STREET HARASSMENT: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
6 DO HARASSMENT LAWS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN DIFFERENT STATES/CITIES? No. 7
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE HOLLABACK! USERS REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HARASSMENT LAWS IN THIS COUNTRY? From the date of the sexual harassment the person who is harassed has seven years to file a claim.
8 IF I MAKE A COMPLAINT, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO THE PERSON I COMPLAIN ABOUT? Assessing what would happen after a complaint is filed depends greatly on the circumstances of the event. The more details a victim has of the perpetrator, the severity of the case and if there were any witnesses will affect the chances of the complaint leading to an indictment. If the police do not have enough information they may be forced to close the file. However one should be aware that even if the chances of an individual complaint proceeding to an indictment may be small there still may be value in reporting the case as it could become relevant in the future in the case of a repeat offender.
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