The Rhode Island Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in an
appeal involving repressed memory claims of child sexual-abuse against
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. The claims brought by Helen L.
(McGonigle) Hyde and Jeffrey Thomas in 2008 date to the 1960s, when
they were both between 6 and 9 years old.
Hyde,
of Connecticut, and Thomas, of Massachusetts, are jointly asking the
court to reverse dismissal of their lawsuits against the diocese. A
Superior Court judge found that the statute of limitations had elapsed.
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The case in part hinges on whether repressed memory alone constitutes a
form of "unsound mind"; or whether unsound mind also requires that a
person be incapable of handling day-to-day affairs. The trial court
determined the latter is necessary in order to stop the clock from
ticking on the statute, as it relates to "non-perpetrator defendants."
Alleged sexual abuse victims want dismissals reversed - News - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI
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