NEW YORK
Times Union
By David Lombardo
May 10, 2018
ALBANY – State Senate Republicans proposed legislation on Thursday that would compensate victims of child sex abuse with public money in lieu of payoffs from perpetrators or institutions where the crimes may have occurred.
The bill from Sen. Catharine M. Young, R-Cattaraugus County, would end the statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of certain sexual offenses and provide restitution for child victims using a $300 million asset forfeiture fund controlled by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, according to a press release.
Gary Greenberg, an outspoken child sex abuse survivor who helped craft the legislation, described the proposal as a positive first step.
“It’s the first time that the Republicans have put anything on the table that will actually compensate victims … it’s progress,” he said.
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