Computer technicians to be made mandatory reporters and SOL

A bill proposed today, HB 7408, adds the phrase “and any person who services and repairs personal computers” to the list of mandatory reporters under C.G.S 17a-101. Now, firedog and Geek Squad and others will have to report to the police if they find any illegal material on computers. Yikes. I’m not sure how the businesses will take this.

In addition, it increases the period for the statute of limitations to expire from 30 years to 40 years for sexual assault offenses.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted for any offense, except a class A felony, involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor except within [thirty] forty years from the date the victim attains the age of majority or within five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer or state’s attorney acting in such police officer’s or state’s attorney’s official capacity of the commission of the offense, whichever is earlier, provided if the prosecution is for a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71, the victim notified such police officer or state’s attorney not later than five years after the commission of the offense.