New Bill from Sen. Lauren Book to eliminate SOL for Sexual Battery and establish a “look back window” for civil suits
According to NPR affiliate WGCU, Florida Senator Lauren Book is trying to create a “look back window” where victims of sexual battery can bring a civil lawsuit, where previously barred by statute of limitations. This window would allow victims to file civil suits against their alleged offenders and would likely open up a flurry of lawsuits. That would be on the civil side, but changes are in the works for criminal prosecution as well.
Senate Bill 170 and its House counterpart HB 199 would eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual battery against a minor. Otherwise, a prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed and a prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within 3 years after it is committed. Yesterday, HB 199 unanimously passed the Criminal Justice Subcommittee,
Senator Book plans to expand on eliminating the statute of limitations for other types of sex offenses, including performing lewd acts in front of minors and indecent exposure.
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It looks like Florida/ Lauren didn’t get the memo on criminal justice reform. It seems they’re going the opposite way. I’d like to point out the obvious, a conflict of interest. Having a person directly connected with color emotions helping to make the laws on the same subject that weighs upon her shoulders.
Let’s stop being reactive. We/ and our system always playing from behind, putting out fires after they’re out of control. Reform would Be thinking ahead, playing the long game.
Don’t give up Florida! I’m routing for you guys here in Iowa.
Nate, you’re right! We need to be playing Bobby Fisher-level Chess while the rest of the world is playing checkers.
I have never believed in any so called statue of limitations for a capital violent sexual crime such as rape and molestation of a child. Victims of such crimes should have the opportunity to confront their offenders in a court of law until due justice is done. However the ones left out are the non violent sex offenders whom have long since paid dearly for their crimes. A tiered bill that separates violent predators from non violent sexual acts makes more sense.
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I don’t see a huge need for statute of limitations either. But, there has to be some actual evidence even to arrest someone. It can never, no matter the time-frame, be just because of someone’s word. There has to be evidence. And in order to convict, it has to be proven. That would be easiest soon after a crime, harder 5 years later, and much, much harder, probably impossible, 50 years later.
But regarding “tiers”? That’s nonsense. Tiers is just more pretending that Registries are useful, moral, or acceptable. They aren’t.
Wage war on Registry Nazis. I deliver consequences to them every day and I encourage everyone else to do the same.
Does FAC take a position on this?
I am trying to resist the temptation to reflexively oppose anything sponsored by Lauren Book.
If these changes are evidence-based then so be it.
I assume the existing statute of limitations, three years, is too short and should be revisited.
Senator Book is ‘eaten up’ with hate. She is absolutely of no value as a servant of the people.
Lauren Book needs to “look back” at why she was violated and sue her father and mother then send them to prison for not watching out for her.
Oh, how I have been tempted so many times to say exactly that! THANK YOU!!!
The Books were so engrossed in their political careers and self-enrichment that they couldn’t and wouldn’t be saddled with raising a child, so they hired a nanny who turned out to be a female child molester. I think Ron knows this and hates himself as much, if not more than, he hates every other registrant in the state. I think it’s more comfortable for him to lash out at all the registrants than face his own selfish choices.
Lauren is in the perpetual victim mindset. She is so full of rage, anger, and hate that it is IMPOSSIBLE for her to even want to be subjective relative to this topic. She is totally unfit for public service of any kind and her alcoholic father is unfit to be in the position he’s in.
It never fails for them to find new ways to either punish sex offenders, or turn people into one.
She only has SO bills no other things for FL. They just use the liar to fear public and act like they doing something. Pass bill for register DUIs oh oops can’t her daddy be on that lol! I believe that all the registry be dismantled in future and then what be new hope.