LINCOLN, Neb. -- On the same day that it was discovered officials would be unable to bring formal charges against the alleged perpetrators in any of the 258 cases of documented sexual abuse in Nebraska's Catholic churches, a state senator has announced that he will introduce legislation that would prevent similar cases in the future.

Nebraska does not currently have a statute of limitations on cases of sexual assault of a child, but it previously did, meaning that all but one of the cases in Attorney General Doug Peterson's report cannot be prosecuted. The other remaining case will not be prosecuted because the alleged victim did not want to participate in the prosecution.

State Sen. Rich Pahls, a Republican from Omaha, said Thursday that he will introduce bills in the upcoming legislative session that would eliminate the statue of limitations for third parties in civil cases involving the sexual assault of a child, and to introduce a "look back window" to examine criminal cases whose statute of limitations expired before Nebraska law was amended to remove them entirely.

"It is my hope that these two bills will lead to closure for victims of sexual assault who have been denied justice for far too long," Pahls said.