KrystallizedFla said:
I am sorry I should have made myself more clear. This guy is my daughters biological father and he molested her at 2yrs old. She is almost 13 now and I discovered he is in Utah State prison recently for sodomy on a child. My friend call the detective on the case and the detective said that there is no where on his record that my complaint was ever called in. Hense, no file on his record on this.
I left him before I found out. She told me. She is a very bright child. He has not seen her since May of 1994.
So I need to know the Statute of Limitations on Child Molestation to try to get justice for my daughter.
Thank you.
78-12-25.1. Civil actions for sexual abuse of a child.
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(2) A person shall file a civil action for intentional or negligent sexual abuse suffered as a child:
(a) within four years after the person attains the age of 18 years; or
(b) if a person discovers sexual abuse only after attaining the age of 18 years, that person may bring a civil action for such sexual abuse within four years after discovery of the sexual abuse, whichever period expires later.
(3) The victim need not establish which act in a series of continuing sexual abuse incidents caused the injury complained of, but may compute the date of discovery from the date of discovery of the last act by the same perpetrator which is part of a common scheme or plan of sexual abuse.
(4) The knowledge of a custodial parent or guardian shall not be imputed to a person under the age of 18 years.
(5) A civil action may be brought only against a living person who intentionally perpetrated the sexual abuse or negligently permitted the sexual abuse to occur.
For a complete read go to this site:
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_10034.htm