Depends on the jurisdiction and how much the Catholic Church got to the laws. In most states it sadly does have a statute of limitations, with the clock starting either after it happens or after you turn 18.
In most states it sadly does have a statute of limitations
Which makes sense for a crime where in most cases the only real evidence is likely to be the accusation itself. Short of having a live camera feed and a GPS tracker on you at all times and retaining all the data forever, it gets increasingly hard to build a defense against an accusation like that the farther in the past it was.
Depends on the jurisdiction and how much the Catholic Church got to the laws. In most states it sadly does have a statute of limitations, with the clock starting either after it happens or after you turn 18.
Which makes sense for a crime where in most cases the only real evidence is likely to be the accusation itself. Short of having a live camera feed and a GPS tracker on you at all times and retaining all the data forever, it gets increasingly hard to build a defense against an accusation like that the farther in the past it was.