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Gov. Roy Cooper signs a package of reforms to North Carolina sexual assault laws Thursday afternoon, during a visit to a domestic violence shelter in Greensboro, as supporters of the legislation look on. Photo by Kate Martin/Carolina Public Press

Gov. Roy Cooper signs a package of reforms to North Carolina sexual assault laws Thursday afternoon, during a visit to a domestic violence shelter in Greensboro, as supporters of the legislation look on. Photo by Kate Martin/Carolina Public Press

Governor signs sexual assault reforms into law

By Kate Martin Carolina Public Press Greensboro — Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Thursday that reforms North Carolina’s sexual assault laws, extends the statute of limitations for civil suits against perpetrators of child abuse and includes a number of other safety protections for children.