Mexico bishops: No statute of limitations for sex abuse

QUERETARO, Mexico

The Catholic Church is urging Mexico to get rid of or extend its statutes of limitations for sexual abuse of minors.

Survivors o have 10 years to report the crime before they can no longer pursue the incident in a court of law.

Bishops in Mexico announced in a conference Tuesday they believe the limitation is unjust.

They released their recommendation after releasing am internal investigation about sexual abuse in the church in Mexico.

In the last 10 years, 426 priests have been investigated for sexual abuse of children and teens. Of those, 173 are still in the

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