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Law’s Ayesha Bell Hardaway explains how statutes of limitations can prevent accountability

Media | October 02, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Police knew who her rapist was. The law kept them from prosecuting him for the attack

NBC News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor of law and director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the report of a rape case that went unprosecuted because the statute of limitations had expired, explaining how such laws can prevent accountability even when perpetrators are identified.