What is the statue of limits of child abuse in the state of pennsylvania, and if the repressed memory of abuse resurfaces as an adult what's the limit of statues for that in Pennsylvania?
Child abuse can be put into two separate categories: sexual and physical. If it is sexual abuse, then the statute of limitations is 50 years after the child turns 18. If the abuse is physical, then the statute of limitations is 2 years if the injuries are not serious; 5 years if the injuries are serious.
Child abuse can be divided into two separate categories; sexual and physical. If the child abuse is sexual in nature, then the statute of limitations is 50 years after the child turns 18. If it is a physical abuse and it is not 'serious' then the statute of limitations is 2 years. If the physical abuse is 'serious' then it is five years.
