NEW YORK
Albany Times Union
THE ISSUE:
The quest for justice for the victims is fraught with legislative barriers.
THE STAKES:
Normal rules for reporting crimes are impractical here.
Six years ago, only the die-hard fans of Syracuse basketball knew who Bernie Fine was. And who can know, really, about the anguish that two grown men who have accused Mr. Fine of sexually assaulting them long ago were experiencing in 2006?
But there was Assemblywoman Margaret Markey, D-Queens, speaking with absolute clarity six years ago about the need to give victims of sexual abuse more time to seek justice.
She’s still at it. Her quest brought her to the Capitol Tuesday, along with the men who say they didn’t come to terms with the abuse that they allege that Mr. Fine, then an assistant coach at Syracuse, inflicted upon them as teenagers until they were well into their adulthood.
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