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What is the statute of limitations on statutory rape?

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Statutory rape has a very long statute of limitations in most states. Even if you know the statute of limitations, it's important to understand when the clock starts ticking. For most crimes, it's the time when the harm occurs, which would be the first incident of statutory rape. read more

The Statute of Limitations is three years for this conviction if filed as a felony. The DNA Exception rule allows for prosecution of statutory rape within one year of the date on which the identity of the suspect is conclusively established by DNA testing or within 10 years of the offense (PC Section 803). read more

The timing of the criminal charges was not arbitrary. The date of the alleged assault was Jan. 15, 2004, and Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault is 12 years: If prosecutors had delayed two and a half weeks, the limit would have tolled. read more

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