Sexual Abuse / Sexual Assault Attorney in Houston, Texas
What is your experience in handling clergy abuse cases?
What is your experience in handling clergy abuse cases?
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my firm has been handling
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clergy abuse cases for over 25 years
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many states in the last two to three
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years
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have opened up a window if you will for
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a statute of limitation issue
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meaning that if you were abused
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when you were a child but yet
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did not have the ability or wherewithal
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or no one was listening to you
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and now you’re 30 or 40 or 50 or 60
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years old
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and coming to grips with the very
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singular pain that that this can cause
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many states have said that you can now
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file a lawsuit
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until a certain point in time without a
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defense
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by the church that the statute of
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limitations has run
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this has created a
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very important ability of one who didn’t
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have a lawsuit
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because of a statute of limitations
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because it was over two years
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from the time of turning 18 years old
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they now my average client age
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is in the in the late 40s and early 50s
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and these windows are closing at
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different times in different states
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there is a need for people to reach out
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to an attorney
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sooner than later because there’s
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potential that
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after a certain point in time you won’t
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be able to file a lawsuit because of a
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statute of limitations
Houston, TX litigation attorney David P. Matthews shares his experience in handling clergy abuse cases.
