ALBANY (NY)
Democrat & Chronicle
February 27, 2018
By Natasha Vaughn
Advocates and survivors of childhood sexual abuse renewed their push Tuesday for the state Legislature to pass a bill that would increase the statute of limitations on child-sex-crimes in New York.
The bill, called the Child Victims Act, has received bipartisan support in the Assembly but has been rejected in the Republican-led Senate — where it has never been brought to the floor for a vote.
Supporters, though, were hopeful 2018 would be the year for the controversial measure, in part because Gov. Andrew Cuomo included it in his budget plan for the fiscal year that starts April 1.
“The impacts of sexual abuse are severe and long-lasting, and public policy should reflect a primary interest in promoting healing and facilitating justice,” said Deb Rosen, a child-abuse survivor and executive director of Bivona Child Advocacy Center in Rochester.
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