Sexual Abuse of Children

Even though majority of voters support the Child Victims Act, the bill still remains stalled in Albany. An overwhelming 90% of voters are in support of the “look back window” that is a huge portion of the bill that would allow sex abuse victims to seek justice against their abusers, even if the crime occurred…

We are only a countable amount of days left before the state budget is finalized and passed. For child abuse survivor, Mary Ellen O’loughlin of Ganesvoort New York, it weighs very heavy on her and her family if or not the Child Victims Act would be passed or not. The bill would allow O’loughlin to…

Cardinal Dolan continues the path of most resistance in regards to the specifics in the Child Victims Act. Dolan urges Gov. Cuomo to disallow child victims to introduce crimes committed against them in the past. Dubbed the “look-back window”, which is believed by the Cardinal and by others of the Catholic Church, that it would…

Democrats in the Senate held a recent press conference in another attempt to push the Child Victims Act into the budget. The bill would extend the statute of limitations for sex crime victims, giving them the opportunity to report the offence until they turn 28 years old. Data shows that in the state of New…

A former Long Island priest, Michael Hands, committed suicide in his jail cell upstate early Tuesday morning while awaiting sentencing on recently developed sex abuse indictments. Hands had previously served time in prison for molesting a 14-year-old Long Island boy in the summer of 2011. In 2002, Hands became a witness in a grand jury…

Why the Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse should be lengthened The advocates at Alonso Krangle LLP and fightforvictims.com/ know that certain crimes are far more difficult to report than others. Seeking justice for childhood sexual abuse can be traumatic. Alonso Krangle is a clergy sexual abuse fighter with decades of experience in vindicating the rights…

A new digital advertisement has been procured by a survivor of sexual child abuse, that implores other victims and those who support the Child Victims Act, to reach out and contact Governor Cuomo, Senate leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. “Call them out” read the words across the ad, along with pictures of…

The Catholic Church is not a stranger to accusations of sexual abuse and misconduct amongst priests and church leaders. There is an extensive history of the Church sheltering Catholic leaders who have been charged with sexual misconduct. In the United States, the Catholic Church has required all priests to disclose any cases or occurrences of…

The state of New York currently has a law that protects most sex offenders against prosecution once the abused child turns 23 (five years after the child turns 18). The victim can only file a suit against the abuser before their 23rd birthday mark. Emotional, physical and mental unhealth are often associated with the residual…

Most parents feel uneasy about leaving their children in the care of someone else. However, they trust that the person that they leave their children with will not harm them. That is not always the case. It is estimated that 20 percent of girls and 5 percent of boys are sexually-abused. Keep in mind that…