The vast majority of childhood sex abuse survivors only have until the relatively young age of 23 to bring criminal charges or seek civil relief. (manhattantimesnews.com)
It would also open a one - year window for sex abuse survivors penalized by the current law to file lawsuits against predators and the institutions that protect them. (nydailynews.com)
Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) recently refused to meet personally with child sex abuse survivors who traveled to Albany to push for legislation making it easier for victims to seek justice, assigning a staffer to do it instead. (nydailynews.com)