Niece Molested by a buddy when she we were young

[CraigMills]

Hi,

I have a question for both civil and legal gurus. I am more thinking along the lines of civil law suit at this point.

The situation: I am now 40 years old. It came to my attention some years ago that when I was 15 one of my buddies, and he was 15 as well, molested my 5 year old niece. My understanding is that this is well outside of the parameters for any legal action from a criminal stand point, I understand that to be a 6 year statue of limitations for this, but is there a way to sue my former buddy for emotional damages that he caused to my niece if I can get him to openly admit to doing so.

My niece has had a seriously rough time in life and me and my family believe it is due to this action by my "buddy" earlier in life. I understand he has assets and something to lose now and if possible I would like to go after him for his crimes earlier in life.

Thank you for your input on this matter.

Craig

[sharone]

I'm sorry for what your niece is going through but you do not have a civil case. There is no way to definitely link what happened that long ago to what she's gone through even though common sense says it has a lot to do with it. Please urge her to get therapy.