What is the effect of the statute of limitations on a claim of sexual assault brought by a minor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wozniak v. Peninsula Hospital, 1 Cal.App.3d 716, 82 Cal.Rptr. 84 (Cal. App. 1969):
'The express words of the statutes effectuate a deed and long recognized principle of the common law and of this state: children are to be protected during their minority from the destruction of their rights by the running of the statute of limitations. This principle became a part of California statutory law as long ago as 1863 (Stats. 1863, ch. 250, pp. 325, 326) and has since been applied in actions against governmental entities as well as those against private persons (see for instance Hennessey v. County of San Bernardino (1941) 47 Cal.App.2d 183, 117 P.2d 745 * * *.'
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