SEX ABUSE BILL ADVANCES (Assembly panel OKs legislation that lifts statute of limitations temporarily; Catholic Church opposes effort)

PFMLIT CLERGY, General, LEGISLATION, SEX CRIMES STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, SEX OFFENDERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST, STATE BY STATE NEW YORK

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A controversial bill that would temporarily lift the statute of limitations on lawsuits allegingsexual abuse of children was adopted yesterday by an Assembly committee.  The 19-memberAssembly Codes Committee approved a bill providing a one-year window for victims of sexual abuse tofile lawsuits even if their cases are decades old.  The bill now goes before the full Assemblyfor a vote.

(Albany, New York)