A recent article published through the Associated Press discussed the statute of limitations currently in force in clergy abuse cases. After the recent release of over 20 names of Catholic priests accused in 2002 in the Manchester Diocese, representatives from BishopAccountability.org stated that this incident supports arguments in favor of eliminating the statute of limitations on priest sexual abuse cases.
Anne Barrett Doyle, BishopAccountability.org's co-director, feels that if the names involved in the 2002 suit were released sooner, other possible victims of those clergymen could have known about the accusations sooner and could have come forward.
Since that 2002 case, new policies have been initiated in the Manchester Diocese, including reporting all accusations to the attorney general's office and removing alleged child abusers from their positions.
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