The window to file overdue sexual assault claims in NY has closed. What's next?
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The Adult Survivors Act, signed into law last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul, created a one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual misconduct to take legal action.
WATERTOWN — A woman has brought suit against Jefferson County claiming she was sexually abused by a corrections officer while incarcerated at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building in 2015.
Eight women filed lawsuits against the Erie County Sheriff's Office Wednesday alleging sexual abuse by corrections officers while in custody.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and colleague Adam P. Slater say they're representing a diverse group of survivors of Catholic Church abuse in Maryland.