NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY
KENNETH LOVETT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
ALBANY – The Assembly on Wednesday gave long-awaited passage to a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice — but not before a lawmaker emotionally recounted how as a 10-year-old she was molested by her pastor.
Assemblywoman Rodneyese Bichotte (D-Brooklyn) during the two-hour debate talked about being bedridden and home-schooled after a horrific car accident.
She said her religious mother arranged a large prayer group that eventually dwindled down to one — her pastor — as she recovered. That’s when things turned “sinful,” she said.
The pastor began to touch and kiss her in different parts of her house, including the living room and near the garage.
It was 34 years ago, but Bichotte said “that is an experience that I will never forget.”
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