Q: What is it has been over 10years that the father has committed crime
A sibling is 32 years old and she filed a restraining order that the father broke. She filed the retraining order and informed officers about sexual assault when she was younger. He sexual assaulted her from ages 5- 21. She finally spoke up after 11 years. She is now 32 years old. And now he is in jail. How much time will he face in jail if this was 11 years ago.
A: Unfortunately these types of crimes have no statute of limitations so they can even prosecute you 40 years later such as what they have done with many priests. The problem is this is one persons word against another, thus make sure he gets a great lawyer as its only chance of staying out of jail as these are the most time consuming and thus most expensive cases to defend.
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