Lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse by leaders of churches or other institutions have a new path to the courtroom with an opinion released by the Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday.

Until now, the overwhelming obstacle for such cases was the seven-year statute of limitations, which blocked lawsuits before many survivors of childhood sexual abuse disclose the crime later on as adults, according to attorneys who work with them. Advocates lobbied the Georgia Legislature to open a window on that statute of limitations, but the change was temporary and few cases made it through.

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