New Yorkers who were sexually molested as children, then harmed again by restrictive laws that gave them precious little time to seek justice, are running out of time to file suit against their tormentors and the institutions that enabled the abuse. As champions of the landmark Child Victims Act, which lengthened statutes of limitations and created a one-year lookback window for filing civil suits that’s since been extended to cope with COVID’s closure of courts, we urge those victimized to seek justice before the deadline arrives three months from today.
The sexual abuse of a young person is unlike any other crime. When monster molesters take advantage of children, typically ones placed in their care, it sends the victim into years of shame, self-blame, post-traumatic stress and even suicidal thinking. It’s psychologically exhausting just to come to terms with the reality…
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