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What is the statue of limitations for child abuse?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It depends on how often the offense has happened and the severity of it.

  • 5 years ago

    you may nicely be out of success, till your state has opened a sparkling window on the Statute of limitations. Your concern is comparable with issues like clergymen molesting toddlers and masking it up. yet not all States open the Statute of limitations. now and returned the guideline is the age the guy could be till they not can pursue expenditures, and different circumstances how long it has elapsed because of the fact the final journey. At 21 years, you've a raffle on the grounds that sexual abuse of a young person consists of greater severe outcomes, and likewise an prolonged statute of limitations, now and returned out to 30 years. you may desire to communicate to a intercourse abuse hotline to be sure what the regulations are the place you reside.

  • 1 decade ago

    Child abuse is hard to prove even if recent. The question is why has it gone so long without being reported. That in fact is a crime in some states. If the child is at risk and you're aware, you need to contact child protective services immediately.

  • 1 decade ago

    It depends on the state. With some offenses in some states, the statutes do not even begin to run until the victim attains Majority.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    varies from state to state and the type of abuse

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That depends on where the crime occurred?

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