Child sex abuse survivors Bridie Farrell, Steve Jiminez visit Wall Street’s Fearless Girl, urge to fix child-rape law

NEW YORK
New York Daily News

BY MICAH DANNEY
LARRY MCSHANE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, April 28, 2017

The “Fearless Girl” has nothing on child sex abuse survivors Bridie Farrell and Steve Jimenez.

The unflinching pair came to Wall Street Friday, urging passage of a long-rejected proposal that would finally give a full voice to the victims of sexual predators.

Farrell and Jimenez stood behind the “Fearless Girl” statue in the Financial District to recount their own stories of abuse — and support the 11-year-old “Child Victims Act.”

“When the truth comes out, you’re protecting other children,” said Jimenez, who was abused by a Catholic brother.
The legislation — first introduced in 2006 — has failed to pass on five occasions.

The proposal would eliminate New York’s civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse crimes and open a one-year legal “window” for older victims to bring their cases.

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