Bill Cosby was charged with indecent assaults of rape. These charges uprised from an incident over a decade ago in which Andrea Constand says Mr Cosby drugged her and raped her in his home. Mr Cosby agrees that he will fight this case, which no court has found him guilty as yet. The timing of the criminal charges set by Andrea Constand occurred on the fifteenth of January and waiting longer with a Statute of Limitation would resulted in a tolled. Most importantly, the Statute of Limitation in Pennsylvania for rape and sexual assaults are 12 years total. Meaning in two weeks if these ladies addressed these issues later than january fifteenth, their cases will not be looked at all. Bill Cosby sexual assault case might be the explanation of why victims tend to be silent for years and just randomly just press charges, then after one has done soon others follow. Mr. Cosby reputation is now destroyed from being America's dad to a creepy uncle who rapes women. The charging of Mr. Cosby raises question, when more than fifty women accused Mr.Cosby on just couple of weeks the Statute of Limitations were being enforced by Pennsylvanica which raises questions on “Why is there a statute Limitation on rape and sexual assault at all? More than thirty four states have the statute of Limitation in placed.
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In some cases, Statute of Limitations has it good benefits while others might think it is bad because it causes confusion for
In some cases, Statute of Limitations has it good benefits while others might think it is bad because it causes confusion for