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I was sexually abused as a child by a relative. I now want to press charges against him. Is there any time limit on this ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 09 May, 2022

Yes. The Penal Law was amended in 2002 in relation to this. An alleged victim of sexual offences committed against him/her as a child has ten years after reaching adulthood to act i.e. until the age of 28. However, if the alleged offence took place more than 10 years ago, then the state will only press charges with the approval of the Attorney General. This is the position regarding offences which under the previous law had not become ‘outdated’ and subject to the Statute of Limitations, on 20/11/2002, when the amendment was published.


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