The law, which took effect Jan. 1, 2022, allowed for adults who were sexually assaulted as children to bring lawsuits against both their assailant and, in some cases, organizations that ran youth p…
So if I’m understanding this right, without this law if you were sexually abused as a child and kept proof for once you became 18, you can’t sue the person who did it?
Here’s my understanding. Currently in CO, you have 10 years from the commission of a felony sex crime on a minor to prosecute. The law that was sticken down allowed victims of abuse that reached outside of that 10-year window starting in 1960 to come forward and sue. I’m not a lawyer, so please someone correct me if I’m wrong.
So if I’m understanding this right, without this law if you were sexually abused as a child and kept proof for once you became 18, you can’t sue the person who did it?
Here’s my understanding. Currently in CO, you have 10 years from the commission of a felony sex crime on a minor to prosecute. The law that was sticken down allowed victims of abuse that reached outside of that 10-year window starting in 1960 to come forward and sue. I’m not a lawyer, so please someone correct me if I’m wrong.