ALBANY (NY)
Times Union
Thursday, February 14, 2019
By Rachel Silberstein
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed New York’s Child Victims Act into law on Thursday, extending the statute of limitation for victims of childhood sex abuse who pursue civil and criminal charges against their perpetrators.
The bill signing took place in the New York Daily News’ Manhattan newsroom. The New York City tabloid had crusaded for child victims and their advocates for years, shaming lawmakers and opponents of the bill on its front cover and in editorial pages as the bill stalled in the Senate.
“This is society’s way of saying we are sorry,” Cuomo said. “We are sorry for what happened to you. We are sorry that it took so long for us to recognize what happened to you.”
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