A murderer can be convicted decades after committing the crime, because there is no statute of limitations for most homicides in America.
The same is not always true for sexual assault, as Dana Beatty learned when DNA evidence identified a suspect 34 years after his brutal attack, because under Ohio law, time had expired.
The statute of limitations for the most serious cases of sexual assault can vary widely for U.S. adults depending on the state they live in, according to 2026 data from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, a nonprofit organization that tracks the issue. NBC News verified and analyzed the data.
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