Limits on sex abuse suits set for debate

On one side of the debate are those eager to give victims of child sexual abuse barred by the current statute of limitations their day in court. Some mental health experts have said victims can bury the abuse memories to survive, a theory that has opened a legal door to the possibility that abuse may not be reported until years after the statute of limitations has expired.

On the other side are those who worry lawsuits involving decades-old allegations could financially ruin churches, youth groups and other child care agencies. They are jarred by the scope of the scandal that has emerged in the Catholic Church since 2002 and, closer to home, by a recent $41 million federal jury verdict against a priest accused of sexually abusing an Archmere Academy student.

So it's really about money? That's the counter argument?

Pathetic.

While I agree that lawsuits coming many, many years down the road are somewhat questionable, the argument for setting a time limit for them can not be based on money. There has to be a better counter argument.

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