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From: boebert@SCTC.COM (Earl Boebert)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Data on Calif. Delayed Discovery Act Needed
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Date: 23 Oct 90 15:55:39 GMT
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Sorry to pester you with this, but a posting to misc.legal seems to
have drawn a blank ...

I am seeking details of the newly-passed California law which permits
delayed discovery in cases of incest.  In particular, it was described
in the New York Times Sunday Magazine for 21 Oct 90 as permitting
adults who repressed memories of abuse to initiate proceedings against
the abuser when therapy has uncovered said memories.

Has any reader of this list studied this law to the point where they
could answer the following questions:

1) How is incest defined?  Is it abuse by a family member or does it
extend to individuals in a position of power over the victim, such as
teachers or child care workers?

2) What is the age limit on the victim at the time of the abuse?  16?
21? 

A close friend of mine who does not have net access may have recourse
under this law, and she thanks you for any help you may be able to
give.

Earl