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By ALEX BURNESS | aburness@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

After the man pulled Pasha Ripley’s hair, raped her and beat her to the point that she’d later need 140 stitches, he reminded her of what little power sex workers like her have in these situations.

“Who are you gonna tell? What are you gonna do?” she recalled him saying as he walked off.

At the hospital, staff wanted to call police on the man who’d assaulted her, but she wouldn’t let them.

“I knew that if I told the truth about what happened to

February 25, 2021
Jesse Paul
Colorado Sun

Colorado lawmakers are once again debating whether to give recent and future victims of child sexual assault unlimited time to sue their abusers after a similar effort failed last year because of infighting among proponents of the policy change.

Senate Bill 73 cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday, unanimously passing the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

Victims of child sexual assault have just six years after they turn 18 to sue their abusers. The bipartisan legislation would eliminate that restriction. The measure would apply to people