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New York Child Sexual Abuse


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New York Child Sexual Abuse Victim Lawsuits

New York Child Sexual Abuse | Lawsuits, Lawyers | Child, Sex Abuse, NY, New York, Statues Limitations

The lawyers / attorneys at our firm are offing free case evaluations to victims of child sexual abuse in New York state.  In 2009, the New York State Legislature began considering a law that would temporarily lift the statute of limitations - which currently stands at 5 years after a victim's 18th birthday  - for filing civil lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of children.  Our New York child sexual abuse lawyers believe there is a very high probability that this law - called the Child Victims Act - will be enacted.

If the New York child sexual abuse statute of limitations is lifted, adult victims of this crime will finally be able to hold many of the individuals and institutions involved in these horrific incidents accountable for the misery they have caused.  To prepare for the change in the law, our New York child sexual abuse lawyers are actively investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of many victims who are now adults.

Legal Help For Victims Affected By New York Child Sexual Abuse

If you or someone you love was a victim of sexual abuse as a child in New York, you could be entitled to compensation if the statute of limitations is suspended. We urge you to contact one of our experienced New York child sexual abuse lawyers right away in order to protect your legal rights or call us at 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

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Angry Over Lack of Reform in Haisidic Community, Advocates for Child Sexual Abuse Victims Refuse to Meet with Brooklyn DA

Sep 6, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
Angry at his purported inaction to address the conspiracy of silence that often protects child sexual abusers in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, advocates for victims have postponed a meeting with Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes. According to a report from the New York Daily News, some activists contend that barring any drastic policy changes by Hynes, there is simply "no point in going."As we've reported in the past, Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jews have long been encouraged by their leaders to...
Angry Over Lack of Reform in Haisidic Community, Advocates for Child Sexual Abuse Victims Refuse to Meet with Brooklyn DA »

Judge's Ruling May Give New York Child Sex Abuse Victims a Way Around Statute of Limitations

Aug 30, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
Some attorneys are saying that a judge's ruling in a New York child sexual abuse lawsuit  may have opened a window for victims of abuse that occurred long ago to file legal claims against their victimizers.   New York, noted The Wall Street Journal,  currently has the most stringent statute of limitation in the nation for filing civil lawsuits in cases of child sexual abuse, a fact which has denied justice to hundreds of victims.Lobbyists fighting for the rights of sexual...
Judge's Ruling May Give New York Child Sex Abuse Victims a Way Around Statute of Limitations »

Boy Scout Files Show Failure to Protect Kids from Sexual Predators

Aug 6, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
Boy Scouts of America continually allowed Scout Masters and other leaders within the organization to prey on children even after they were suspected and “blacklisted” due to allegations of child sexual abuse. According to an AP report on a Los Angeles Times investigation, the newspaper has uncovered internal documents which show at least 125 cases in which Scout leaders who were put into the organization’s “perversion files” that should have blacklisted them from...
Boy Scout Files Show Failure to Protect Kids from Sexual Predators »

Horace Mann Scandal Renews Calls for Reform of New York Child Sexual Abuse Laws

Jun 13, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
The inadequacies of New York's laws governing child sexual abuse lawsuits are being made clear, thanks to a new scandal that has erupted around Horace Mann Academy, an elite prep school in the Bronx.   According to a report from The New York Times, New York's restrictive statute of limitations requires that the grown victims of child sexual abuse file civil lawsuits by the time they turn 23.  But in the Horace Mann cases, instances of molestation committed by teachers against...
Horace Mann Scandal Renews Calls for Reform of New York Child Sexual Abuse Laws »

Catholic Church Continues Battle Against Changes to Statute of Limitations

Jun 13, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
The Roman Catholic Church has been fighting state legislation changes around the country, changes that would expand statutes of limitation by creating “windows” in which sexual abuse victims can press charges and bring civil lawsuits against their perpetrators, no matter how long ago the crime occurred or when the deadlines set by the state’s statute of limitation expires.According to the Mercury News, the Catholic Church has worked hard to defeat measures across the county to...
Catholic Church Continues Battle Against Changes to Statute of Limitations »

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