New York Law Opens Window to Sue Over Decades-Old Sex-Abuse Claims

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New York state opened a yearlong window in which people who say they were sexually assaulted as adults can sue their alleged abusers, no matter how long ago the conduct occurred

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act in May in Albany, N.Y.New York state on Thursday opened a yearlong window in which people who say they were sexually assaulted as adults can sue their alleged abusers, no matter how long ago the conduct occurred.

State lawmakers provided victims the opportunity under the Adult Survivors Act, which allows people to file civil sex-abuse lawsuits without regard to the statute of limitations for such offenses.

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