THE COST OF ABUSE | House-passed abuse bills now in Senate

Earlier this month, the state House of Representatives approved measures to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for child sex crimes and to propose a constitutional amendment to open a window for lawsuits in cases where the statute of limitations has already...

Survivors call for passage of child sex abuse bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Survivors of a pedophile pediatrician rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday and called on legislators to pass a bill removing prosecution and lawsuit time limits. Dr. Johnnie Barto is serving at least 79 years in prison for sexually...