http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Margaret+Markey IrishCentral Margaret Markey en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/tear-down-statute-of-limitations-on-cases-of-sexual-abuse-of-children-135652273.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/tear-down-statute-of-limitations-on-cases-of-sexual-abuse-of-children-135652273.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:18 PST
Markey aims to extend limitations on reporting sex abuse casesMargaret Markey is a New York State Assemblywoman from Queens who represents heavily Irish Catholic neighborhoods such as Woodside, Maspeth and SunnysideElected in 1998, Markey, a past president of the New York State American Irish Legislators Society, has stepped into the fray over the recent spate of sex abuse horror stories and offered up a solution that seems eminently sensibleMarkey has introduced a bill that would change the current statute of limitations when it comes to criminal and civil cases  Currently, when the victim turns 18, they have five years to come forth READ MORE ]]>