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Critics decry Kansas statute of limitations on molestation
WICHITA — When Debora Lyon was 6 years old, her stepfather started molesting her, and he did it over and over until Lyon's mother divorced him.
The Associated Press
Once he was gone, Lyon told her mother what had happened. But her mother kept quiet, afraid that going to the police would hurt her daughter more.
Lyon wanted him punished. By but the time she was an adult and felt confident enough to report the abuse, it was too late. The statute of limitations had long since run out.
Lyon, 28, now married with a daughter of her own and living in Derby, is still angry. She does not see why she cannot prosecute him now.
"I have no idea why they even want to put a limit on it," she said. "If there was a crime done, I think they should be punished for it."
report abuse, they say, especially when it comes at the hands of a family member. In some cases, children repress any memory of the abuse and do not recall it until years later in therapy.
Dozens of victims like Lyon, as well as psychologists and therapists who work with molestation victims, say Kansas' statute of limitations in such cases is much too short. Victims younger than 16 have five years to report sexual abuse, meaning a child abused at age 6 must report it by age 11.
They want the statute abolished or at least broadened so adults who were victimized as children have a second chance to report the crime.
Children are often too fragile to
At least 20 states have revised their statutes within the past few years to help victims who are afraid to report or who have repressed memories. Some states have no limit now. Some start the clock ticking when the child turns 18, and some time limits go into effect when the crime is first reported.
But other psychologists and many lawyers say the statute should not be changed. Opening the door to prosecution 10 or 20 years after the crime would be impractical and unfair, they say.
And they denounce the idea of adults with repressed memories coming forward after therapy to report crimes. They say no scientific evidence has proved that such memories are anything more than wild ideas implanted by overzealous therapists. The great danger, they say, is that innocent people would be accused.
There are no statistics on how many children in Kansas are sexually abused each year. Victims' advocates say nationally, as many as one in three children are molested by the age of 18. Critics believe the numbers are lower.
Lyon said she was stripped of her self-esteem. She said she felt as if he controlled her and she was powerless. And she did not know, while the abuse was allegedly happening, that it was against the law. Although her mother believed her — and in many cases that does not happen — her mother did not want to go to the police.
The House Judiciary Committee, which is considering changes in the law, has heard impassioned pleas from both sides.
report the abuse within five years of their 18th birthday.
Rep. Mike O'Neal, R-Hutchinson, chair of the committee, said it probably would endorse extending the time frame — but not as long as Lyon and others would like. Under the latest proposal, victims would be able to
"That's real common. Real common," said Barbara Walker, a social worker at Family Consultation Services in Wichita. "And oftentimes a child thinks they're going to be blamed for it, so therefore they don't come forward."
Cigarette ban may become reality if FDA classifies nicotine as drug
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is considering classifying nicotine as a drug, a move that could allow it to ban most cigarettes and have "dramatic effects on our society."
The Associated Press
"When the smoke clears ... the FDA's fundamental position remains unchanged: Tobacco is not a food and is not a drug and as such, has special regulatory protection," said Tobacco Institute spokesman Thomas Lauria.
The FDA's statement Friday, a major shift in policy, sparked Congress to set hearings on the topic for next month. But the tobacco industry dismissed the talk as rhetoric.
That addictive quality and the intent could put nicotine under the legal definition of a drug that the FDA is required to regulate.
In a letter to anti-smoking advocates Friday, FDA Commissioner David Kessler said evidence was mounting that tobacco companies intended for people to become addicted to nicotine, and in some cases increased the amount of nicotine for that purpose.
products containing nicotine at levels that cause or satisfy addiction," Kessler wrote.
The FDA has not made a decision and asked Congress for direction. But if it does declare nicotine a drug, that would mean "ultimately, removal from the market of tobacco
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., immediately requested hearings. The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee has tentatively scheduled them for Thursday.
Kessler's letter followed the surgeon general's report Thursday that labeled smoking an adolescent addiction rather than just an adult habit. Some 46 million American adults and at least 3.1 million teen-agers smoke.
More than 400,000 Americans die every year from cigarette smoking, not including deaths attributed to cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year it calculated that every cigarette steals seven minutes from a smoker's life.
Tobacco is currently regulated to some degree by a hodgepole of federal agencies.
The Coalition on Smoking or Health, composed of the American Heart, Cancer and Lung associations, had pressed the FDA to change its position, and praised Kessler's statement, but coalition chairman Scott Ballin said he didn't expect the FDA to ban cigarettes.
Kessler and other FDA officials declined to discuss the issue, but the letter indicated any change wouldn't come lightly.
The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts Lied Center Presents A New Directions Series Event
"The Kronos Quartet is rooted in the classical-quartet tradition, but its members look and sometimes sound more like escapees from the college-music circuit."--Rolling Stone Magazine
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8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 1994 Lied Center
Murphy Hall Box Office (864-3982); and any Ticketmaster outlet (913) 234-4545 and (816) 931-3330; public $16 and $14. KU, Haskell and K-12 students $8 and $7, senior citizens and other students $15 and $13; KU student tickets can be purchased through the SUA office, Kansas Union; phone orders can be made using MasterCard or VISA; all seats reserved
Tickets on sale at the Lied Center Box Office (864-ARTS);
Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Kansas Arts Commission, KU Student Senate Activity Fee, Friends of the Lied Series, and the Kansas University Endowment Association. Special thanks to this year's Very Important Partners: Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kief's Audio and Video, Payless ShoeSource and W.T.
Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee.