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Maine Diocese Challenges Law Removing Statue of Limitations

February 2, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

The Diocese of Portland is challenging the constitutionality of the new law and trying to get the lawsuits dismissed.

First Lawsuits Filed Against Portland Diocese Since Law Change

August 16, 2022 / by Christina Feeney / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits

In July 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law which eliminated Maine’s statute of limitations laws for child sexual abuse. A year later, the first child sexual abuse lawsuits to take advantage of the new law were filed against the Diocese of Portland.

Sex Abuse SOL Reform Law Takes Effect Mid-October in Maine

October 19, 2021 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

Maine sexual abuse survivor Robert Dupuis was only 12 years old in 1961 when Rev. John J. Curran began sexually abusing him.

Maine Passes Child Sexual Abuse SOL Reform

July 20, 2021 / by Brett Katsma / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits

Maine Governor Janet Mills recently signed into law a bill that will allow survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits against their perpetrators no matter how long ago the abuse occurred. While the state did eliminate the state of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims in 2000, that law was not retroactive so survivors whose claims were expired at that point could not bring them forward.

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