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Message: [QUOTE="sabach, post: 82903, member: 866"] In the scenario you present, you investigate, and as long as there is no evidence of molestation happening now but only evidence that it happened before, there is no criminal charge allowed (SOL), but a complaint to the child abuse registry is made for the past conduct. This helps to prevent future abuse if the child abuse registry makes an indicated finding. Under your anaylsis, a person makes an accusation but the statute of limitations has expired. The police do nothing. Years later other victims come out and it is known that had the police investigated before, they could have found these other victims or prevented them from ever being molested in the first place. What do the police say then - how are they not Joe Paterno. [/QUOTE]