NEW YORK
Daily Mail (UK)
By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE
The Catholic Church in New York has spent $2.1 million lobbying New York politicians to block legislation aimed at allowing victims of historic child sex abuse to get justice.
The church is strongly opposed to efforts to remove the statute of limitations, which would allow victims of clerical sex abuse to seek compensation.
Under the current New York law, victims of child sex abuse have five years to lodge a claim once they turn 18.
According to the New York Daily News, the church in New York spent $2.1 million employing external lobbyists to press their case against changing the current legislation.
One proposal would see the current limit extended from 18 to when the victim is 23. A further proposal would introduce a one-year window where any victim would be entitled to make their claim, regardless to the length of time since the abuse happened.
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