Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

My wife was sexually abused and raped by her uncle when she was nine. Her family kept it quiet. It is surfacing now as she is finally coming to terms with it. She is 40 and in rape crisis counseling. Terrible dreams plague her at night, and she needs to find some closure. What legal recourse does she have either criminally or in the form of litigation? She wasn't the only one, and now the uncle that did this is teaching kids about flying in Fairbanks AK for the FAA. I understand there is a recent bill being passed, or in the process by the senate abolishing statutes of limitations on cases like this. Do you know anything about this?

Asked on 2/14/13, 2:55 pm

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The statute of limitations is below: assuming this happened in California --

340.1. (a) In an action for recovery of damages suffered as a

result of childhood sexual abuse, the time for commencement of the

action shall be within eight years of the date the plaintiff attains

the age of majority or within three years of the date the plaintiff

discovers or reasonably should have discovered that psychological

injury or illness occurring after the age of majority was caused by

the sexual abuse, whichever period expires later, for any of the

following actions:

Answered on 2/19/13, 11:21 pm

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