The time limit on filing charges in cases of sex abuse of children under 16 years old is eliminated by a bill signed by Gov. Charlie Crist, one of more than 30 pieces of legislation he signed without comment late Tuesday night.

The bill eliminating the sex crimes time limit (HB 525) removes the statute of limitations for both criminal and civil liability. The bill as pushed by Lawyer Michael Dolce and Lauren Book, the daughter of lobbyist Ron Book, who were victimized as children and could not go after their abusers when they finally could deal with the abuse.

Where was Jay Burmer when Charlie Crist needed him?

By all accounts, the governor's announcement that he was running for U.S. Senate as an independent lacked the energy and organization that  fueled Crist's campaign events in the past.

Politico.com said the lightly attended St. Petersburg rally "had the feel of the haphazard move it was."

It was like a scene from a movie.

Lauren Book-Lim, her blonde hair pulled beneath a Nike cap, fell to her knees at the steps of the old Capitol as dozens of friends and supporters cheered her. Nearby, speakers blared the '80s anthem "Here I Go Again," and Book-Lim, having reached the end of a 500-mile journey, burst into tears.

Surviving sexual abuse is a difficult and painful process, but so is a 500-mile walk from Aventura to Tallahassee.