North Carolina’s highest court devoted its calendar Wednesday to hearing cases challenging part of the state’s 2019 SAFE Child Act. That law opened a two-year window for alleged victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits that had been barred by the statute of limitations.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is asking the state Supreme Court for time to defend the SAFE Child Act during an oral argument next month. The high court is hearing a series of cases on Sept. 18 dealing with the 2019 state law.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled a full work day in September for cases related to the SAFE Child Act. The 2019 state law allowed alleged victims of child sex abuse to file lawsuits in 2020 and 2021, years after those suits had been barred by the statute of limitations.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte is asking North Carolina’s highest court to rule against plaintiffs in two SAFE Child Act cases. The church argued in paperwork filed Friday that courts issued final rulings against both plaintiffs roughly a decade ago.
State Attorney General Josh Stein is defending the 2019 SAFE Child Act in a new court filing with the North Carolina Supreme Court. Lawsuits at the state’s highest court test the act’s constitutionality.
Two plaintiffs suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte are defending a key portion of the SAFE Child Act at the state Supreme Court. The 2019 act opened up a two-year window for alleged victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits that were otherwise barred by the statute of limitations.
Attorney General Josh Stein’s state Justice Department backs the General Assembly in a legal dispute targeting the SAFE Child Act. The state Supreme Court will decide whether the act violated the constitution by reopening a window to file child sexual abuse lawsuits.
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