Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher, D-Overland Park, speaks during a news conference announcing bipartisan legislative proposals aimed at helping survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The Senate has approved a bill making it easier to pursue criminal charges and lawsuits over decades-old incidents of abuse. (Credit: John Hanna/AP.)
TOPEKA, Kansas — Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature, where the proposal is advancing quickly.
The bill would remove limits on how long prosecutors have to file charges against suspects for any of a dozen violent sexual offenses against children, including indecent liberties, aggravated human trafficking and internet trading in child pornography. It also would give abuse survivors more time to file lawsuits seeking monetary damages.
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