NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY
KENNETH LOVETT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
ALBANY — Child sex abuse survivors and advocates on Wednesday issued a call to Gov. Cuomo to convene a meeting with legislative leaders to hash out a deal on the Child Victim’s Act.
“With less than a week to go until the end of the 2017 legislative session, time is running out for survivors of childhood sexual abuse in their fight for justice,” the 28 victims and advocacy groups said in a statement obtained by the Daily News.
“If the governor is serious about justice for survivors, he needs to convene a leaders meeting and hammer out the Child Victims Act now.”
The legislation would raise or eliminate the legal timeframes that adult victims of child abuse can bring criminal and civil cases. It would also treat public and private institutions the same when it comes to child sex abuse.
Supporters also want a one-year window that would allow old cases currently time-barred under law to be revived — perhaps the biggest obstacle to a bill getting done.
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