California Supreme Court
Mar. 31, 2012
Time limit on sex abuse cases upheld by state high court
Shutting the door on some claims of child molestation against third-party defendants, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the sexual abuse claims filed by six brothers against Roman Catholic Church came too late.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a divided decision that shuts the door on some child molestation litigation against third-party defendants, the state Supreme Court ruled sexual abuse claims filed by six brothers against Roman Catholic Church officials in Oakland are time-barred by the statute of limitations.
Terry Quarry and his brothers alleged in the lawsuit that they were sexually abused as children in the 1970s but di...
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