New Pennsylvania Law Allows Expert Testimony In Sex Abuse Cases
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new law in Pennsylvania will allow experts to testify at trial about the impact of sex abuse.
This information could be critical to a prosecutors case.
Carol Tracy, Executive Director of the Women’s Law Project, says the new law levels the playing field by providing critical information on why sex abuse victims sometimes don’t report crimes right away or don’t exhibit emotion when discussing the crime.
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