Sexual Abuse of Children
Childhood Clergy Abuse | How Can an Attorney Help?
The rash of child abuse cases that have been filed against certain members of the clergy during the past decade has put a spotlight on criminal actions that many people shuttered to think were actually happening. What the legal filings have exposed is that this is actually a real phenomenon that has been occurring for…
Read MoreChild Sex Abuse Survivor in Albany pressing for the Child Victims Act to Pass
Gary Greenberg, a child sex abuse survivor in Albany has been pressing for the route for the Child Victims Act to pass through once and for all. The bill would allow a passage for victims to seek justice, as grown adults – even if their abuse occurred in childhood. Greenberg is calling upon state leaders…
Read MoreRoad To Recovery calling upon their State Lawmakers to pass the Child Victims Act
An advocacy assembly, Road To Recovery, appointed to represent victims of professed sexual abuse by clergy members of religious institutions is once again calling upon their state lawmakers to pass the Child Victims Act. Late last week, the group congregated outside an Amherst Catholic school where one members claims she was the victim of not…
Read MoreNew York’s statute of limitations for children victims of sex abuse remains unchanged.
New York’s current state of statute of limitations for children who have been victims of sexual abuse remains unchanged. The Child Victims Act version that has been passed over and over again by the state Assembly included the one-year window that permits victims who have been abused in the past to act and file civil…
Read MoreSenate Committee Bill: Child Sex Abuse Victims
Senate Republicans pushed a substitute bill giving easier access for child sex abuse victims to receive justice as grown adults and as of June 5th, it has cleared a key committee. This is the very first time a Senate committee has pursued the bill, however many advocates are not comforted by this passing. “This bill…
Read MoreEasier Pathway for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse to Seek Justice as Adults
Last week, a number of Democratic candidates for governor stated that they would unanimously support legislation that would allow an easier pathway for victims of child sexual abuse to seek justice as adults for the crimes that were made against them. The candidates request came in on the heel of Wisconsin’s Women’s March and the…
Read MoreChild Sex Abuse Compensation
The State Senate Republicans offered a legislation last week that would give victims of child sex abuse compensation from public money, payoffs from offenders and institutions where the abuse occurred. The bill would ultimately end the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses and supply compensation for child victims using an asset forfeiture fund run…
Read MoreThe Child Victims Act – Update
This week, Assembly Democrats have again voted to pass a bill to allow survivors of child sex abuse to seek justice as grown adults. Senate Republicans have been notorious to make sure this bill does NOT get passed, and now the Left is cornering them into doing so. “We must take action to protect victims…
Read MoreChild Abuse Survivor
Cecilia Springer, 87, is a survivor of child abuse suffered as a teenager at the hands of a nun many years ago. Springer rallied with other advocates and survivors , all fighting for a legislation that would allow them to seek justice against their abusers, into adulthood. Springer stated that she was abused by her…
Read MoreApril is National Child Abuse Awareness Month
April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. By acknowledging this insight there are many ways we can all show our children our love and appreciation and to let them know that they are safe with us, in today’s world where any type of abuse is all too familiar. At home is where children develop their…
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