Statute of Limitations for Child Abuse in Texas

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas
I am wondering if there is a " Statute of Limitations for Child Abuse in Texas".
The person that was abused was traumatized and was not able to remember until after 43 years.
She is in therapy and confined in a relative only to find out this person molested another 7 people in the family. :confused:

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Quoting Tryn2recover

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My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas
I am wondering if there is a " Statute of Limitations for Child Abuse in Texas".
The person that was abused was traumatized and was not able to remember until after 43 years.
She is in therapy and confined in a relative only to find out this person molested another 7 people in the family. :confused:

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Your friend can of course contact the police, but the chances of it being prosecuted are around zero. It would be just about impossible to prove, for one thing - even if he has been convicted of the other allegations.

I'm glad your friend is in therapy, and I hope she continues to get help.

Current Texas law limits criminal prosecutions to a max of 20 years from age of majority, so age 38 for crimes against minors that include sexual performance or kidnapping...time limits get shorter from there, such as 10 year SoL for agg. sexual assault, etc.

Even in states with NO statute of limitations, prosecution for crimes DECADES after the event is INCREDIBLY rare unless the perpetrator was stupid enough to do something like video tape the crime or confess the crime in a manner in which it can be admitted in court. Juries are simply unwilling to believe that someone can be a credible witness after NOT remembering something for many decades (yes, even with the best expert witnesses trying to convince them that the testimony can be accurate). Remember that the prosecution has the burden of PROVING, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the crime took place.