August 14, 2021 was the deadline for victims to file lawsuits under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA). The law suspended the civil statute of limitations for individuals who experienced sex abuse as children to pursue litigation against their abusers and the...
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The deadline to file under the Child Victims Act is August 14
Every act of child abuse has the potential to affect that child for the rest of his or her life. This is especially true of child sexual abuse. Nevertheless, child sex abuse is pervasive in our society. One reason survivors of child sexual abuse feel they receive...
How the “false memory defense” continues to silence abuse survivors
Survivors of childhood abuse face countless challenges when they take the courageous step of speaking out. Many tried to speak up as children. Their concerns went unheeded, swept under the rug or, worse, used against them to trigger backlash and retaliation. As...
Sex abuse in New York schools: A decades-long phenomenon
The landmark passage of New York's Child Victims Act opened the doors to justice for survivors of childhood sex abuse. Many of those survivors suffered at the hands of familiar culprits – Catholic priests. But many victims suffered abuse in other trusted institutions...
Lawsuits shed light on sexual abuse in New York foster care system
In the year-and-a-half since New York passed the Child Victims Act, horrific claims of childhood sexual abuse have continued to pour in. Many involve institutions that are notorious for sweeping such abuse under the rug – the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of...
Staggering number of sexual abuse claims surface against Boy Scouts
Sexual abuse of children is a horrifically widespread problem in many of the institutions that are (or were) pillars of society. The Catholic Church is a prominent example. However, another core American institution – the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) – has also been...
What does Catholic diocese’s bankruptcy mean for Child Victims Act plaintiffs?
As more allegations surface of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests across New York, more dioceses are turning to bankruptcy. The Diocese of Rockville Center in Long Island was the latest to file for reorganization under Chapter 11. Facing more than...