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Turning pain into purpose.

After learning that the law had closed the door on her own path to justice, Rosanne Sliney became a public advocate for survivors and for lasting reform. Her work has included public testimony, legislative advocacy, media coverage, and ongoing efforts to support prevention, accountability, and change.

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Speaking publicly in support of survivors
Helping push for legal reform in Massachusetts
Advocating for prevention, accountability, and change

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Sex Abuse Survivor Says State Should Eliminate Deadline On Prosecuting Child MolestersWith a bill pending to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations in cases of childhood sexual abuse, a survivor of such abuse explains why she believes there should be no time limit on prosecuting molesters.

Waltham Native Pushes For New Sex Abuse LawAdvocates to hold rally on March 14.

Woman behind statute of limitations expansion awarded $867,000 in sex abuse caseRosanne Sliney said her uncle began sexually abusing her when she was just 5 years old and the abuse didn’t stop until nearly a decade later. She said Domenic Previte Jr., her uncle and godfather, …

Supreme Judicial Court upholds law that retroactively expanded time limit on sex abuse casesThe Supreme Judicial Court upheld a 2014 state law that extended the statute of limitations for civil child sex abuse lawsuits from three to 35 years and applied that extension retroactively.

Waltham woman at front of sex abuse battleA Waltham native scored a major victory in her fight against child sex abuse laws last week when the Massachusetts Supreme Court reaffirmed a 2014 law extending the statute of limitations for lawsuit…

Bill extends time limit on sexual abuse lawsuits - The Boston GlobeThe Massachusetts Legislature is on the verge of finalizing a bill that will give alleged child sexual abuse victims an additional 32 years to file civil lawsuits, in a move one expert said will open the door to thousands of new cases.

One woman's journey out of child sex abuse helps reform Massachusetts child sex crimes lawHow Rosanne Sliney's narrative tipped Beacon Hill in favor of reform of statute of limitations could serve as a model for the effort in Pennsylvania.

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