EXETER — The investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at Phillips Exeter Academy is shining the spotlight on the state’s laws governing when criminal charges can and can’t be considered in ...

Carissa Siekman testified in front of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee about the need to eliminate the statute of limitations for sex crimes. Sexual violence survivors told lawmakers ...

INDIANAPOLIS—As Indiana lawmakers prepare for the next legislative session, three proposed pieces of legislation will revolve around sex crimes: one pertains to human trafficking, another to grooming, ...

In September of 1992, Kamisha Nyvold was killed in her own home. She wasn’t even two years old. The FBI and Sisseton-Wahpeton ...

Kansas last year eliminated the statute of limitations for any crime involving the sexual abuse of a minor, allowing victims to seek justice in criminal courts indefinitely. Dozens of child sexual ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday for a law that makes it easier to prosecute first-degree sex crimes. The bill increases the statute of limitations on cases ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers heard about a proposed law Tuesday morning that would allow certain sex crimes to be prosecuted, no matter how much time has passed. Under current laws, there are some ...

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R. Kelly is attempting to get his conviction overturned, claiming the alleged acts fall outside of the statute of limitations. According to a TMZ report published Tuesday (July 30), the disgraced ...