• The Playbook: Statutes of Limitations

  • Jun 28 2023
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Podcast

The Playbook: Statutes of Limitations

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • The Catholic church has a go-to playbook to avoid liability

    in child sex abuse cases. Last time, we talked to Jeff Anderson and Mike

    Finnegan, attorneys from Jeff

    Anderson & Associates who represent victims of childhood sexual crimes,

    about how the Catholic church utilizes bankruptcy to avoid helping victims.

    This time, we speak with them again to discuss one other way the Church has

    historically escaped liability—by abusing statutes of limitations.

    Statutes of limitations are time limits that legal claims

    must be filed during in order to become viable cases. They can differ from

    state to state. Statutes of limitations make sense in most personal injury

    cases, but for cases involving child sex abuse, a deadline of a couple of years

    is simply not enough time for many victims to come forward—especially when the

    crime is committed by someone the child thinks they can trust, like a member of

    the clergy. The Catholic church has been known to groom or coerce victims into

    silence until the statute passes, escaping liability completely.


    Show more Show less
activate_WEBCRO358_DT_T2
True Crime Hygiene & Healthy Living Social Sciences
Show more Show less

What listeners say about The Playbook: Statutes of Limitations

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available