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A change in Maine law prompts a wave of new church abuse allegations

Por: The Boston Globe Nation January 02, 2023

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A change in Maine law has unleashed a flood of new allegations of long-ago sex abuse by priests. But now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging the legislation in court in an apparent attempt to stem the flow of lawsuits.The Childhood Sexual Abuse amendment, which was into law last summer, retroactively eliminated the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging childhood sex abuse in most circumstances. The result is that former... + full article



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