Childhood sex abuse is something that is unfortunately prevalent in our society and it is a heinous crime. However the children that are abused do not realize until much later that they were subjected to child abuse and that they have legal rights. Statutes of limitation refers to the time period after an incident in which a case regarding that particular incident can be filed.

The court of justice realizes the importance and sensitivity of the issue and therefore the statute of limitation is much longer for cases of sexual abuse. For instance in Illinois the time period that is for a sex abuse case is 20 years. This means that a victim can file a case against the abuser till 20 years after the incident. This is a very long time as compared to statute of limitation of other cases. This is not all: the 20 year period doesn’t begin until the person who was a victim of sexual abuse turns 18 so technically a person has time till their 38th birthday to file a case against the person who abused them.

If you were the victim of another a San Francisco personal injury lawyer may be able to help you. Most injury lawyers also work on a contingency fee basis so you don’t pay any legal fees until they win your case.