Cohane v. Home Missioners of Am.

Summary

The court held that the SAFE Child Act's temporary revival provision applies to civil claims for child sexual abuse against both direct abusers and parties alleged to have enabled the abuse. The statutory reference to any civil action otherwise time-barred under the three-year limitations statute encompasses traditional tort claims, including negligence claims against institutional defendants, and does not distinguish among defendants based on their identity. The court affirmed the Court of Appeals and declined to address constitutional avoidance because the statute has only one reasonable interpretation.