Is it ever too late for an apology?

In my last year of law school, I wrote a research paper about the McMartin trial.  I remember being extremely outraged by what had been done to the McMartins by the judicial system.  In fact, after completing my paper and watching The Indictment, I seriously thought about finding them and apologizing on behalf of the "system."

Fast forward 8 years.  I just ran across an L.A Times article about one of the McMartin "victims" recanting his allegations and wishing to apologize for what he had done.  What is truly amazing is that the article seems to indicate that to this date, no one from the authorities (DA's office, social workers, doctors) had apologized to the McMartins.