The Child Victims Act, if passed, would extend criminal and civil statutes of limitations. It would give victims of previous sexual assaults a one-year window in the civil statute of limitations from the effective date of the law in which victims of any age could seek damages for sex abuse instances in the past.
February 27, 2018 at 05:29 PM
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ALBANY — Lawmakers and victims of childhood sexual assault gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday to urge Republican lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow victims to sue for decades-old abuse.
The Child Victims Act, if passed, would extend criminal and civil statutes of limitations. It would give victims of previous sexual assaults a one-year window in the civil statute of limitations in which victims, regardless of age, could seek damages for sex abuse instances in the past.
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