Colorado will lift time limits in 2022 for victims to sue child sex abusers
Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, one of the bill’s sponsors, said when lawmakers killed the bill last year as the pandemic took hold, it was devastating. …
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Opinion: Sexual assault survivors in rural Colorado need quality abortion services close to home
Pending state legislation is a step toward equity for survivors who deserve the same access, respect and dignity as any other patient. “Survivors who live …
New bill would end statute of limitations for sexual assault in Colorado
“What we know about statutes of limitations is that they only serve to the benefit of the perpetrator, and they prevent survivors from actually accessing …
After infighting, Colorado lawmakers revive effort to give child sex assault survivors unlimited time to sue abusers
“There was always an appetite to try to address the decades-old, well-documented history of child sexual abuse and institutional cover up in Colorado,” said Raana …
New Bill Goes After Institutions That Cover Up Child Sexual Abuse, Giving Survivors Chance For Justice
Raana Simmons, Director of Public Affairs of CCASA, says the bill is narrowly tailored to target bad actors who knew, or should have known, about the abuse and did nothing to stop it.
“You Have the Right” website debuts to aid sex assault survivors, loved ones
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault has debuted a new website called “You Have the Right,” which provides survivors and others with resources to identify, …
New Campaign and Website Launched to Support Colorado Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends, and Family
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2020 New Campaign and Website Launched to Support Colorado Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends, and Family Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault …
COLORADO REACTS | Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as ninth Supreme Court justice
Monday before the vote, Brie Franklin, the executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, called out Gardner for his flip-flop from 2016 about …
10th Circuit: Student entitled to sue DPS over handling of sex assault
Brie Franklin, the executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said that the public’s focus on Title IX has long been on colleges …
Native American helpline increases sexual violence advocacy
Gina Lopez, rural and indigenous communities specialist with Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, has been in contact with StrongHearts for years. She said there are …