EDIT 2: tl;dr: Too late. Can't sue for it. Had 2 years to do that, extended to 10. Even at that ballpark of a figure, 2010 would mean the deadline is 2020. It's 2023. None of the described circumstances will hold up in court using the "victim's" own words. Groping a tit and kissing don't count as sexual battery in CA under the law if your time to sue has expired.
"A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010"
Do you know how many times Skyrim has been re-released since then?
But seriously, what's the statute of limitations on this in California? Is it like New York where it's open season, or is it slightly more reasonable over there?
EDIT: Found it. "The statute of limitations for sexual assault and sexual battery in California is two years, but the statute of limitations can be extended in certain situations, described in further detail below. If the victim was 18 or older at the time of a sexual assault or sexual battery, then the statute of limitations in California is two years. California Code of Civil Procedure §335.1 states that battery claims have a two-year statute of limitation.
However, in 2019, a new statute was enacted that extended the statute of limitations for sexual assault and sexual battery claims in certain circumstances, CCP §340.16. This statute was again modified effective January 1, 2023. Now, if particular requirements are met, then the statute of limitations is extended to:
Ten years; OR Three years from the date the victim discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from the sexual assault; OR Open statute of limitations for claims brought during the 2023 calendar year in cases involving a cover up. In order for these extended time limitations to apply, the victim must have suffered from a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault that also would have constituted a crime that is prohibited by certain sections of the California Penal Code, which are detailed below. However, it is not necessary that the perpetrator was found guilty of the crime. These qualifying crimes include:
Sexual battery (Penal Code §243.4) Rape, including nonconsensual sexual intercourse by means of threats, force or fraud (Penal Code §261) Intercourse with a spouse without consent, under force or threat, and for sexual pleasure or arousal (Penal Code §262) Committing an illegal to act in concert with someone who commits a rape (Penal Code §264.1) Sodomy by force or threat or with a minor (Penal Code §286) Oral copulation with minor, or with adult under force or threat (Penal Code §287, which was formerly covered by Penal Code §288a) Sexual penetration by force or threat or with a minor (Penal Code §289)
"A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010"
Do you know how many times Skyrim has been re-released since then?
But seriously, what's the statute of limitations on this in California? Is it like New York where it's open season, or is it slightly more reasonable over there?
EDIT: Found it. "The statute of limitations for sexual assault and sexual battery in California is two years, but the statute of limitations can be extended in certain situations, described in further detail below. If the victim was 18 or older at the time of a sexual assault or sexual battery, then the statute of limitations in California is two years. California Code of Civil Procedure §335.1 states that battery claims have a two-year statute of limitation.
However, in 2019, a new statute was enacted that extended the statute of limitations for sexual assault and sexual battery claims in certain circumstances, CCP §340.16. This statute was again modified effective January 1, 2023. Now, if particular requirements are met, then the statute of limitations is extended to:
Ten years; OR Three years from the date the victim discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from the sexual assault; OR Open statute of limitations for claims brought during the 2023 calendar year in cases involving a cover up. In order for these extended time limitations to apply, the victim must have suffered from a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault that also would have constituted a crime that is prohibited by certain sections of the California Penal Code, which are detailed below. However, it is not necessary that the perpetrator was found guilty of the crime. These qualifying crimes include:
Sexual battery (Penal Code §243.4) Rape, including nonconsensual sexual intercourse by means of threats, force or fraud (Penal Code §261) Intercourse with a spouse without consent, under force or threat, and for sexual pleasure or arousal (Penal Code §262) Committing an illegal to act in concert with someone who commits a rape (Penal Code §264.1) Sodomy by force or threat or with a minor (Penal Code §286) Oral copulation with minor, or with adult under force or threat (Penal Code §287, which was formerly covered by Penal Code §288a) Sexual penetration by force or threat or with a minor (Penal Code §289)
"A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010"
Do you know how many times Skyrim has been re-released since then?
But seriously, what's the statute of limitations on this in California? Is it like New York where it's open season, or is it slightly more reasonable over there?