Rep. Jeff Leach, R - Plano, chairs the House Judiciary Committee and says"the church has been defiled" after sex abuse scandal reverberates through North Texas.from decades ago. On Lone Star Politics, Chair of the Texas House Judiciary Committee, Jeff Leach, R - Plano, previewed new legislation he would support to hold people accountable in similar situations.
Leach laid out three ideas his committee will explore when lawmakers returned for the legislative session in January: extending statutes of limitations, increasing the penalties for mandatory reporters who don't report abuse, and limiting non-disclosure agreements between abusers and their victims. Any change would have to pass the full Texas House, be approved by the full Texas Senate, and be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Leach argues that a change should be made for future cases. He argues that there's a balance between preventing frivolous lawsuits and protecting the victims' access to courts. In that debate, he sides with the victims.