Sentences with phrase «stalled child victims»

A person who says he was sexually abused as a child in Buffalo says in the call the long - stalled Child Victims Act «will bring sexual predators to justice but state Senator Jacobs is blocking the bill,» according to an audio provided by New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, which is funding the effort.

Cuomo's budget calls for passage of the long - stalled Child Victims Act, a measure that would make it easier for victims of child sex abuse to sue perpetrators and institutions, including the Catholic Church.

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Last year, the Democrat - led State Assembly passed the Child Victims Act, but it stalled in the Republican - led Senate when Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Smithtown) decided not to bring the bill to a vote.

A bill that would give victims of child sexual assault a window to bring old cases against their abusers is stalled in Albany.

Supporters of the deal say having a Democratic - controlled Senate will make it easier to pass long - stalled initiatives like the Child Victims Act, early voting, stronger abortion protections and more gun control measures.

Now, people who say they were abused as children are pointing to the Orsolits case as the latest evidence for the need of a long - stalled bill called the Child Victims Act.

Frequently, there were criminal bail restrictions between the offender and the child victim; pressures on the offender to refrain from engaging, participating, communicating with their social worker on advice of criminal counsel; pressures on other family members who had to «choose» between the offender and victim; unintended consequences involving the child victim's stability, mental health and relationships with the offender and other family members; and other complications which stalled counselling and other therapies towards reunification (where possible).