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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