Statute of Limitations Bill Dies in the Senate

Currently, a rape survivor in Washington State has just one year to report to the crime to police if he or she wants to be able to press charges within the next 10 years.by Sydney BrownstoneSurvivors of child sex abuse shared their stories with state senators in support of the legislation last month. TVW.ORG
A bill that originally intended to lift the limit on the period of time survivors of rape and sexual assault have to press charges against their abusers has died in the state Senate.HB 1155