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Criminal

May 17, 2006

Timing Statutes Foil Victim, DA in L.A. Molestation Cases

Convicted child molesters had time on their side Monday. In two unrelated cases, Los Angeles appellate panels found that a civil plaintiff and a prosecutor waited too long to file charges stemming from sexual misconduct involving school children.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Convicted child molesters had time on their side Monday.
      In two unrelated cases, Los Angeles appellate panels found that a civil plaintiff and a prosecutor waited too long to file charges stemming from sexual misconduct involving school children.
      In the first case, a three-judge panel ...

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