Dear Pro-Life Friend,
The "Hidden Predator Act of 2018" (HB 605) will be voted on in the Senate Judiciary Committee this Wednesday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m.
Please immediately call and/or email the members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee (listed below*) and ask them to SUPPORT HB 605.
HB 605 extends the statute of limitations (SOL) for child sexual abuse civil law suits. It will grant victims of these horrific crimes more time to seek justice against their abuser and the institution that failed to protect them.
Georgia Right to Life strongly supports the "Hidden Predator Act of 2018." One in four girls and one is six boys are sexually abused as children.
It usually takes decades for victims to comprehend the psychological and emotional damage they have suffered and find the strength to disclose the abuse.
Unfortunately, by the time they do come forward, the civil statute of limitations has expired and the perpetrator cannot be held accountable.
HB 605 will help identify hidden child sexual predators and the entities that foster and protect child sexual predators and complement existing laws with meaningful civil remedies that will provide justice to victims of child sexual abuse and expose the identify of these predators and their enablers in society.
If this bill is not passed out of committee by the end of session, it will not be passed by the legislature this year.
Please call and/or email the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee listed below and ask them to SUPPORT HB 605. *Chairman Jesse Stone: (404) 463-1314 [email protected]
As always, feel free to contact me should you have any questions about HB 605, "Hidden Predator Act of 2018".
Best regards,
Jessica DuBois
Governmental Affairs Representative
Georgia Right to Life
For more information about HB 605, check out the video
below by Rep. Jason Spencer:
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