NEW YORK
Times Union
By Rachel Silberstein
April 16, 2018
ALBANY — Standing in the pouring rain in front of a billboard bearing the face of state Sen. George Amedore, activist Kat Sullivan called out the Republican and his legislative colleagues Monday for impeding the passage of a bill that would lift the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sex abuse.
The sign, which reads “90% of New Yorkers support the Child Victims Act. Why don’t you, Senator Amedore?” is one of three paid for by Sullivan, who says she was sexually abused and raped by a teacher during her time at Troy’s Emma Willard School 20 years ago.
The press conference at a junction off I-787 was followed by a sit-in at the state Capitol organized by Sullivan and fellow survivors from the Capitol Region, including Bridie Farrell, a champion speed skater from Saratoga who says she was abused by a teammate, and Mary Ellen O’Loughlin, of Perth.
Advocates have been targeting Republican senators in their districts, including Amedore, warning constituents of the lack of recourse for victims of childhood abuse, which they say allows predators to continue preying on children.
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