In many States victims of sexual violence for several years sought a revision of the statutes of limitation. And on Monday, finally passed a bill that will give them a chance to achieve justice.
Residents of new York, abused in childhood, can protect their rights in court due to a legal «window» of length per year. At this time their application will be accepted, even if the Statute of limitations has long expired.
New York group for the protection of victims and their allies in the legislature for a dozen years trying to change the existing Statute of limitations. The law on child victims, which will prolong terms of consideration of civil and criminal cases in the future and will create a term of one year, allowing victims to sue in ties with its old violence, it was proposed last year, but Senate Republicans blocked it in the voting. Now, when the Democrats gained control of the Senate, the bill was successfully adopted.
Among the supported changes is the 65-year-old new Yorker Brian Toole, who reported that in 1970-ies he was abused by an adult Advisor of the radio club in her Catholic high school on long island.
At Tula behind — years of therapy, and he still continues to participate in weekly 12-step program with other victims of violence, including those who are still not ready to talk about your experience publicly.
Tul not sure whether he will get the Law on child victims of any compensation or official apology from the Catholic diocese and religious orders, which had jurisdiction over his high school. However, he hoped that the adoption of the law would be more victims.
«When people tell their stories and expose the offender, it is very helpful,» said Tul, explaining the significance of public statements in therapy.
The man noted that many children do not realize the wrongness of situations in which they found themselves, until they become adults. And remembering their past, they don’t want their children going through the same trials.
New York Catholic Conference, which represents bishops of the state, actively tried to prevent the bill, because then they will have to answer for the actions of Catholic priests 10 years ago.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of new York, says that the Church fulfills its obligations to the victims compensation program, launched in 2016, which paid about $200 million more than 1,000 people.
