A Pa. Dept. of State error means some sex-abuse victims will again have to wait for justice

[brooklynite]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top election official will resign after her agency made a mistake that will delay a statewide vote on whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should be able to sue the perpetrators and institutions that covered up the crimes.

Secretary Kathy Boockvar, who oversaw a tense and difficult presidential election in the battleground state, will resign Feb. 5, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday. Spotlight PA first reported the news.

The resignation follows the discovery that the Department of State did not advertise, as required, a long-sought amendment to the state constitution that would open a two-year window for litigation by survivors of child sexual abuse who have aged out of the statute of limitations.

The error means that Pennsylvanians won’t be able to vote on such a change until spring 2023 at the earliest — a blow to survivors who have fought for a window for nearly two decades.

Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/spl/kathy-boockvar-resign-pennsylvania-election-official-constitutional-amendment-20210201.html

[ret5hd]

1. "Whoops! My bad!"

Who was being protected here?

[cstanleytech]

2. Maybe no one but the real question is will SCOTUS allow the state

to reset the clock even temporarily on cases where the statute of limitations has passed.

[DeminPennswoods]

3. The GOP-controlled state legislature could easily

pass legislation expanding the window or statue of limitations in this particular case today. It doesn't have to be done by constitutional amendment.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. But republicans are sociopaths

And could care less about suffering abuse victims,who want their day in court against other sociopath assholes.