NEW YORK
Wall Street Journal

December 2, 2020

By Soma Biswas and Peg Brickley

Window for abuse victims to come forward should coincide with New York law, creditors’ lawyer says

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., is trying to shut the gates on sexual abuse claims too soon, lawyers for the diocese’s creditors say.

The Long Island diocese, which filed for bankruptcy in October to halt hundreds of lawsuits from victims of alleged sexual abuse by clergy, recently asked to set a Feb. 17, 2021, deadline for victims to assert claims.

Lawyers for Rockville Centre’s unsecured creditors committee argued in court papers filed Monday that the deadline ought to be Aug. 14, 2021, the same date set by New York state law.

Last year, the state passed the Child Victims Act, opening a one-year window during which people who say they were abused as children can sue…