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Is there a statute of limitations in Nova Scotia, Canada for long term child sexual abuse and assault?

April 26, 2017crimes criminal Law Legal limitations nova scotia sexual abuse Statute term

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Is there a statute of limitations in Nova Scotia, Canada for long term child sexual abuse and assault?

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No, but it can be fought, as in this case. I don’t know if it was fought in the US, or in Canada, it does not say. While statutes of limitations are firmly entrenched in the United States and throughout continental Europe, there are no time limitations on the laying of most criminal offenses in Canada. Americans take statutes of limitations for granted because they have been part of U.S. law since as early as 1652. Barry Tarlow, one of the United States’ foremost attorneys, wrote to me after the Gerald Regan trial (the case of the former Nova Scotia premier who was acquitted of sex-related charges last year) saying he was astounded that there was no statute of limitations in Canada.