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Maura Healey: “When science reveals the facts about an unresolved case, no…”

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Governor Healey Hosting Ceremonial Signing for New Laws Protecting Sexual Assault Survivors

Published | Video Starts at 03:26

Today is about making sure that our laws reflect the clear difference between right and wrong. When someone abuses a position of trust, when someone abuses a position of trust, there has to be a counter accountability. And When science reveals the facts about an unresolved case, no statute of limitation should get in the way of justice. I spent years working alongside survivors of sexual violence. I heard firsthand the trauma that survivors carry and the extraordinary courage that it takes to come forward. (03:26–03:35)

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Asserts that statutes of limitation should not impede justice when scientific evidence is available.

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