Clergy Sexual Abuse - Lawsuit Claims Opening Up
The lawyers at The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP are prepared to take on clients that have been victims of childhood sexual abuse by individuals in churches and in other institutions that were supposed to protect them.
Under previous law, child sexual abuse offenses could not be prosecuted after five years from their occurrence and civil lawsuits had to be filed within three years of the victim’s 18th birthday. Now, with Governor Cuomo signing the Child Victims Act (A2683 and S2440), victims have a one-year window to file lawsuits for abuse that occurred even decades ago.
Governor Cuomo signed the bill THURSDAY February 14, 2019.
Anyone who was sexually abused as a child and is currently over 21 years old must take action now to file a claim within the new Statute of Limitations. Take action now.
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New York Clergy Abuse Scandal
On January 28, 2019 the New York Legislature passed the Child Victims Act, which reforms the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse in New York. Survivors will now have a 1-year window to file lawsuits for abuse, even if it occurred decades ago.
What this means . . .
- Survivors of child sexual abuse can bring civil lawsuits against abusers and institutions that protected them until that survivor reaches the age of 55.
- The act opens a one-year window for child sexual-abuse victims of any age to bring lawsuits for abuse
- The act revives previously barred actions related to sexual abuse of children, and
- It grants civil-trial preference to such actions
- The notice of claim requirements for such actions are eliminated when the action is brought against a municipality, the state or a school district
- Judicial training related to child abuse and the establishment of rules relating to civil actions are required for sexual offenses committed against children
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We often call clients on the very day that they are referred to us, promptly scheduling them for an interview and getting to the scene of the accident with any necessary experts as quickly as possible.
Sexual abuse by clergy is a serious violation against those who trusted them and respected them.
Our law firm treats these cases with the utmost confidentiality. We will work together with you to make sure that you and your rights are fully respected throughout the process.
Our law firm has been in the practice of law for over 49 years. We strive to repair the lives of those who are catastrophically injured. A victim of sexual abuse has in most instances sustained horrific emotional injury. Emotional trauma which many times manifests itself in physical injury as well. We cannot give back nor ever take away the years of emotional suffering, but we can go after the most compensation the law will allow to help make the lives of victims better.
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