Queens Pol Pushes for Bill to Aid Child Sex Abuse Victims

New York Daily News
April 23, 2016

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/queens-pol-pushes-bill-aid-child-sex-abuse-victims-article-1.2611859

On May 3, Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Queens) and other proponents of the bill will hold a roundtable discussion on child sexual abuse in sports, families, schools and youth groups.

A Queens Assemblywoman has announced plans for two days of lobbying in Albany to push for a bill that would make it easier for sexually abused children to bring lawsuits as adults.

The proposed Child Victims Act would eliminate the civil and criminal statutes of limitations in New York for child sex abuse. And it would create a one-year window for victims who have been time-barred in the past to file criminal charges or civil claims.

On May 3, Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Queens) and other proponents of the bill will hold a roundtable discussion on child sexual abuse in sports, families, schools and youth groups.

The next day, a roundtable will focus on abuse in the Catholic Church.

Under current law, an adult who was sexually abused as a child has until their 23rd birthday to bring a lawsuit.