Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

statutes of limitatations(sexual abuse)

Hello,

I'm writing in regards to a case that involves my fianc�e and her stepfather. He molested her from the age of 11 until the age of 15 when she ran away. Even though the Department of Children and Families closed there case with verified finding that the molestation/sexual abuse did take place, the stepfather has been diagnosis as a pedophile, and he's been to prison for sex with a minor before, no charges were ever filed against him. My fianc�e had forgotten almost everything that had happened to her when she was a child until she was able to look through her juvenile records, and read all the reports. Someone had told us that there is a clause in the statute of limitations, in which they are extended when the victim has blocked out the abuse, and start from the time that the victim remembers the abuse. Is this true?

Best regards,


Asked on 11/19/02, 3:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Dirga Eric J. Dirga, PA

Re: statutes of limitatations(sexual abuse)

It depends on the offense that the State Attorney's Office charges (first, second, third degree felony?) as to how long the statute of limitations runs. If the offense occurred prior to her 18th birthday the statute of limitations would not begin until she turned 18.

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Answered on 11/20/02, 10:38 am


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