrators. Assembly Bill 145 would give residents 20 years after they

Nevada Assembly panel OKs bill extending statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases- By BEN BOTKIN-  LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL- March 3, 2017 CARSON CITY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Friday passed a bill that would give child sexual abuse victims another decade to sue their perpetrators. Assembly Bill 145 would extend the Nevada